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Riou at Luz Ardiden

Intermediate · 481 m long with 144 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 24° at its steepest, facing E.

24°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
481 mlength
144 mvertical
1964 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

Riou is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

How to get to Riou

Lifts that reach the top: Aulian Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Bederet Express (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Bederet Express
  2. Ski La Belle Bleue (easy)
  3. Ski Riou (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Myrtilles. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Bederet Express (2 min).

See Riou on the 3D mapAll runs at Luz Ardiden
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.