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Grande bleue at Piau Engaly

Easy · 4665 m long with 773 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 19° at its steepest, facing NE.

19°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
4665 mlength
773 mvertical
2530 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Grande bleue

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

From the base area (about 28 minutes, easy 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)

Where it ends

Joins Bd. des skieurs, unnamed trail, Sarrous, Forêt, Combe Engaly. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Engaly (1 min), Hourc (5 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.