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heliskiing

American  
[hel-i-skee-ing] / ˈhɛl ɪˌski ɪŋ /

noun

  1. skiing on remote mountains to which the participants are brought by helicopter.


Etymology

Origin of heliskiing

First recorded in 1975–80

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Yet, for all the remoteness of this mountain terrain, just beyond the peaks in the even-higher Kaçkar mountains where heliskiing is popular, Turkey is building its largest ski center in Gümüşhane province.

From Forbes May 27, 2015

It’s also the birthplace of heliskiing in America — and lift-based resort skiing, period, for that matter.

From Washington Post Feb. 12, 2015

He collects American history books and first editions of famous texts, knows that Manhattan is home to 16 birds of prey, goes heliskiing all over the world.

From New York Times Mar. 27, 2010

One father's struggles with bulging luggage, cowering mercury and the dietary requirements of the American 6-year-old.There is skiing out-of-bounds, heliskiing, skiing across Antarctica and skiing down Mt.

From Time Magazine Archive

During the same period, there were 14 heliskiing deaths in B.C., the world heliskiing capital.

From Time Magazine Archive

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