skiable

1 3.4

Good for skiing because there is enough snow

adjective
/ˈskiːəbl/

: esquiable

Make sure the trails are skiable before heading out for the weekend with friends.
skiable acres
skiable terrain
skiable lines

Examples

This resort has impressive skiable areas suitable for both beginners and experts.
Some trails remain skiable well into the spring due to their high elevation.
The mountain was finally skiable after a week of heavy snowfall.
We checked the weather report to see if the slopes would be skiable this weekend.
The slopes are skiable this weekend.
Is the mountain skiable today?
The recent snowfall has made the mountain fully skiable for the upcoming season.

How Suitable

excellent

∞ 1.0

skiable

1 3.4

marginal

51 4.9

unsuitable

19 2.6

Surface Forms

skiable positive

Morphology

skiable = ski (transparent) = ski + able

Formed from the verb 'ski' plus the productive suffix '-able', meaning 'capable of or suitable for skiing'; the derivation is straightforward.

Etymology

Skiable starts with ski, from an old Scandinavian word for 'a piece of wood used to slide on snow', and ends with -able, which means 'able to' like in readable. So skiable simply means 'able to be skied on' or 'suitable for skiing'.