Tag:route=ski

route = ski
Description
A nordic or alpine ski route - see also the approved tag route=piste
Group: Outdoor activities
Used on these elements
Requires
type=route
Useful combination
piste:type=*
See also
piste (XML, JOSM, osmose, sketch-route)
Status: in use
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route=ski used to specify a nordic (cross-country) or alpine (downhill) skiing route, usually with a Relation:route.

The approved tag route=piste was intended to replace this tag, but both are still in use.

See also

• Relation:route
• Piste_Maps
• OpenPisteMap
• route=piste (has a wider range of values for piste:type=* consistent with the Piste Maps Proposal)

Rationale

Longer skiing routes consist of multiple different ways (in many cases, but not neccessarily highway=path). In some cases, same way is shared by multiple routes. In almost all cases, every underlying way has different name than the route. The route relation is used to combine all relevant ways into continuous route.

Members

Members of the route-relation may have (among others) the following roles:

Way or Node	Role	Recurrence?	Discussion
	<empty>	? 0+	the ways making up the route.
	link	? 0+	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	? 0+	shortcuts
	start	? 0+	entry points

Additional tags

The following tags should be used:

necessary:

• type=route
• route=ski
• piste:type=nordic/alpine

optionally:

• name=* - name
• ref=* - reference number
• operator=*
• network=* - name of the network (local/regional/national and so on makes no sense here)
• description=*
• distance=* - the official length of the complete route
• lanes=* - number of classic xc lanes
• colour=* - HTML colour code
• website=* - url of a website especially with infomation about actual snow conditions

For the following tags see also Proposed_features/Piste_Maps#Pistes:

• piste:grooming=classic/skating/classic;skating/...
• piste:difficulty=novice/easy/intermediate/advanced/...
• piste:oneway=yes/no
• piste:lit=yes/no - lit during piste operation (see also lit=* for year-round lighting)

For the following tags see also Walking_Routes:

• symbol=* - textual description
• wiki:symbol=* - name of the graphic file in the wiki
• osmc:symbol=* - machine readable description