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Geländefahren

English translation: off-piste skiing

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German term or phrase:Geländefahren
English translation:off-piste skiing
Entered by: Martin Wenzel

15:04 Apr 21, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
German term or phrase: Geländefahren
In connection with skiing is "Geländefahren" the same as cross-country skiing???

Example sentence:

GRUPPENKURSE für Erwachsene
Carven - Kurzschwingen - Geländefahren

GROUP COURSES for adults
Carving – Short swings – Cross-country skiing
Martin Wenzel
Germany
Local time: 05:37
off-piste skiing
Explanation:
Not certain, but see following link to ski school website:

http://www.smarty.at/PDF/Prospekt0809Screen.pdf

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Note added at 14 mins (2009-04-21 15:19:33 GMT)
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The only term I am familiar with in German for "cross-country skiing" is "Langlauf(ski)" with a "Loipe" being the "cross-country skiing run".
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Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 05:37
Grading comment
thank you
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4off-piste skiing
Colin Rowe
4backcountry skiing
Lonnie Legg


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
off-piste skiing


Explanation:
Not certain, but see following link to ski school website:

http://www.smarty.at/PDF/Prospekt0809Screen.pdf

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Note added at 14 mins (2009-04-21 15:19:33 GMT)
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The only term I am familiar with in German for "cross-country skiing" is "Langlauf(ski)" with a "Loipe" being the "cross-country skiing run".

Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 05:37
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 35
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Armorel Young: I agree - as you say, cross-country skiing usually uses a prepared track called a loipe, which is different from Geländefahren
13 mins
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agree  Marga Shaw: https://online.uni-salzburg.at/plus_online/lv.detail?clvnr=1... (German/English)
35 mins
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agree  Bernhard Sulzer: has nothing to do with cross-country skiing.:)
5 hrs
  -> Danke!
agree  British Diana
1 day 15 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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2 days 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
backcountry skiing


Explanation:
"Backcountry skiing" is the more general generic term (see below).
"Off-piste" is a British term. I'd use it if "Geländefahren" is being used here in the more narrow sense, i.e. within the resort and vis à vis prepared runs (see below).

Example sentence(s):
  • The catch-all term "backcountry skiing" is more commonly used in North America
  • "Off-piste skiing" typically refers to any skiing a few metres away from or between controlled trails and slopes...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backcountry_skiing (both quotes)
Lonnie Legg
Germany
Local time: 05:37
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PRO pts in category: 16
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