Stupid Questions & Ever Wondered Why...??

[NMSkierNowInNH]

Ok... I'll start. I see this in a lot of posts but can someone please tell me what "DH" means in a posting?? It appears to refer to a person but not sure...

2nd: Ever wonder why some "rocket scientist" (I'm being sarcastic) decided the term "on piste" is a better term to use than what worked just fine for years specifically: "groomed" or "ungroomed with fresh powder" trails??

If it ain't broke, broke fix it!!

 

[Knitjenious]

Dear Husband

 

[ski diva]

We actually have a dictionary of skiing terms here, if anyone has questions about any of those.

And here's an acronym dictionary.

 

[santacruz skier]

Think piste was originally used in Europe and still is.

 

[geargrrl]

It means "on trail". From the French "en piste". Piste is trail.

 

[NMSkierNowInNH]

It means "on trail". From the French "en piste". Piste is trail.

I know what the term "on-piste" means & that it's French. I'm just wondering why on Earth did we need to start using the term in The U.S.? "Groomed" or "Ungroomed with fresh snow" worked just fine for years... Was it truly necessary to start using a different term...??

 

[NMSkierNowInNH]

Dear Husband

Thank you for clarifying for me!

 

[mustski]

I still consider ungroomed runs "on piste if they are cut trails." To me off piste refers to glade skiing..

 

[Jilly]

As someone that skis in Quebec...en piste for sure.

 

[snoWYmonkey]

As a Frenchie I fully understand why the US does not need the piste related terms amd good get away with a groomer or ungroomed groomer or simply a never groomed run. A piste can be groomed or not groomed. In the US off piste has come to mean not groomed, but this is not the original meaning. Off piste in France meams not a run, groomed or ungroomed. A run is a place people ski that has been controlled for avalanches. Where France is different is that many resorts have off piste in bounds, meaning that the second you leave the piste or ski between two pistes at a ski area you are potentially in avalanche terrain and should be wearing a transceiver. This concept makes little sense in the US where wenusw in bounds versus out of bounds and rope off any highbrosk area in biunds. Not so in France and thus the confusion when Euros come and want an off piste guide. They mean out of bounds aka backcountry where as we think they just want to get off the groomers.

 

[newboots]

Ok... I'll start. I see this in a lot of posts but can someone please tell me what "DH" means in a posting?? It appears to refer to a person but not sure...

And there's DD, DS, and probably DFIL and DMIL?

 

[ilovepugs]

But does the letter D stand for “dear” or for “damn”…. Or is it reader’s choice?

 

[Jenny]

In my mind it's always D for Diva. I like the sound of Diva Husband better than Dear Husband (and all the other letters) for some reason.

 

[Knitjenious]

But does the letter D stand for “dear” or for “damn”…. Or is it reader’s choice?

A diva never tells.

 

[mustski]

Piste is actually "track" not trail. It is used in car racing also. But, basically, in Europe "hors-piste" is anything ungroomed and @snoWYmonkey is spot on. Avalanche gear is definitely recommended. When we were in Les 3 Vallées, our instructor/guide took us "hors-piste" in St. Martin de Belleville because he assessed the avi danger as very unlikely. None of us had avi gear, but we were very close to "en piste," and would zip between pistes.