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

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

Multiple entrepreneurs have attempted to launch heli-skiing businesses in California over the years. — Brent Rose, Outside, 28 Feb. 2026

Beyond Silverton Mountain, travelers can sign up for heli-skiing at mountains across North America from Canada's CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures to tours from Alaska's Alyeska Resort, Idaho's Sun Valley, and beyond. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2026

Whistler is also an epicenter for heli-skiing, with three operations in the area. — Brent Rose, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2026

For those seeking the ultimate thrill, The Lodge at Blue Sky offers world-class heli-skiing. — Mia Taylor, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026

The Whistler area is also well-known for heli-skiing to some of the untouched, exceptional snowpack in the surrounding mountains with companies like Canadian Mountain Holidays and Mike Weiglie Helicopter Skiing. — AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025

David Linder, 39, Charles Eppard, 39, and Jeremy Leif, 38, were heli-skiing near Girdwood on March 4 when they were caught in a large avalanche. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025

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