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Red · Portes du Soleil · near Les Gets

Ambresalle length, vertical drop and steepness

Ambresalle starts near Les Gets, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,671 m and drops 281 m over 1.20 km, to 1,390 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 43 %, #116 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 24 %. Lifts to its top: Charniaz Express.

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

In feet and miles: 0.74 mi long; 922 ft vertical drop, from 5,482 ft to 4,560 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Ambresalle with the runs and lifts around it
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Length
1.20 km 0.74 mi
Vertical drop
281 m 922 ft
Average gradient
24 %
Steepest 20 m
43 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#116 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 43 %, 270 m from the top

top · 1,671 m1.20 kmbottom · 1,390 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 Ambresalle?

Ambresalle is 1.20 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 281 m, from 1,671 m to 1,390 m.

How steep is Ambresalle?

Its average gradient is 24 %; its steepest 20 m reach 43 %, 270 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Ambresalle?

The top of Ambresalle is reached by Charniaz Express (Chairlift).

Where does Ambresalle end?

It ends at 1,390 m.

What difficulty is Ambresalle?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)1.20 km 0.74 mi
Top1,671 m 5,482 ft
Bottom1,390 m 4,560 ft
Vertical drop281 m 922 ft
Average gradient24 %
Steepest 20 m43 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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