piste
noun
ˈpēst 
: trail
especially : a downhill ski trail
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In London, Burberry will also be returning to the main schedule, after holding off-piste shows for the last few seasons, bringing its financial and celebrity ballast to the week. 
New York Times, 7 Sep. 2022 Where to Dine Snowmass now owns bragging rights as having the area's best on-piste dining. Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2022 In addition to cross-country skiing, advanced skiers can also hire a guide to take them on a personalized off-piste adventure. Rachel Dube, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2022 For those not wanting to swoosh down a piste, there’s also plenty of alternative activities on offer. Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 The result is more like off-piste skiing, almost like breaking new trails in the backcountry. New York Times, 19 Feb. 2022 Our clients want to feel safe and look good skiing more of the mountain, off-piste and in the moguls. Lawrence J. Burke, Outside Online, 3 Oct. 2019 Over a four-day period in January 2021, off-piste skiers and snowboarders set off eight avalanches that left eight free-riders dead. Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 31 Jan. 2022 That’s all in keeping with Crow heritage: the brand was born off-piste in the French Alps. Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2022 See More
New York Times, 7 Sep. 2022 Where to Dine Snowmass now owns bragging rights as having the area's best on-piste dining. Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2022 In addition to cross-country skiing, advanced skiers can also hire a guide to take them on a personalized off-piste adventure. Rachel Dube, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2022 For those not wanting to swoosh down a piste, there’s also plenty of alternative activities on offer. Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 The result is more like off-piste skiing, almost like breaking new trails in the backcountry. New York Times, 19 Feb. 2022 Our clients want to feel safe and look good skiing more of the mountain, off-piste and in the moguls. Lawrence J. Burke, Outside Online, 3 Oct. 2019 Over a four-day period in January 2021, off-piste skiers and snowboarders set off eight avalanches that left eight free-riders dead. Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 31 Jan. 2022 That’s all in keeping with Crow heritage: the brand was born off-piste in the French Alps. Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
French, from Middle French, from Old Italian pista, from pistare to trample down, pound — more at piston
First Known Use
1696, in the meaning defined above