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
Ski-U-Mah (slogan) "Minnesota Rouser", "Go Gopher Victory", "Minnesota Fight" and "Minnesota March". Dakota–Lakota specialists state that the word "Ski-U" or "Ski-yoo" or "Ski-oo" are not Sioux victory cries or the Sioux word for winning. What Adams heard on Lake Pepin, "sky-yoo," may have just been an interjection, similar to "woo hoo." Other Dakota-Lakota words or phrases that have been suggested for what Adams heard include: The slogan has had other uses at the University through the years. In the mid-20th century, "Ski-U-Mah (magazine)" was a U of M humor magazine. It is currently used on the football team's helmets and jerseys, as