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heli-skiing

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noun

  1. skiing in which skiers are transported by helicopter to remote slopes

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“It’s been the butt of jokes in every group ski chat I’ve participated in,” Highland Park resident Ethan Ayer said of the idea for heli-skiing, the term for plopping skiers on mountaintops via helicopter.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 26, 2024

Smejc, a longtime business partner of Kellner who died in a heli-skiing accident, took over PPF this month in a deal that gave him stock options for 10% of PPF shares.

From Reuters Jun. 29, 2022

The 68-metre yacht includes a room designed to resemble a British pub, while also boasting heli-skiing equipment, four ski scooters and a giant slide, according to Boat International.

From BBC Mar. 17, 2022

Aboard Ragnar are lots of toys, such as “a BigBo amphibious ATV, heli-skiing equipment, four See-Doos, four ski scooters, six Seabobs, a multipurpose island and a giant slide.”

From The Verge Mar. 16, 2022

On a budgetary note, it was also a fraction of the cost of cat- and heli-skiing.

From Washington Post Dec. 16, 2021

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