Piste in a sentence

There is little to challenge experts on-piste, but there is plenty of off-piste terrain (and great off-piste tree skiing in Risoul, too).

After the bend on the piste, “There is still about 100 meters of line still on the piste.

This helps turning in powder but detracts from grip and stability on piste, so some skis have rocker only at the tip or tip and tail to balance on-/off-piste performance.

But she tried something completely off-piste to her usual favourites – poached pear flambé with cherry sorbet.

Smirnova remained on the piste for over half an hour after the incident, speaking with a number of officials before leaving.

The gameplan itself has yet to spark into attacking life, so none of Borthwick's charges are about to start straying off-piste.

The group meets every Sunday and on weeknights throughout the summer for some competitive fun at the piste.

With more than a decade of winter sports family holidays with our children under our belts, experience has taught me that there’s a lot to be said for the convenience of stepping out of your accommodation and onto the piste.

If some of your group of eight don’t feel confident tackling Verbier’s famous off-piste skiing, there’s plenty else to keep them busy.

Thanks to the Flexibahn lift that opened recently, there are now 305 km of piste for you to explore, plus you can ski all the way to St Anton and back without taking a bus (unless you want to, of course).

Nine almost immediately goes off-piste, sleeping with the local women and eating traditional food, enthusing about his altruism and getting into trouble.

The route back to France was beautiful and otherworldly, with no lifts scarring the dramatic mountains on either side of the piste.

But in reality, away from this single crazy race weekend, Kitzbühel is a piste pussycat that packs more miaow than kapow, with tons of largely intermediate terrain that seems to go on forever.

Celebrated for their famous off-piste mountain adventures that last from a morning to two days, they are perhaps the most experienced and wisest pair in the Sierra Nevada.

Classic rock 'n' roll for the mileage-hungry piste cruisers.

I’m a piste man, but I know there’s a whole world of powder out there waiting for me.

One of the city’s traditional Neapolitan go-tos is also a standout for its more off-piste creations, like this white pizza dotted with tender bits of rosemary-flecked duck confit, bosc pear and mozzarella.

The day after the incident, two Spanish skiers were killed by an avalanche while skiing off-piste in south-east France.

The ski area best suits intermediates and experts, and the off piste is spectacular when conditions are good.

The two skiers died during simultaneous avalanches around lunchtime, while skiing off-piste from the Vallorcine resort in the Chamonix-Mont Blanc region.