heli-skiing
noun
he·li-ski·ing
ˈhe-lə-ˌskē-iŋ 
ˈhē-
: downhill skiing on remote mountains reached by helicopter
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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.
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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
Authorities say three people are dead after getting caught in an avalanche while heli-skiing in Alaska.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
The three missing adults had flown by helicopter to the snowy mountain range for skiing, known as heli-skiing, near the resort town of Girdwood, the Alaska State Troopers said in a news release.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
The three skiers, who were part of a heli-skiing group, became trapped in the avalanche at around 3:30 p.m. local time, their guides said.
—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
The heli-skiing operator involved in the incident was Chugach Powder Guides, according to McDaniel.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Skiers and boarders looking for more terrain and powder can book a day of cat-skiing — or better yet, heli-skiing.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025
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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
Authorities say three people are dead after getting caught in an avalanche while heli-skiing in Alaska.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
The three missing adults had flown by helicopter to the snowy mountain range for skiing, known as heli-skiing, near the resort town of Girdwood, the Alaska State Troopers said in a news release.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
The three skiers, who were part of a heli-skiing group, became trapped in the avalanche at around 3:30 p.m. local time, their guides said.
—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
The heli-skiing operator involved in the incident was Chugach Powder Guides, according to McDaniel.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Skiers and boarders looking for more terrain and powder can book a day of cat-skiing — or better yet, heli-skiing.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Heli-skiing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heli-skiing. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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