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

Biche Bas length, vertical drop and steepness

Biche Bas starts near La Chapelle-d'Abondance, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,230 m and drops 188 m over 722 m, to 1,043 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 37 %, #180 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 26 %. 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: 0.45 mi long; 617 ft vertical drop, from 4,035 ft to 3,422 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Biche Bas 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
722 m 0.45 mi
Vertical drop
188 m 617 ft
Average gradient
26 %
Steepest 20 m
37 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#180 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 37 %, 30 m from the top

top · 1,230 m722 mbottom · 1,043 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 Biche Bas?

Biche Bas is 722 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 188 m, from 1,230 m to 1,043 m.

How steep is Biche Bas?

Its average gradient is 26 %; its steepest 20 m reach 37 %, 30 m from the top.

Where does Biche Bas end?

It ends at 1,043 m, near La Chapelle-d'Abondance.

What difficulty is Biche Bas?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)722 m 0.45 mi
Top1,230 m 4,035 ft
Bottom1,043 m 3,422 ft
Vertical drop188 m 617 ft
Average gradient26 %
Steepest 20 m37 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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