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Piapolay at Arêches-Beaufort

Intermediate · 1356 m long with 432 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 30° at its steepest, facing NE.

30°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
1356 mlength
432 mvertical
1638 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Piapolay is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Piapolay

Lifts that reach the top: TSD4 - Piapolay (skiing easy terrain to get there); Grande Combe (skiing easy terrain to get there); TSF4 - Combettes (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 27 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride TSD4 - Grand Mont
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ski Les Perches (intermediate)
  4. Ski Combe de Perche (intermediate)
  5. Ski L'écharté, Combe de Perche (easy)
  6. Ride TSD4 - Piapolay
  7. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  8. Ski Roc Blanc (intermediate)
  9. Ski Variante Roc Blanc (intermediate)
  10. Ski Papillon (easy)
  11. Ski Piapolay (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Combe de Perche. Nearest lifts from the bottom: TSD4 - Piapolay (1 min), Le Bois (1 min), Jardin d'Enfants (2 min).

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Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.