Piau Engaly france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Piau Engaly France.
Piau Engaly Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1970 the French ski resort Piau Engaly lies at 2600 metres altitude in the Hautes Pyrenees region of the French Pyrenees. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Piau Engaly ski area is snow sure. Over 20 snow cannons ensure artificial Piau Engaly snow making covers 10km of ski trails, which equates to around 15 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Piau Engaly (France) is Toulouse at a distance of 180km or approximately 180 minutes driving time. Piau Engaly ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Purpose built in the early '70s on a border plateau facing Spain in the Pyrenees National park. The design is futuristic and functional, the atmosphere lively, family-oriented, French and friendly. Snow guaranteed.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Piau Engaly France
Beginner Trails
 5 runs ?km |
12% |
Intermediate Trails
 20 runs ?km |
50% |
Advanced Trails
 9 runs ?km |
22% |
Expert Trails
 6 runs 6km |
15% |
Piau Engaly Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
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| Snowboarders | |
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €? - €? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Piau Engaly Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 65km |
| total length of Piau Engaly trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 7km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N |
| direction Piau Engaly ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2600m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1420m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1420m |
| centre of Piau Engaly ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1180m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1180m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Piau Engaly
Skiing Piau Engaly you'll enjoy 40 pistes and trails and that means approximately 65km of ski runs. Piau Engaly lifts number 17 with the capacity to uplift 22000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of Piau Engaly is over 7km long.
Piau Engaly Ski Area
Piau Engaly ski area has 12% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 50% intermediate, 22% advanced ski slopes and 15% for expert skiers - the most difficult Piau Engaly piste is the 0.6km Le Couloir run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Piau Engaly after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Piau Engaly for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Piau Engaly
If you snowboard Piau Engaly you'll want to know that, of the 17 ski lifts in total, 9 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Piau Engaly snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Piau Engaly snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 1 quarter pipe and 1 boardercross courses.
Piau Engaly for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Piau Engaly Apres Ski
The apres ski Piau Engaly scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
4 apres ski bars 5 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Ice Diving, Table Tennis, Torchlit Descents.
Piau Engaly for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Piau Engaly Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Piau Engaly resort - ski Piau Engaly by any other name
The French ski resort of Piau Engaly ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Piau Engaly ski area has ski slopes which face N
The direction which the various Piau Engaly ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Piau Engaly ski resort has ski slopes facing N.
Piau Engaly for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall