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Red · Portes du Soleil · near Les Crosets

20 Col des Portes du Soleil length, vertical drop and steepness

20 Col des Portes du Soleil starts near Les Crosets, in Portes du Soleil, at 2,004 m and drops 322 m over 1.78 km, to 1,682 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 46 %, #96 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 18 %. Lifts to its top: Gueilly; it ends near Les Crosets.

Measured by GeoPeaks · data of October 29, 2026 · not figures of the ski area · How we measure

In feet and miles: 1.11 mi long; 1,056 ft vertical drop, from 6,575 ft to 5,518 ft.

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Length
1.78 km 1.11 mi
Vertical drop
322 m 1,056 ft
Average gradient
18 %
Steepest 20 m
46 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#96 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 46 %, 10 m from the top

top · 2,004 m1.78 kmbottom · 1,682 m
  • under 15 %
  • 15–25 %
  • 25–35 %
  • 35–50 %
  • over 50 %

Similar runs nearby

Runs of Portes du Soleil with the closest gradient and vertical drop.

How it ranks in Portes du Soleil

Among the 381 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks. 1 run is left out: its line climbs back up, or has a short pitch far steeper than the rest — maybe a bridge, a tunnel or a cut that the bare-ground relief does not show. Steepest · Longest · Biggest drop

Questions

How long is 20 Col des Portes du Soleil?

20 Col des Portes du Soleil is 1.78 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 322 m, from 2,004 m to 1,682 m.

How steep is 20 Col des Portes du Soleil?

Its average gradient is 18 %; its steepest 20 m reach 46 %, 10 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of 20 Col des Portes du Soleil?

The top of 20 Col des Portes du Soleil is reached by Gueilly (Drag lift).

Where does 20 Col des Portes du Soleil end?

It ends at 1,682 m, near Les Crosets.

What difficulty is 20 Col des Portes du Soleil?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)1.78 km 1.11 mi
Top2,004 m 6,575 ft
Bottom1,682 m 5,518 ft
Vertical drop322 m 1,056 ft
Average gradient18 %
Steepest 20 m46 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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