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

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

While enjoying a lesson on the beginners' Bandana ski run, Paltrow collided with Sanderson.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2023

There are museum exhibits and vintage venues, the ski run that always seems in sight and the speedskating oval that went from one generation’s proving ground to this one’s training ground.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2022

Buddy's khaki-jacketed shape seemed small and unrelated to me as the brown posts he had stood against that day a year ago, at the bottom of the ski run.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath