heli-ski

heli-ski
To ski down a mountain or glacier that has been reached by helicopter rather than a normal ski lift.

Ive guided heli-ski trips where weve been dropped on top of beautiful, untouched, 30-degree slopes.


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  • heli-ski — /ˈhɛli ski/ (say helee skee) verb (i) (heli ski d or heli skied, heli skiing) to ski from the top of a mountain, to which access is gained by helicopter, to the bottom where the helicopter waits to provide the return trip to the summit. –heli… …  

  • heli-ski — …   Useful english dictionary

  • heli-skier — heli skiˈer noun • • • Main Entry: ↑heli …   Useful english dictionary

  • heli-skiing — he|li ski|ing [ˈheliˌski:ıŋ] n [U] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: helicopter + skiing] the sport of flying a ↑helicopter to a place in the mountains where you can ↑ski on deep snow that no one else has skied on …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • heli-skiing — noun skiing in which the skier is taken up the mountain by helicopter. Derivatives heli ski verb heli skier noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • Heli Air — Monaco Heli Air Monaco est une compagnie aérienne de transport de voyageurs et de travail par hélicoptère fondée en 1976 par Patrick et Jacques Crovetto et basée à Monaco sur la Côte d Azur. Héliport de Monaco dans la quartier de Fo …   Wikipédia en Français

  • héli- — héli(o) , hélie ♦ Éléments, du gr. hêlios « soleil » : périhélie, héliothérapie. ⇒HÉLI , élém. de compos. Élém. représentant hélicoptère et entrant dans la formation de plusieurs mots de l aéronautique : héligare, subst. fém. « Gare destinée aux… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Heli-Skiing — D✓He|li|ski|ing, He|li Ski|ing [...ski:ɪŋ ], das; [s] <englisch> (Abfahrt von einem Berggipfel, zu dem der Skiläufer mit dem Helikopter gebracht worden ist) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • North Cascade Heli Skiing — based in Mazama, Washington, USA is a heliskiing operator permitted by the United States Forest Service to operate in a 300,000 acre area of the Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests. Reference Go North Cascade heli ski in Men s Fitness by Noah …   Wikipedia

  • Mt. Baker Ski Area — Location Glacier, Washington, US Nearest city Bellingham 52 miles (89 km) west 1hr 15min Drive Coordinates …   Wikipedia

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