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

The two resorts are connected by a ski run off a ridgeline and their base areas are a short drive or bus ride apart.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2024

A highlight of the beginner-to-intermediate tour is a traverse over the six-inch-wide, 100-foot-long skybridge, which spans an expert ski run 50 feet below.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2022

Set along the fairway of a golf course, the 7,838-square-foot hideaway takes in unobstructed pasture, mountain and ski run views.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2019

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