Piau-Engaly ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Piau-Engaly is a ski area in Aragnouet, Hautes-Pyrénées, France. Its 65 mapped downhill runs add up to 32 km, which ranks it #66 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 0.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 494 m long.

Slopes at Piau-Engaly

About 71% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 20% intermediate and 9% advanced or expert, which makes Piau-Engaly a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 8 lifts: 4 chairlifts, 3 button lifts, 1 rope tow. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,762 m up to 2,526 m, a vertical drop of 764 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Piau-Engaly

The nearest airport is Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE), about 47 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 1 min by car; Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) is 82 km away. Nearby ski areas include Saint-Lary (71.8 km), Grand Tourmalet (54.1 km), Saint Lary-Soulan and Gavarnie-Gèdre (20.9 km), which together add 163 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.