heli-skier
Helicopter snow descender
A heli-skier is someone who skis on remote, ungroomed terrain after being transported to the slopes by helicopter.
The practice gives access to pristine powder and steep runs unavailable at conventional ski resorts: The heli-skiers touched down on a peak with untouched snow in every direction.
Fine dry particles
- avalancheRapid mountain snow collapse
- snowpackAccumulated mountain winter layers
- whiteoutSnow blindness weather
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
frostbite · hypothermia · subzero · crevasse · beacon · probe · airbag
Sparsely populated wilderness areas
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- frontierEdge of settlement
remote · untouched · off-piste · untracked · pristine · escape · quest · discovery
Emergency response hormone
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
- riskPossibility of harm
- dangerExposure to harm
- exhilaratingIntensely invigorating or exciting
heart-pounding · daredevil · fearless · bold · intense · perilous · edge · grit
Toward the bottom
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- turnsRotations or chances
- bindingsThings that secure together
- polesLong sticks or extremities
goggles · freestyle · telemark · gliding · stance · traverse · schuss
powder
Fine dry particles
- avalancheRapid mountain snow collapse
- snowpackAccumulated mountain winter layers
- whiteoutSnow blindness weather
blizzard · frostbite · hypothermia · subzero · crevasse · beacon · probe · airbag
backcountry
Sparsely populated wilderness areas
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
frontier · remote · untouched · off-piste · untracked · pristine · escape · quest · discovery · pursuit
adrenaline
Emergency response hormone
exhilarating · heart-pounding · daredevil · fearless · bold · intense · perilous · edge · grit · courage
downhill
Toward the bottom
poles · goggles · freestyle · telemark · gliding · stance · traverse · schuss
summit
Peak or diplomatic gathering
terrain · glacier · cliff · crag · gorge · valley · chute · couloir · cornice · escarpment
rotor
Spinning mechanical assembly
hovering · flight · airlift · chopper · aviation · helipad · altitude · turbulence · airspace · charter
- daredevilsbase jumper, stuntwoman, stuntman, cliff diver, stunt driver