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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective concerned with or designed for use after skiing; occurring after a day of skiing.
  • noun the time after skiing.

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Examples

  • Rainboots and various types of apres-ski boots are warm and weatherproof, but not at all good for all-day walking.

    Making Light: Open thread 134 2010

  • The Vermont ski resort boasts 485 skiable acres, foodie appeal and a lively apres-ski scene -- plus a new luxury ski in/ski out hotel and slick base area.

    Stowe Scales Up 2009

  • Candace Jackson/The Wall Street Journal A favorite apres-ski stop for locals and visitors, the Shed Restaurant & Brewery pours several home brews, such as Mountain Ale or Rude Boy IPA, a hearty beer perfect for chilly nights.

    Stowe Scales Up 2009

  • I am appaling on the slopes, although I am something of a master at apres-ski.

    Textual Intercourse juliette 2009

  • I am not a big skier, but I love apres-ski wear, and imagine I would look great in an all-white, fur-trimmed ski suit.

    Jane Green: You Cannot Be Serious 2008

  • Creative Artists Agency chief Mike Ovitz brought in a cassette for an apres-ski screening at his chalet.

    The Skiing Game 2008

  • Bop away at the superhip club B018, court danger at Atlantis, where live piranhas swim beneath the dance floor, or head to the mountain resort of Faraya-Mzaar and mingle with the Mideast apres-ski set.

    Tip Sheet 2007

  • Afternoon apres-ski activities include all-terrain vehicle safaris and sunset tobogganing.

    TIP SHEET 2007

  • An inconspicuous but efficient Swiss waiter was serving hot drinks to the apres-ski crew.

    Rama Revisited Clarke, Arthur C. 1989

  • A suave middle-aged Italian dressed in apres-ski clothes, sitting on a couch with a burning fireplace behind him, came into view.

    Rama Revisited Clarke, Arthur C. 1989

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