heli-skiing
noun
he·li-ski·ing
ˈhe-lə-ˌskē-iŋ 
ˈhē-
: downhill skiing on remote mountains reached by helicopter
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The pair were among the six passengers who were on a heli-skiing tour in the San Juan mountain range in Telluride, Colo., in April 1994.
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Caroline Blair, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
These include epic challenges and bucket list adventures, like hiking Rim to Rim to Rim across the Grand Canyon or backcountry heli-skiing.
—Kody Boye, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
With exceptional skiing and snowboarding, slope-side hotels offering spectacular mountain views, gourmet dining, heli-skiing adventures, legendary sunsets and signature events, Valle Nevado delivers the ultimate all-in-one mountain getaway.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Guides from a commercial heli-skiing operation attempted to locate the skiers using avalanche beacons to identify their location.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Recent Tragedy in Alaska This incident follows another deadly heli-skiing avalanche earlier this month.
—Sierra Shafer, Outside Online, 30 Mar. 2025
In 2021, Czech billionaire Petr Kellner and four others died in a helicopter crash during a heli-skiing tour near Knik Glacier in the Chugach Mountains.
—Mark Thiessen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
The commercial heli-skiing operation that the group was with attempted to locate the skiers and used beacons to identify their location.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
After the slide caught the skiers, guides from the heli-skiing company that the group was with immediately tried to find the three missing skiers, according to troopers.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
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Caroline Blair, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
These include epic challenges and bucket list adventures, like hiking Rim to Rim to Rim across the Grand Canyon or backcountry heli-skiing.
—Kody Boye, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
With exceptional skiing and snowboarding, slope-side hotels offering spectacular mountain views, gourmet dining, heli-skiing adventures, legendary sunsets and signature events, Valle Nevado delivers the ultimate all-in-one mountain getaway.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Guides from a commercial heli-skiing operation attempted to locate the skiers using avalanche beacons to identify their location.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Recent Tragedy in Alaska This incident follows another deadly heli-skiing avalanche earlier this month.
—Sierra Shafer, Outside Online, 30 Mar. 2025
In 2021, Czech billionaire Petr Kellner and four others died in a helicopter crash during a heli-skiing tour near Knik Glacier in the Chugach Mountains.
—Mark Thiessen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
The commercial heli-skiing operation that the group was with attempted to locate the skiers and used beacons to identify their location.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
After the slide caught the skiers, guides from the heli-skiing company that the group was with immediately tried to find the three missing skiers, according to troopers.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
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