trailbreaking
noun1
The establishment of a trail for the first time.
- Because of the demands of trailbreaking, however, it does not generally happen in snowshoeing.1998, Larry Oldsted, Snowshoeing: A Trailside Guide, page 73:
- 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.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: