ski slopes

Understanding Ski Maps

If you’re going skiing for the first time, then you’ll need to be able to navigate the resort. Fortunately, there’s a tool that will allow you to do this fairly easily: the piste map. Rather than being a top-down view of the area, this is more of an abstract diagram, a little bit like a tube map. You’ll get an idea of the relative heights, shapes, and lengths of the various trails – but there...