Definition of "off-piste" []

• Existing or taking place on snow that has not been compacted into tracks: off-piste skiing. (adjective)

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• "Rather than going off-piste entirely, Jonny have instead dug deeper into the Beatles/Beach Boys melodies they might ordinarily use."
• "But—and this is where we wine writers come in—it's always fun to go off-piste, to taste something out of the ordinary, explore a variety that doesn't feature heavily on the wine route, as it were."
• "Yes, current off-piste lending practices are draconian, but the cure is not to make borrowing easier."