heli-skiern.
/ˈhɛlɪˌskiːə/, U.S. /ˈhɛliˌskiər/ A participant in heli-skiing.
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sit-skier1981
heli-skier1983
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1983 Skiing Dec. 6/3 I discovered at once that the snow was too heavy for me to make precise turns, and I could see myself taking a header into a tree well—the deep snow holes that the wind scoops out around the bottom of trees, perilous traps that have caught many a heliskier.
1991 Sports Illustr. 14 Jan. 87/3 A tree well..is a pit in the snow at the base of a tree. It's created when the falling snow collects on the tree's branches, leaving a well-like space around the trunk... A heli-skier tumbled into a tree well and was not found until spring.
2000 N.Y. Times Mag. 19 Nov. ii. 100/2 Many experienced heli-skiers consider it a waste of time and money to take a helicopter trip unless one is a strong advanced skier comfortable with off-piste terrain.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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