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Red · Portes du Soleil · near Châtel

Barbossine length, vertical drop and steepness

Barbossine starts near Châtel, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,476 m and drops 4 m over 83 m, to 1,472 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 9 %, #364 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 5 %. Lifts to its top: Petit Châtel; it ends near Châtel.

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

In feet and miles: 272 ft long; 13 ft vertical drop, from 4,843 ft to 4,829 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Barbossine 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. © OpenStreetMap · IGN · swisstopo · Copernicus · Credits
Length
83 m 272 ft
Vertical drop
4 m 13 ft
Average gradient
5 %
Steepest 20 m
9 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#364 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 9 %, 30 m from the top

top · 1,476 m83 mbottom · 1,472 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 Barbossine?

Barbossine is 83 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 4 m, from 1,476 m to 1,472 m.

How steep is Barbossine?

Its average gradient is 5 %; its steepest 20 m reach 9 %, 30 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Barbossine?

The top of Barbossine is reached by Petit Châtel (Chairlift).

Where does Barbossine end?

It ends at 1,472 m, near Châtel.

What difficulty is Barbossine?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)83 m 272 ft
Top1,476 m 4,843 ft
Bottom1,472 m 4,829 ft
Vertical drop4 m 13 ft
Average gradient5 %
Steepest 20 m9 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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