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Piau at Piau Engaly

Advanced · 389 m long with 216 m of vertical, averaging 29° and 38° at its steepest, facing NE.

38°steepest 50 m
29°average pitch
389 mlength
216 mvertical
2453 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Piau

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

From the base area (about 30 minutes, advanced 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 Lucifer (intermediate)
  14. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  15. Ski Piau (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Combe du Piau, Combe du Piau, Piau. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lac (5 min), Campbielh (5 min), Pic de Piau (6 min).

What people say

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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.