Couis 1 at Pila
Intermediate · 3251 m long with 541 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 24° at its steepest, facing N.
24°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
3251 mlength
541 mvertical
2702 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Couis 1 is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Couis 1
Lifts that reach the top: Leissé (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 52 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Aosta / Aoste - Les Fleurs
- Ride Les Fleurs - Plan Praz
- Ride Plan Praz - Pila
- Ski Grimod (easy)
- Ride Chamolé
- Ski unnamed connector
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski La Châtelaine (easy)
- Ski La Chatelaine (easy)
- Ski La Châtelaine (easy)
- Ski Grimod (easy)
- Ski unnamed connector
- Ride Leissé
- Ski Couis 1 (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Raccordo Couis 1, unnamed easy trail, 9b, Plan de l'Eyvie, unnamed intermediate trail, Bellevue, Grimod. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Couis - Platta de Grévon (1 min), La Nouva (4 min), Couis 2 (4 min).
See Couis 1 on the 3D mapAll runs at PilaMeasured 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.