ski run

American  

noun

1. a trail, slope, course, or the like, used for skiing.

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ski run British  

noun

1. a trail, slope, or course for skiing

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Etymology

Origin of ski run

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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ski run

When a downhill ski run ends before the finish line, it doesn’t end gently.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

This year she invited more than 20 women to join the ski run at Idaho’s Soldier Mountain, which she documented on social media.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2025

I was even more surprised when I dropped into a favorite ski run and snow boiled up around my thighs and a cold spray of snow hit my face.

From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2023

But it’s easier still for the European vacationers he suddenly encounters on a ski run that crosses his mountain path.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2021

From the foot of the ski run, the imitation log cabin lodge piped its popular songs into the overhang of silence.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath