Advanced riders can book private heli-ski trips, for helicopter drop-offs on the mountain's remote peaks.    From Wordnik.com.  [TIP SHEET] Reference

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.    From Wordnik.com.  [Skiing's Last Frontier] Reference

If you run a heli-ski company out there you can pilot in those conditions.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference

Other members of the party were flown to Glenfalloch Station heli-ski base.    From Wordnik.com.  [News] Reference

This season, well-known heli-ski operators like Canadian Mountain Holidays and EpicQuest in.    From Wordnik.com.  [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference

He is a B.C. heli-ski guide, a career dangerous enough for most, but a dream job for Tanguay.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kootenay Rockies - News] Reference

Although dangerous, he said being a heli-ski guide doesn't mean he is constantly thinking about his disease.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kootenay Rockies - News] Reference

I want to involve more people that have passed on it because they didn't think they had the ability to heli-ski.    From Wordnik.com.  [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference

The man's companions immediately began searching for him and were quickly joined by staff from a nearby heli-ski company.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference

Logging companies, snowmobile clubs, heli-ski operations and a coalition of ten environmental groups had negotiated the plan.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pacific Free Press - Hard Truths for Hard Times - Progressive opinion, dissident news] Reference

As far as avalanches are concerned, statistics for top heli-ski operator, Canadian Mountain Holidays, shows surprisingly low occurrence.    From Wordnik.com.  [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference

"We've taken a lot of heli-ski business, especially when they see we're half the price," the 38-year-old lifelong Whistler resident said.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Georgia Straight - News And Views] Reference

In one, two French skiers (in a group of eight) died after being lifted to a peak by a licensed heli-ski operator and caught by an avalanche.    From Wordnik.com.  [HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News] Reference

Whistler Resorts 4U: Ski in America, one of the best ski resorts in North America, where you can ski in/ski out, snowboard, heli-ski and more.    From Wordnik.com.  [Netvouz - new bookmarks] Reference

There, over roughly two weeks, the four will heli-ski and snowboard on some of the steepest drops in the world, and capture the experience on DVD.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest articles - Radio Prague] Reference

Those who visit heli-ski and snowboard operations are serious downhill and powder addicts, so expect to pack in thousands of vertical feet every day.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kitsap Sun Stories] Reference

Avalanche beacons (transceivers) are the most commonly used rescue device, and are standard equipment for ski-area patrollers and heli-ski operators.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sierra Sun - Top Stories] Reference

Vail resident Michael Hovey was living the dream as a heli-ski guide in Alaska, getting paid to spend his days navigating the pristine Alaskan expanse.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Vail Trail - All Sections] Reference

He and his two Gold Coast friends Daryl Willsher, 40, and Stephen Herbert, 53, all experienced skiers, arrived in New Zealand last Wednesday to heli-ski.    From Wordnik.com.  [National Nine News] Reference

Some heli-ski operators provide lodging in a small city at the foot of the mountains, while others are amidst the mountains, reachable only by helicopter.    From Wordnik.com.  [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference

Sgt. Shehovac said the avalanche occurred in an area known as the Silver basin and was estimated to be a class 2.5 by one of the heli-ski company's guides.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference

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.    From Wordnik.com.  [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference

"Chopper's coming in two minutes," said Craig Olsen, a co-owner of the operation, which sells one-off heli-ski rides and all-day adventures mostly based out of Powder Mountain.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Travel] Reference

This should have worked, as two days into the ordeal a heli-ski pilot spotted the distress symbols, contacted the resort, who in turn contacted Golden and District search and rescue.    From Wordnik.com.  [gauntlet.ucalgary.ca RSS feed] Reference

The avalanche occurred when a licensed heli-ski operator had a group of 10 skiers and two guides descending a run in the Azure River Drainage area in the park's Cariboo Mountain range.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Seattle Times] Reference

The man's companions immediately began searching, joined shortly by staff from a nearby heli-ski company, and he was found under three or four feet of snow 20 minutes after being buried.    From Wordnik.com.  [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference

Police say the avalanche occurred when a licensed heli-ski operator had a group of 10 skiers and two guides descending a run in the Azure River Drainage area in the park's Cariboo Mountain range.    From Wordnik.com.  [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference

Sue G. from Canada writes: D. Armstrong from London, Canada writes: .. if I owned a heli-ski company and spotted an SOS in the backcountry - I might just zoom in for a quick look Steve From Alberta from Red Deer, Canada writes.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference

Located in the Kootenay-Rockies region, the rugged terrain is home to dozens of alpine, backcountry, and heli-ski operations, yet the valley floors provide a highway and road system perfect for an easy trunk-slamming tour with skis and boards.    From Wordnik.com.  [canada.com Top Stories] Reference

Come with us on the final leg of the heli-ski experience up at Revelstoke with CMH.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Goa plans mega tourism circuits with Maharashtra, Karnataka] Reference

"Kicking Horse is known for its expert terrain and access to nearby heli-ski operations, which many European groups come to.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Vertical living: The rise of the rental apartment] Reference

"Kicking Horse is known for its expert terrain and access to nearby heli-ski operations, which many European groups come to photo: Creative Commons/discosour.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Vertical living: The rise of the rental apartment] Reference

Georgia Straight: "If we solve vapour-permeability fundamentals to get our jackets to dry out more quickly at the back end of a snow cave, we can then transfer those improvements into apparel that works better for everyone, right up to guests at heli-ski lodges.    From Wordnik.com.  [AltWeeklies.com Site Feed] Reference

A heli-ski day costs 750 Canadian dollars.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference