heli-skiing

noun

: downhill skiing on remote mountains reached by helicopter

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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 See All Example Sentences for heli-skiing

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of heli-skiing was in 1976

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“Heli-skiing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heli-skiing. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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