Piste Piste A piste () is a marked ski run or path down a mountain for snow skiing, snowboarding, or other mountain sports. This European term is French ("trail", "track") and synonymous with 'trail', 'slope', or 'groomed run' in North America. The word is pronounced using a long "e" sound (e.g. rhymes with "beast"). Increasingly, North Americans employ its common European antonym, 'off piste', to describe backcountry skiing, especially when referring to skiing outside officially approved areas of a ski resort. Pistes are usually maintained using tracked vehicles known as snowcats to compact or "groom" the snow to even out trail
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen left the forests and moved to the savannas by developing the ability to run long distances in order to literally run down prey. The book was on the New York Times Best Seller List for more than four months. The book was as criticized by book critic Dan Zak of the "Washington Post" for what he thought were extraneous efforts to be "gonzo and overly clever." A film adaptation of this Native American drama is in the works from LD Entertainment, and producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Deb Newmyer. In 2015 it was reported that Matthew McConaughey will be starring