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Blue · Portes du Soleil · near Avoriaz

Blue Velvet length, vertical drop and steepness

Blue Velvet starts near Avoriaz, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,992 m and drops 412 m over 1.48 km, to 1,580 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 46 %, #96 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 28 %. Lifts to its top: Brochaux; 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: 0.92 mi long; 1,352 ft vertical drop, from 6,535 ft to 5,184 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Blue Velvet 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
1.48 km 0.92 mi
Vertical drop
412 m 1,352 ft
Average gradient
28 %
Steepest 20 m
46 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#96 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Avoriaz
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Steepest 20 m: 46 %, 510 m from the top

top · 1,992 m1.48 kmbottom · 1,580 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 Blue Velvet?

Blue Velvet is 1.48 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 412 m, from 1,992 m to 1,580 m.

How steep is Blue Velvet?

Its average gradient is 28 %; its steepest 20 m reach 46 %, 510 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Blue Velvet?

The top of Blue Velvet is reached by Brochaux (Chairlift).

Where does Blue Velvet end?

It ends at 1,580 m, near Avoriaz.

What difficulty is Blue Velvet?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)1.48 km 0.92 mi
Top1,992 m 6,535 ft
Bottom1,580 m 5,184 ft
Vertical drop412 m 1,352 ft
Average gradient28 %
Steepest 20 m46 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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