ski run

noun

: a slope or trail suitable for skiing

Examples of ski run in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Most will take their final ski runs of the season in the morning and then hop on a mountain bike to ride around the park in the afternoon. Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 May 2024 There are some general rules that every North American ski resort adheres to, like coding each ski run with a difficulty rating — green circles for beginner runs, blue squares for intermediate runs, and black diamonds for expert terrain. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2023 Years ago, when kids built little ramps at the side of a ski run, ski patrollers would demolish them with shovels and threaten to confiscate their lift tickets. Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024 Head to Chamonix at the base of Mont Blanc, often primed with fresh powder, to tick skiing the world’s longest ski run, the Vallée Blanche, off your bucket list. Monica Mendal, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ski run 

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Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ski run was in 1924

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“Ski run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ski%20run. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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