heli-skiing

noun

1. skiing in which skiers are transported by helicopter to remote slopes

Derived Forms

• ˈheli-ˌskier, noun

Example Sentences

Northern Escape Heli-Skiing, based in Terrace, British Columbia, earlier confirmed that three people had died.

From Seattle Times

Soloy representatives said the aircraft was under contract to Tordrillo Mountain Lodge to carry the group from a private home in Wasilla, north of Anchorage, to the Chugach Mountains for a heli-skiing trip, according to the report.

From Seattle Times

Heli-skiing services have launched in the snowy Himalayan mountains of Indian Kashmir, between India and Pakistan, during lulls in violence between Muslim separatists and the New Delhi government.

From Reuters

If resort snow won’t do, there’s heli-skiing to fresh powder.

From Washington Post

Adrenaline junkies head to Whistler for world-class excitement, including whizzing through great old-growth forest boughs with winter ziplining, bungee jumping past basalt column cliff gorge above sparkling rivers, and heli-skiing into gorgeous glaciers and open bowls.

From Seattle Times