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- v. To ski down a mountain or glacier that has been reached by helicopter rather than a normal ski lift.
Examples
“Jokull Bergmann, who is a world class mountain guide and the founder of what has turned out to be the most amazing heli-ski operation, asked if I would like to join some of the other guests and ski a few runs.”
The Huffington Post: Dorrit Moussaieff: From Iceland, Where the Ski Season Is Only Just Starting
“The skiers and snowboarders who venture to the state in the winter tend to be of the adrenaline-rush set, coming to heli-ski in Valdez, a mountainous area also in south central Alaska, or to take on Alyeska's double black diamonds.”
“Advanced riders can book private heli-ski trips, for helicopter drop-offs on the mountain's remote peaks.”
“He runs a heli-ski business called Pure Powder; she has just left Gordon Ramsay to become head chef with The Recipe, doing boutique catering and upmarket canapés.”
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
“By the end of Stretch the Limits, Jessica Baker's annual Jackson camp for advanced to expert skiers, Baker, a former Freeskiing World Tour champion and Alaskan heli-ski guide, said: People are skiing something they couldn't ski before.”
“Taught by a pair of big-mountain skiers, Ingrid Backstrom and Jessica Sobolowski-Quinn, who is also an Alaskan heli-ski guide, this clinic on Jan. 7 and 8 helps skilled women tackle Squaw's notorious double-black-diamond runs.”
“A passing helicopter from a local heli-ski operator had spotted an SOS signal plodded in the snow, ski tracks, and then a waving Mr. Blackburn.”
“I won't heli-ski any more because I can't and it's not fair to the people I'm with if I fall.”
“By the end of Stretch the Limits, Jessica Baker's annual Jackson camp for advanced to expert skiers, Ms. Baker, a former Freeskiing World Tour champion and Alaskan heli-ski guide, said: People are skiing something they couldn't ski before.”
“There are endless possibilities for heli-ski runs in this area, said Martin Jones, a New Zealander, one of the directors of Gulmarg Heliski.”
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