Meanings
adjectiveoff-piste (not comparable)
- figurativelynot comparableDeviating from what is seen as correct, usual or conventional.
His ideas are totally off-piste.
adverboff-piste (not comparable)
- not comparableIn off-piste locations.
We are skiing off-piste this morning.
1 more example
Some ski instructors are allowed to take groups off-piste too, so long as they don't travel across glaciers, but the tour hosts and reps who commonly show skiers around pisted runs within large resorts are definitely not allowed to go off-piste […]
2014, Alun Richardson, Rucksack Guide - Ski Mountaineering and Snowshoeing, page 126
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
on-piste
Also see
Origin
- Englishoff-
- Frenchpiste
- Englishpiste
- Englishoff-piste
Translations
French hors-piste
- hors-pisteNot specially prepared or designated for skiing
German abseits der Piste
- abseits der PisteNot specially prepared or designated for skiing
Italian fuoripista
- fuoripistaNot specially prepared or designated for skiing
Swedish offpist
- offpistNot specially prepared or designated for skiing
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“off-piste.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-piste. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “off-piste,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-piste.
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