Piste them small and family-oriented, so comparisons between slope classifications in Japan and "equivalent" slopes in Europe or North America are minimal. 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
Ranks in the French Air Force Ranks in the French Air Force Rank insignia in the French air force are worn on the sleeve or on shoulder marks of uniforms Although they all wear the same insignia and titles, officers are divided into: <br> The word "colonel" originates in the medieval term "capitaine colonel", "the head (officer) of a column" (=regiment). Lieutenant-colonel is the one who can "hold the place" of a colonel in his absence ("lieu-tenant", from "tenir lieu" which means "to hold the place"). The word "chef" or "chief" in English comes from the Latin word "caput" meaning "head". <br>The "lieutenant-colonel" has the same