Grives at Piau Engaly
Easy · 860 m long with 173 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 20° at its steepest, facing N.
20°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
860 mlength
173 mvertical
2159 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Grives is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Grives
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 33 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)
- Ski Bd. des skieurs (easy)
- Ride Pic de Piau
- Ski unnamed trail
- Ski Grande bleue (easy)
- Ski Grives (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Laquette, Fontaine. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lac (2 min), Campbielh (3 min), Pic de Piau (3 min).
See Grives 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.