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Blue · Portes du Soleil · near Avoriaz

Bleue d'Arare length, vertical drop and steepness

Also known as Promenade du Pas du Lac

Bleue d'Arare starts near Avoriaz, in Portes du Soleil, at 2,163 m and drops 396 m over 1.86 km, to 1,767 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 36 %, #192 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 21 %. Lifts to its top: Arare 1, Arare 2, and Lac-Intrêts; it ends near Avoriaz.

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

In feet and miles: 1.16 mi long; 1,299 ft vertical drop, from 7,096 ft to 5,797 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Bleue d'Arare 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
1.86 km 1.16 mi
Vertical drop
396 m 1,299 ft
Average gradient
21 %
Steepest 20 m
36 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#192 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Avoriaz
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Steepest 20 m: 36 %, 740 m from the top

top · 2,163 m1.86 kmbottom · 1,767 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 Bleue d'Arare?

Bleue d'Arare is 1.86 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 396 m, from 2,163 m to 1,767 m.

How steep is Bleue d'Arare?

Its average gradient is 21 %; its steepest 20 m reach 36 %, 740 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Bleue d'Arare?

The top of Bleue d'Arare is reached by Arare 1 (Drag lift), Arare 2 (Drag lift), and Lac-Intrêts (Chairlift).

Where does Bleue d'Arare end?

It ends at 1,767 m, near Avoriaz.

What difficulty is Bleue d'Arare?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)1.86 km 1.16 mi
Length of all its branches3.08 km 1.91 mi
Top2,163 m 7,096 ft
Bottom1,767 m 5,797 ft
Vertical drop396 m 1,299 ft
Average gradient21 %
Steepest 20 m36 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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