trailbreaking

English

Noun

trailbreaking (uncountable)

1. The establishment of a trail for the first time.
   • 1998, Larry Oldsted, Snowshoeing: A Trailside Guide, page 73:

     Because of the demands of trailbreaking, however, it does not generally happen in snowshoeing.

   • 2020 March 21, Beth Bragg, “After getting stopped by icy overflow, Iditarod’s ‘Elim 11’ is back on the trail and headed for White Mountain”, in Anchorage Daily News‎^[1]:

     The teams will be following the Old Mail Trail, which a local trailbreaking team will need to reestablish ahead of the teams, bringing them to the backside of White Mountain.

Verb

trailbreaking

1. present participle and gerund of trailbreak

See also

• trail braking