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Arnica at Piau Engaly

Intermediate · 550 m long with 148 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 26° at its steepest, facing N.

26°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
550 mlength
148 mvertical
2265 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Arnica

Lifts that reach the top: Pic de Piau (skiing easy terrain to get there); Campbielh (skiing freeride terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 32 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Hourc
  2. Ski Grande bleue (easy)
  3. Ski unnamed trail
  4. Ride Engaly
  5. Ski Sarrous (easy)
  6. Ski 3 ruisseaux (easy)
  7. Ski Grives (easy)
  8. Ski Laquette (easy)
  9. Ski Bd. des skieurs (easy)
  10. Ride Pic de Piau
  11. Ski unnamed trail
  12. Ski Grande bleue (easy)
  13. Ski Combe du Piau (easy)
  14. Ski Arnica (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Chardons. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lac (4 min), Campbielh (4 min), Pic de Piau (5 min).

See Arnica on the 3D mapAll runs at Piau Engaly
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.