Lagopède at Pipay
Advanced · 474 m long with 172 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 38° at its steepest, facing NE.
38°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
474 mlength
172 mvertical
2102 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Lagopède is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Lagopède
Lifts that reach the top: Tétras (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 28 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Chamois
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Cabris (easy)
- Ski Girolle (easy)
- Ride Éterlou
- Ski Coulemelle (easy)
- Ski Rosée des Prés (easy)
- Ski unnamed trail
- Ride Tétras
- Ski Lagopède (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Rosée des Prés. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Loups (1 min), Tétras (1 min), Oursière (4 min).
See Lagopède on the 3D mapAll runs at PipayMeasured 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.