Sentence examples for old piste from inspiring English sources

"The government really needs to take a strong decision to redevelop the old piste outside Kabul," he says.

There may be just 35 groomed runs but the off piste rolls forever.

Schumacher fell on Sunday while skiing off-piste with his 14-year old son and friends at Meribel, where he owns a chalet.

Five-bedroom Chalet Pic Blanc overlooks the old village and is seconds away from the piste.

We gossiped like old mates on the chairlifts and tackled some fun off-piste mogul-fields, something I'd wanted to learn how to master properly for years.

We're here to learn how to ski off piste and our guide is Martin Ruggli, a 31-year-old mountain veteran who could very accurately be described as legendary.

The race director, John Cassel, said the 28-year-old Alcott landed badly after a jump in a steep section of the piste known as Coaches Corner and went tumbling down the Alberta course.

The massive Skiwelt area (skiwelt.at)has 145km of pistes and is great for families with children up to 15 years old, as they receive free lift passes – provided their parents buy a ski pass themselves.

They offer lots of steep, very challenging off-piste terrain plastered in dry chalky snow, fast and furious groomers and a friendly, old- school feel.

Nowadays, the gold in Bachelor Gulch is bright white and drops from the heavens, but the winding slopes still seem as sparsely populated as in the days of those old settlers - which is great news for anyone who hates lift queues and loves tearing down pistes.

For something more extreme, follow the crest of the ridge from the top of the Mzaar Peak chairlift– a short hike past an old stone church and the remains of the Roman temple – to the ski area's most tricky off-piste descents, including the Grande Coulée, a narrow ribbon of near-vertical piste that should only be tackled by those with a serious head for heights.