Sunday, March 13, 2005

Marked Ski Trail - Piste


With Ski, Ski boots & Ski Poles went on to Prapoutel @ Les Sept Laux. First thing before getting onto Ski we took the chairlift from the base to the piste. Piste is the marked trail which is used for skiing. The various levels are

Green piste for beginners,

Blue piste for intermediate,

Red piste for senior &

Black piste for expert level.

A piste is a well maintained area in the mountains where the snow is treated, so that people can ski in those areas. The color coding is the one that defines the surface or the plane available for ski along with the inclination. The color coding differs for one resort to another, no two resorts will have the same color coding for the same type piste. It differs based on the level of individual expertise and resort level they are at.