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Blue · Portes du Soleil · near Avoriaz

Bleue du Lac length, vertical drop and steepness

Also known as Bleue d'Arare

Bleue du Lac starts near Avoriaz, in Portes du Soleil, at 2,198 m and drops 264 m over 1.60 km, to 1,934 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 28 %, #269 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 16 %. Lifts to its top: Grandes Combes; 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: 1.00 mi long; 866 ft vertical drop, from 7,211 ft to 6,345 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Bleue du Lac 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
1.60 km 1.00 mi
Vertical drop
264 m 866 ft
Average gradient
16 %
Steepest 20 m
28 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#269 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 28 %, 480 m from the top

top · 2,198 m1.60 kmbottom · 1,934 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 du Lac?

Bleue du Lac is 1.60 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 264 m, from 2,198 m to 1,934 m.

How steep is Bleue du Lac?

Its average gradient is 16 %; its steepest 20 m reach 28 %, 480 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Bleue du Lac?

The top of Bleue du Lac is reached by Grandes Combes (Chairlift).

Where does Bleue du Lac end?

It ends at 1,934 m, near Avoriaz.

What difficulty is Bleue du Lac?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)1.60 km 1.00 mi
Length of all its branches1.92 km 1.19 mi
Top2,198 m 7,211 ft
Bottom1,934 m 6,345 ft
Vertical drop264 m 866 ft
Average gradient16 %
Steepest 20 m28 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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