Site:piste vs landuse:winter_sports

I’m looking for an object type that represents ski resorts but it seems that two different types are used:

site:piste like here for Planneralm: Relation: ‪Salzstiegl‬ (‪14445382‬) | OpenStreetMap

landuse:winter_sports like here for Salzstiegl: Way: ‪Planneralm‬ (‪321514318‬) | OpenStreetMap

is one of the two the correct way? Or is there no “definition”?

thanks for your help!
Thomas

Hi Thomas,

as far as I know, these are two completely different use cases. With a site=piste relation, all ski slopes of a ski area are collected in one relation.
With an outline of landuse=winter_sports you define the geographical area of the ski area, independent of the slopes.

Assuming you know where a ski area extends on the ground, but not exactly where the slopes are, you can create an area with landuse=winter_sports. If all the slopes are already mapped individually, you can summarize them in a site=slope relation. But in principle, both can be used at the same time.

See also the explanations in the Wiki:

Thanks for your quick response!
So if I want a “list” of all ski resorts my best bet would be to combine these two types? Or is there a better way?

You’re welcome. I would rely on the landuse for this. Considering that this has been mapped everywhere in your place.

Checking for the two types is the way to go. Beware that some landuse=winter_sport are not resorts, but also sometimes a single piste extent, or a biathlon shooting range.