This is the 10219th most frequent German word.
piste
A "piste" is a ski slope or trail.
In this sentence, 'Piste' refers to a ski slope prepared for skiing.
Die Piste war heute gut präpariert für die Skifahrer.
The slope was well prepared today for the skiers.
Here, 'Piste' is used to indicate the ski slope as a location where the event happened.
Auf der Piste habe ich meinen Freund getroffen.
I met my friend on the slope.
In this example, 'Pisten' (plural of Piste) denotes all the ski courses being inaccessible due to weather conditions.