canyon at Piau Engaly
Easy · 432 m long with 83 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 17° at its steepest, facing NW.
17°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
432 mlength
83 mvertical
2151 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
canyon is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to canyon
Lifts that reach the top: Campbielh (skiing easy terrain to get there); Pic de Piau (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 24 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Hourc
- Ski Grande bleue (easy)
- Ski unnamed trail
- Ride Engaly
- Ski Sarrous (easy)
- Ski 3 ruisseaux (easy)
- Ski Grives (easy)
- Ski Laquette (easy)
- Ride Campbielh
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Col (easy)
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski canyon (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Badet. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Mouscades (5 min), Mouscades (5 min).
See canyon on the 3D mapAll runs at Piau EngalyMeasured 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.