An area of either machine or skier packed snow, generally to be found at ski resorts. A groomed piste is solely machine-packed snow.
(Jargon Rating= 3) Another word for slope, used in sentences so that skiers can talk to each other while others get confused.
French term for the fencing strip.
a ski run densely packed with snow
French for a groomed course on snow or the groomed portion of a ski area (see Off-piste).
strip' - the area of play for a bout
he field of play. Sometimes referred to as the "strip".
the field of play on which a bout takes place
slope of snow suitable for skiing
14 x 2m area in which fencers fight in competitions. Not to be confused with "pis*ed" - physical condition brought on by excessive periods of fencing time / fencing measures.
strip.” The field of play.
The linear strip on which a bout is contested ( approx. 2m wide and 14m long).
Marked areas and trails patroled by the snow resort.
A groomed course or groomed trail.
In modern fencing, the piste or strip is the playing area. It is roughly 14 meters long and 2 meters wide; the last two meters on each end are hash-marked, so as to warn a fencer before he/she backs off the end of the strip. Retreating off the end of the strip with both feet gets a touch against.
