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Red · Portes du Soleil · near Les Crosets

Alpages length, vertical drop and steepness

Alpages starts near Les Crosets, in Portes du Soleil, at 2,157 m and drops 206 m over 510 m, to 1,951 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 52 %, #56 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 40 %. Lifts to its top: Choucas.

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

In feet and miles: 0.32 mi long; 676 ft vertical drop, from 7,077 ft to 6,401 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Alpages 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
510 m 0.32 mi
Vertical drop
206 m 676 ft
Average gradient
40 %
Steepest 20 m
52 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#56 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 52 %, 20 m from the top

top · 2,157 m510 mbottom · 1,951 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 Alpages?

Alpages is 510 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 206 m, from 2,157 m to 1,951 m.

How steep is Alpages?

Its average gradient is 40 %; its steepest 20 m reach 52 %, 20 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Alpages?

The top of Alpages is reached by Choucas (Chairlift).

Where does Alpages end?

It ends at 1,951 m.

What difficulty is Alpages?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)510 m 0.32 mi
Top2,157 m 7,077 ft
Bottom1,951 m 6,401 ft
Vertical drop206 m 676 ft
Average gradient40 %
Steepest 20 m52 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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