side country - / saɪd ˈkʌntri / -
noun
Terrain adjacent to a designated ski area or resort boundary yet accessible via a lift. Prized sidecountry allows riders to get the goods without hiking or skinning at the start of the end of their descent.
\\ The Roc de Fer side country from the top of the Olympic chair is incredible, all that vert and then back to the gondola at Le Raffort without skiining, bootpacking or any pushing.
Also known as:
sidecountry