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
Honorifics in Judaism This title is usually placed after the name. In reference to levite descent. Used preceding surname. In reference to Priestly descent. Used preceding surname. Honorifics in Judaism There are a number of honorifics in Judaism that vary depending on the status of, and the relationship to, the person to whom one is referring. The word "rabbi", which means a religious "teacher", is commonly used in English to refer to any ordained Jewish scholar. Literally, "Rabbi" means "my master". It is the same Hebrew word as "Rav", (see below) with the possessive suffix "i". Although it is technically a possessive form,