Raccordo Couis 1 at Pila
Intermediate · 1644 m long with 143 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 16° at its steepest, facing W.
16°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
1644 mlength
143 mvertical
2250 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Raccordo Couis 1 is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Raccordo Couis 1
Lifts that reach the top: Gorraz - Couis (skiing novice terrain to get there); La Nouva (skiing novice terrain to get there); Leissé (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Couis - Platta de Grévon (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Couis 2 (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 37 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Aosta / Aoste - Les Fleurs
- Ride Les Fleurs - Plan Praz
- Ride Plan Praz - Pila
- Hike unnamed easy connector (easy)
- Ride Pila-Gorraz
- Ride Gorraz - Couis
- Ski Raccordo Couis 1 (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Plan de l'Eyvie, unnamed easy trail, 9b, Couis 1, unnamed intermediate trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Couis - Platta de Grévon (1 min), La Nouva (3 min), Leissé (4 min).
See Raccordo 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.