heli-skiing

noun

he·​li-ski·​ing ˈhe-lə-ˌskē-iŋ 

ˈhē-

: downhill skiing on remote mountains reached by helicopter

Examples of heli-skiing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Riksgransen, population 60 (give or take), stands as Sweden’s northernmost ski resort, where adrenaline-seeking snowboarders and daredevils gather during the winter months for 360-degree heli-skiing. — Michelle Tchea, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026

Days are filled with heli-skiing on untracked powder, hiking in the foothills of the sublime Tordrillo Mountain Range, and fishing in the secluded Lake Judd. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026

The lodge will also have convenient check-in for golf as well as heli-skiing in a region that gets an average of 34 feet of annual snowfall. — Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026

An alpine resort town famous as the birthplace of commercial bungee jumping, and as a springboard for other madcap thrills like heli-skiing and the world’s most extreme human catapult, is offering something relatively radical — relaxation. — New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for heli-skiing

• agreeing
• decreeing
• foreseeing
• nonbeing
• sightseeing
• unseeing
• being
• feeing
• fleeing
• freeing
• keying
• kiang