Piau Engaly
About the area
Piau-Engaly is a 32 km area built mainly around blue pistes: 20 km of blue against 2 km of green, 6 km of red and 2 km of black. With 71% of the terrain green or blue (23 km) and eight short easy runs grouped next to a lift base, it works well for beginners and for intermediates who want to cover ground without pressure. Experts will run out of material quickly: only 9% is black or freeride terrain, and the longest single descent gives 773 m of vertical. Families can ski here, but check that the easy sectors suit your group.
Nine lifts serve the slopes: five chairlifts, three platters and one rope tow, so access is simple and the beginner zone is reachable from the base. The area runs from 1497 m to 2526 m, which puts most skiing high by Pyrenean standards. The longest run measures 4673 m.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 32 km
- Lifts
- 9
- Altitude
- 1497–2526 m
- Vertical
- 1029 m
- Runs
- 67
- Longest run
- 4.7 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 773 m
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 8
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.
Official sitePistes by difficulty
- Green2.0 km
- Blue20.8 km
- Red6.3 km
- Black2.9 km
- Unclassified0.2 km
Lifts by type
- 5Chairlift
- 3Button lift
- 1Rope tow
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
yes
- · 71% of pistes are green/blue (23 km)
- · 9% are black/expert/freeride
- · 8 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
with caveats
- · a base right at the lifts
Experts
not really
- · 3 km black/expert/freeride (9%)
- · longest vertical on one run 773 m
Best forbeginnersintermediateshigh altitude
Where to stay
Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.