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Blue · Portes du Soleil · near Les Crosets

Bleue de Chavanette length, vertical drop and steepness

Bleue de Chavanette starts near Les Crosets, in Portes du Soleil, at 2,158 m and drops 348 m over 1.87 km, to 1,810 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 41 %, #139 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 19 %. Lifts to its top: Choucas; 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; 1,142 ft vertical drop, from 7,080 ft to 5,938 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Bleue de Chavanette 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
1.87 km 1.16 mi
Vertical drop
348 m 1,142 ft
Average gradient
19 %
Steepest 20 m
41 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#139 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 41 %, 660 m from the top

top · 2,158 m1.87 kmbottom · 1,810 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 de Chavanette?

Bleue de Chavanette is 1.87 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 348 m, from 2,158 m to 1,810 m.

How steep is Bleue de Chavanette?

Its average gradient is 19 %; its steepest 20 m reach 41 %, 660 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Bleue de Chavanette?

The top of Bleue de Chavanette is reached by Choucas (Chairlift).

Where does Bleue de Chavanette end?

It ends at 1,810 m, near Avoriaz.

What difficulty is Bleue de Chavanette?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)1.87 km 1.16 mi
Length of all its branches1.94 km 1.21 mi
Top2,158 m 7,080 ft
Bottom1,810 m 5,938 ft
Vertical drop348 m 1,142 ft
Average gradient19 %
Steepest 20 m41 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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