Piau-Engaly

Hautes-Pyrénées

Altitude : 1420 - 2600 m

In Piau, gliding is like playing ! Come and discover an exceptional play field, in a " high mountain " atmosphere, very close to Spain  and its "Ventas". Everything is meant for fun : the longest blue piste in the Pyrenees (7km), a new snow-park with a permanent  border-cross on the snow front, free-ride area for big sensations, snowshoe hiking in an unforgettable environment and unusual activities for trying, such as ice diving.

Piste Info

38 pistes on 550 hectares or 65 km of pistes including 4 green, 16 blue, 11 red, 7 black - snow-park on the resort front - luge piste - 10 lifts including 5 chair lifts and 5 ski lifts -1 tow rope - 45 snow guns - heated picnic room - lockers - E.S.F. ski school.

PRICES 2011-12	Day	4 hours	6 Days
Adult	31 €	26.50 €	155 €
Children (6 to 11)	26,50 €	-	132,50 €
Family*	106 €	-	530 €
Student	22 €**

*Family : 2 adults + 2 children from 6 to 17 years old
 **Student : 22 € with No Souci Student Card (free) ; 24 € with No Souci card.

Handiski

Adapted ski lessons for disabled persons.

Children

Snow kid's garden : at the foot of the pistes, welcomes children from 3 to 5 years old. Tel. 05 62 39 62 83.
The Maison de Titou : Day care in the middle of the resort at the foot of the pistes, welcomes children from 3 months to 5 years old inclusive. Health book and BCG Vaccine certificate required. Tel. 05 62 39 69 84.
Le Club des P'tits Fripons : Open during Christmas school holidays - New Year and Winter school holidays. Welcomes children from 6 to 12 years old, Monday to Friday.  Games - activities - shows. Tel. 05 62 39 69 84 or 05 62 39 68 01.

Other activities

Snowshoe hiking with guide - ice cascade climbing - sled dogs in forests - ice diving - mountain skiing.

Main events

December 3th and 4th 2011 : The Rock on Snowbard Tour : national Tour ; snowboard equipment (2012) test ; Banket Slalom World Snowboard Federation ; many free activities ; rock concert.
December 28th 2011: fortieth Birthday of the resort (son et lumière and fireworks).
January 14th-15th 2012 : Kids Boarder-Cross WSF Contest.
January 21th-22th 2012 : France Trophy of snowscoot.
February 4th-5th 2012 : Boarder-Cross WSF Contest..
March 17th 2012 : 9th edition of the Pyrenees Derby, the biggest multi-glide event in the Pyrenees. An international gathering in Skiing, Snowboarding, Telemark, monoskiing and Snowscooting... Activities all day long.
April 1st 2012 : Kids Derby, the Derby for 7 to 17 years old.
April 7-8th 2012 : Snowfuture : testing of the 2013 snowboard equipment ; Pyrenees Kids session; special activities, with free freestyle lessons for children under 15.
April 8th 2012 : Waterslide, activity in a lively atmosphere.
Closing day : go down in OGNIs.

Access

5 car parks representing 2500 spots.
1 camper park (120 spots) and 15 terminals (100 receptacles).
1 winter caravaning park at 12 km.
Road: Pau 126 km - Toulouse 170 km - Bordeaux 330 km - Nantes 730 km - Paris 810 km.
Railway station: Lannemezan (the nearest one) at 55 km (daily bus link holidays an on Saturday outside school holidays) - Tarbes (TGV) at 92 km.
Airports: Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées at 100 km - Pau at 120 km - Toulouse at 170 km.