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Blue · Portes du Soleil · near La Chapelle-d'Abondance

Accès Braitaz length, vertical drop and steepness

Accès Braitaz starts near La Chapelle-d'Abondance, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,474 m and drops 83 m over 664 m, to 1,391 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 40 %, #146 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 13 %. Lifts to its top: Panthiaz; it ends near La Chapelle-d'Abondance.

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

In feet and miles: 0.41 mi long; 272 ft vertical drop, from 4,836 ft to 4,564 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Accès Braitaz with the runs and lifts around it
The run in its colour, with a white border: ▲ its top, ○ its end. Around it, the other runs in their colours and the lifts in grey-blue (thicker: those reaching its top). The scale bar’s length is written next to it; north is up. Relief: GeoPeaks, from IGN LiDAR HD and swisstopo swissALTI3D. Runs and lifts: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Length
664 m 0.41 mi
Vertical drop
83 m 272 ft
Average gradient
13 %
Steepest 20 m
40 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#146 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 40 %, 20 m from the top

top · 1,474 m664 mbottom · 1,391 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 Accès Braitaz?

Accès Braitaz is 664 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 83 m, from 1,474 m to 1,391 m.

How steep is Accès Braitaz?

Its average gradient is 13 %; its steepest 20 m reach 40 %, 20 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Accès Braitaz?

The top of Accès Braitaz is reached by Panthiaz (Gondola).

Where does Accès Braitaz end?

It ends at 1,391 m, near La Chapelle-d'Abondance.

What difficulty is Accès Braitaz?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)664 m 0.41 mi
Length of all its branches882 m 0.55 mi
Top1,474 m 4,836 ft
Bottom1,391 m 4,564 ft
Vertical drop83 m 272 ft
Average gradient13 %
Steepest 20 m40 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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