fuoripista

off-piste

adverb fwoh-ree-PEES-tah Rare

Origin: Compound of fuori (outside, off) + pista (track, slope).

Usage Note

Fuoripista is used both as an invariable adverb (sciare fuoripista — to ski off-piste) and as an invariable noun (il fuoripista). It describes skiing or snowboarding outside marked runs. In figurative use it can mean going off-track or outside the rules: una mossa fuoripista.

Examples

"Sciare fuoripista è pericoloso senza una guida."

Natural Translation

Skiing off-piste is dangerous without a guide.

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