Tag:route=piste

A route relation with the subtype route=piste can be used to combine the ways that make a piste used for winter sports such as down-hill skiing, snow-shoeing, or XC-skiing. The exact type of this piste route is specified with piste:type=*.

Simple pistes can be mapped as ways tagged with piste:type=*.

Longer pistes often consist of multiple different (snow covered) ways that have various types, surfaces and uses in summer time. In some cases, the same way is shared by multiple pistes. In almost all cases, every underlying way has a different name than the piste. A Relation:route can be used to combine all relevant ways into a continuous route for the piste.

Rationale

The tag route=ski is similar, but its use is limited to pistes with piste:type=nordic/downhill. Routes associated with skiing but also other winter sports like snowshoe trails, sledding pistes, or ski tours can use route=piste. This tag is more consistent with the Piste Maps Proposal, and proposes to use the key piste:type=* for any winter sports.

Members

Members of the Relation:route of a piste may have (among others) the following roles:

Way or Node	Role	Recurrence?	Comment
	(blank)	zero or more	the ways making up the route.
	forward/backward	zero or more	if a piste should only be followed in one direction for some or all of its length, the "role" can indicate this for some or all of the constituent ways. "forward" means the route follows this way only in the direction of the way "backward" means the route runs only against the direction of the way
	link	zero or more	a way for the sole purpose of linking this route to the rest of a the network but not a primary part of this route itself.
	shortcut/variant	zero or more	shortcuts and variants
	start	zero or more	entry points

Tags in Relation:route

Key	Value	Comment
type	route	type of the relation (mandatory)
route	piste	type of the route relation (mandatory)
piste:type	downhill, nordic, sled, hike, snow_park etc.	type of piste (mandatory)
name	name	name of the piste
ref	number	reference code for the piste
operator	name	organization that is responsible for the provision and maintenance of the route
network	name	name of the network of routes of which this one is part
description	text	brief additional information to assist someone intending to follow the route
distance	number	official length of the complete route; default unit km
colour	colour	colour normally associated with the route when presented on a map. Usually, depending on difficulity and/or purpose; e. g. links often carry a dedicated color.
symbol	text	textual description
osmc:symbol	Code	machine readable description
website	url	url of a website with additional information

Tags for the associated ways

These tags (among others) are properties of the underlying ways (i.e. elements of the relation):

• piste:type
• piste:grooming=*
• piste:difficulty=*
• piste:oneway=*
• piste:lit=*
• lanes=*
• ... see Piste_Maps for winter sports ways tagging

Examples

• 1180705 1180705 - Snowshoe trail Col du Mollendruz - Châtel
• 1180278 1180278 - Snowshoe trail Le Molard
• 1180878 1180878 - Snowshoe trail Montbrion
• 1183548 1183548 - Snowshoe trail and ski tour Gd St Bernard
• 1184156 1184156 - Ski run Tscholaire
• 33361888 33361888 - Road segment that is part of the piste routes of a snowshoe trail, a ski tour and a ski run

See also

• Piste Maps page
• Winter sports including a list of maps showing winter sports
• Relation:route
• Proposal:Tag:route=piste
• highway=piste