Piau-Engaly
Ski resort · Hautes-Pyrénées, France
Piau-Engaly is a ski resort in Hautes-Pyrénées (France) with 32 km of runs and 8 lifts. You can ski between 1,498 m and 2,530 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 1,032 m. Its longest run is Grande bleue (4.7 km) and the steepest, Piau, reaches 74% on its toughest stretch.
See Piau-Engaly on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 32 km
- Lifts
- 8
- Elevation
- 1,498–2,530 m
- Vertical drop
- 1,032 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green2.0 km
- Blue21 km
- Red6.3 km
- Black2.9 km
The steepest runs at Piau-Engaly
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Piau Black74% · 37°
- Myrtilles Black67% · 34°
- Perdreaux Black66% · 33°
- Samba Black66% · 33°
- Mephisto Black63% · 32°
The longest runs
- Grande bleue Blue4.7 km
- Parc Red1.7 km
- Col Blue1.6 km
- 3 ruisseaux Blue1.4 km
- Isards Green1.2 km
Lifts
4 chairlifts · 3 platter lifts · 1 rope tow.
When to go to Piau-Engaly
For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 2,026 m (the resort's mean elevation is 2,014 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Piau-Engaly
- Saint-Lary10 km · 72 km of runs
- Grand Tourmalet15 km · 54 km of runs
- Gavarnie-Gèdre17 km · 21 km of runs
- Val-Louron18 km · 16 km of runs
- Luz-Ardiden23 km · 25 km of runs
- Peyragudes23 km · 44 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Piau-Engaly?
- In Hautes-Pyrénées, France. The nearest resort is Saint-Lary, 10 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Piau-Engaly have?
- 32 km: 2.0 km of green runs, 21 km of blue runs, 6.3 km of red runs, 2.9 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Piau-Engaly?
- You can ski between 1,498 m and 2,530 m: a vertical drop of 1,032 m.
- How many lifts does Piau-Engaly have?
- 8: 4 chairlifts, 3 platter lifts, 1 rope tow.
- What is the steepest run at Piau-Engaly?
- Piau (black), at 74% (37°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Piau-Engaly?
- For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Piau-Engaly?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.