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Red · Portes du Soleil · near Avoriaz

Casse Noisettes length, vertical drop and steepness

Casse Noisettes starts near Avoriaz, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,909 m and drops 83 m over 179 m, to 1,826 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 63 %, #14 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 46 %. Lifts to its top: Chaux Fleurie.

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

In feet and miles: 587 ft long; 272 ft vertical drop, from 6,263 ft to 5,991 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Casse Noisettes 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
179 m 587 ft
Vertical drop
83 m 272 ft
Average gradient
46 %
Steepest 20 m
63 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#14 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 63 %, 50 m from the top

top · 1,909 m179 mbottom · 1,826 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 Casse Noisettes?

Casse Noisettes is 179 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 83 m, from 1,909 m to 1,826 m.

How steep is Casse Noisettes?

Its average gradient is 46 %; its steepest 20 m reach 63 %, 50 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Casse Noisettes?

The top of Casse Noisettes is reached by Chaux Fleurie (Chairlift).

Where does Casse Noisettes end?

It ends at 1,826 m.

What difficulty is Casse Noisettes?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)179 m 587 ft
Top1,909 m 6,263 ft
Bottom1,826 m 5,991 ft
Vertical drop83 m 272 ft
Average gradient46 %
Steepest 20 m63 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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