Tag:route=piste
 route = piste |
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| Description |
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Route of a winter sports piste for skiing, snowshoeing, sledding, etc.  |
| Group: Sports |
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| Useful combination |
Status: approved |
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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 |
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| 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
- Proposed_features/Tag:route=piste