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Black · Portes du Soleil · near Morzine

Aigle noir length, vertical drop and steepness

Aigle noir starts near Morzine, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,651 m and drops 190 m over 550 m, to 1,462 m; difficulty: Black. Its steepest 20 m reach 62 %, #17 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 34 %.

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

In feet and miles: 0.34 mi long; 623 ft vertical drop, from 5,417 ft to 4,797 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Aigle noir 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
550 m 0.34 mi
Vertical drop
190 m 623 ft
Average gradient
34 %
Steepest 20 m
62 %
Difficulty
Black
In the area
#17 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 62 %, 20 m from the top

top · 1,651 m550 mbottom · 1,462 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 Aigle noir?

Aigle noir is 550 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 190 m, from 1,651 m to 1,462 m.

How steep is Aigle noir?

Its average gradient is 34 %; its steepest 20 m reach 62 %, 20 m from the top.

Where does Aigle noir end?

It ends at 1,462 m.

What difficulty is Aigle noir?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Black.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)550 m 0.34 mi
Top1,651 m 5,417 ft
Bottom1,462 m 4,797 ft
Vertical drop190 m 623 ft
Average gradient34 %
Steepest 20 m62 %
DifficultyBlack (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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