heli-ski

verb

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

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Meanings

verbheli-ski (third-person singular simple present heli-skis, present participle heli-skiing, simple past and past participle heli-skied)

present singular third person heli-skis · participle present heli-skiing · participle past heli-skied · past heli-skied · alternative heliski

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

    I've guided heli-ski trips where we've been dropped on top of beautiful, untouched, 30-degree slopes.

    1997, Sharon Wood as cited in John Graham, Outdoor Leadership, page 106
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APA

heli-ski. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heli-ski

MLA

“heli-ski.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heli-ski. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heli-ski,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heli-ski.

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