Fontaine at Piau Engaly
Easy · 322 m long with 58 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 17° at its steepest, facing NE.
17°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
322 mlength
58 mvertical
1986 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Fontaine is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Fontaine
Lifts that reach the top: Lac (skiing easy terrain to get there); Engaly (skiing easy terrain to get there); Campbielh (skiing easy terrain to get there); Pic de Piau (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 14 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 Fontaine (easy)
Where it ends
Joins 3 ruisseaux. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Engaly (3 min), Hourc (8 min).
See Fontaine 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.