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CANTONNIER NEIGE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
  • Sports Facilities and Venues
DEF

Someone in charge of the ski slopes in a station, preparing them for skiers with a grooming machine.

OBS

groom: make neat: make tidy (a carefully groomed lawn).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
  • Installations et sites (Sports)
DEF

Personne chargée de l'entretien, du balisage et de la surveillance des pistes de ski.

OBS

Le Dictionnaire du ski, 1969, page 174, relève le terme «cantonnier de la neige» par rapport à «cantonnier», personne chargée de l'entretien des routes et chemins et des fossés et talus qui les bordent. Ce terme n'a plus cours, sinon en contexte littéraire.

OBS

Au Canada, un pisteur est un ouvreur de piste avant une compétition; dans un centre de ski en opération, il est responsable du maintien du bon état des pistes ouvertes aux skieurs.

Spanish

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