Following a route off the marked track

off-piste (adj):

a) Following a route off the marked track

b) Of snow that has not been compacted by overuse; tends to be more exciting but less regulated and more dangerous

I've also learned since starting this blog that off-piste has fencing connotations. To anyone who has been reading this blog in anticipation of content related to fencing, I sincerely apologize. The fencing content is coming soon, I promise.