local à ski

English translation: ski room

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French term or phrase:locale à ski
English translation:ski room
Entered by: Rebecca Elliott

08:25 Sep 16, 2008
French to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel / Skiing
French term or phrase: local à ski
This is from a description of a ski lodge. After providing information as to the items of furniture in the lodge, the description ends with:

Accès au locale à ski.

Does anyone know what a "locale à ski" is? I'm more of a beach girl!

Thanks :-)
Rebecca Elliott
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:41
ski room
Explanation:
or ski and storage room
Selected response from:

Ian Davies
Australia
Local time: 05:41
Grading comment
Thanks to everyone for your help. I think this "ski room" got in before the others so the points go to Ian. Seemed the safest option.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6ski room
Ian Davies
4 +4ski room
Graham macLachlan
4 +2ski locker room
Connor
4 +1ski rack room
Drmanu49
4ski locker room
Bourth (X)
4ski store
Sheila Wilson
3ski shed
Melzie
3boot room
Claire Cox


Discussion entries: 8





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
locale à ski
ski rack room


Explanation:
When a resort provides these unique ski racks in the rooms for the convenience of their lodgers, their visitors will want to buy racks for their home use. ...
www.michiganskirack.com/serv01.htm - 10k

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 21:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anthony Lines (X): My Swiss wife assures me that this is correct!
12 mins
  -> Thank you for consulting a true specialist! :-)
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
locale à ski
ski room


Explanation:
or ski and storage room


    Reference: http://www.escape2bansko.com/the_apartment/facilities.htm
Ian Davies
Australia
Local time: 05:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks to everyone for your help. I think this "ski room" got in before the others so the points go to Ian. Seemed the safest option.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
1 min

agree  awilliams: definitely. And best to avoid any reference to lockers/racks etc. as it may or may not have them.
8 mins

agree  myrden
8 mins

neutral  Sheila Wilson: It may be a little small to really qualify as a room, but I'm not disagreeing
23 mins

agree  Cervin: but also known as other things see other answers....(in my experience) depends on which country, which tour operator and how tired you feel at the end of the day! Known as 'that stinky hole' by my children....
24 mins

agree  Miranda Joubioux (X)
1 hr

agree  Enrique Huber (X)
8 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
locale à ski
ski room


Explanation:
Nous avons perdu 1/2 journée de ski dans le week-end, car le local a ski a été fermé par un autre résident, et nous n'avions pas cette clef. ...
www.booking.com/hotel/sk/patty-aparthotel.en.html

The 3-star house offers a cosy lounge with an open fireplace, reception, large dining area, pine room, hotel bar and lift, as well as a ski room with a ski ...
www.snowtrex.co.uk/austria

Graham macLachlan
Local time: 21:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 178

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
1 min
  -> thanks Gilles

agree  awilliams
8 mins
  -> thanks Amy

agree  Cervin: See answer above !
23 mins
  -> thanks Cervin

agree  Jack Dunwell: Graham. and a bar with lift to get you back on yr stool. Impressive.
39 mins
  -> ha ha! I needed a joke, bit of a thick head this morning...
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
locale à ski
ski shed


Explanation:
http://www.citysurf.asn.au/history/news/071125_ski_shed.htm

Melzie
Local time: 21:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Cervin: In over forty years of skiing I have never heard this term BUT maybe I just havent been in the right place at the right time!
15 mins
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
locale à ski
ski locker room


Explanation:
That's what we call it anyway - a big, smelly room with lots of lockers where everyone bumps into each other as they try to take their boots off as the carefully stacked skis fall over, getting snagged with the sticks... and then on to the bar, a much better place.

Connor
Local time: 21:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bourth (X): Damnèd - spent too long finding references! / How do you manage to get your skis to fall onto the bar? Drunk again, eh!
3 mins
  -> and THEN on to the bar - but I admit, the effects of mountain refuge bar gluwein wear off very slowly on the home run

agree  SME
26 mins
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
locale à ski
ski locker room


Explanation:
During the ski season, our ski locker room is stationed just below the Main Lobby across from in-house Deer Valley Resort Skier Services. ...
www.steinlodge.com/accommodations/amenities/ski_locker

The piste can be accessed directly from the ski locker room via a short snow path. Noun used with modifier ...
www.yourdictionary.com/locker-room

Walk out the back door, through the ski locker room to Silver Buck run. ... The ski locker room is on the first floor which includes your own ski locker ...
www.vacationhomerentals.com/vacation-rentals/Deer-Valley-Ut...

There is a communal games room with pool and a bar-football table, a library of DVDs and videos at reception, a sauna, ski locker room with boot warmers and ...
runstream.com/feed/f/272/t/all/ -

Ski straight out on to the slopes from the ski locker room. Managed by Esprit Holidays, one of the UK’s leading independent ski specialist tour operators. ...
www.hoteldeuxdomaines.com/

Because in my experience one has a tall locker.

Bourth (X)
Local time: 21:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 67

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  awilliams: only problem is size. It might not have lockers, especially if this is a small lodge. E.g. http://www.skibrev.com/Pages/GalleryPages/GalleryContent26.h... . Who knows? Maybe I'm splitting hairs. At least "ski room" covers everything.
10 mins
  -> True. But a "lodge", as opposed to a "chalet", is likely to have lockers, I should think.

neutral  writeaway: as opposed to the team locker room?
18 mins
  -> Alright, if you insist: ski-locker room.
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
locale à ski
ski store


Explanation:
I'd use this for BrEng, although perhaps it wouldn't be so suitable for AmEng.

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Note added at 33 mins (2008-09-16 08:59:07 GMT)
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To me, a store can be any size - this could be nothing more than a large cupboard, rather than what we would normally call a room

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Note added at 41 mins (2008-09-16 09:07:40 GMT)
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Maybe "ski storage area" would fit better and be non-ambiguous

Mad River Glen : Vermont Skiing : Ski It If You Can! : Area ...
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Downstairs there is a small utility room with a washer and dryer and a ski storage area. Other amenities include a TV, VCR, DVD player, telephones, ...
www.madriverglen.com/?Page=lodging_guide.php&type=PH

Ski Breezy quality catered and self catered chalet holidays in ...
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Ski storage area with heated boot warmers. Storage area for bikes and outdoor equipment. Large private garden with superb views. ...
www.skibreezy.com/

Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 20:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 45
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
locale à ski
boot room


Explanation:
I would imagine - i.e. the place where you leave your skis and boots at the end of the day! You usually enter and leave the chalet that way to avoid clumping wet skis and boots through the house.

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Note added at 47 mins (2008-09-16 09:13:09 GMT)
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Chalet Beziére sits in its own sunny garden in the centre of Samoëns. It’s a 5-minute stroll to the shops, bars and restaurants, and only 2 minutes drive to the express gondola. The free ski bus stops opposite the chalet, but we are also happy to drop you down to the gondola in the morning.

We have 4 spacious bedrooms and a family suite. All bedrooms are en-suite, with full length baths.

The lovely open plan living area enjoys 270-degree views of the mountains and the Giffre Valley. We have a large balcony, cosy wood burning fire, plenty of comfortable seating and deep sofas. There is a wide screen satellite TV, DVD and CD players. We also have an array of board games and books for your use.

"Simply the best!" Gary & Rachel Lee 1/07

Guests are welcome to access their e-mail or browse the internet on the laptop computer provided.

There is a sauna, shower, heated boot room and boot warmer. There is also plenty of parking space.

http://www.chaletbeziere.com/home/home.htm

Strange - I would never call it a ski room, always a boot room!

Claire Cox
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28
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