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Red · Portes du Soleil · near Saint-Jean-d'Aulps

Chargeau length, vertical drop and steepness

Chargeau starts near Saint-Jean-d'Aulps, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,729 m and drops 120 m over 594 m, to 1,609 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 35 %, #201 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 20 %. Lifts to its top: Chargeau and Têtes.

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

In feet and miles: 0.37 mi long; 394 ft vertical drop, from 5,673 ft to 5,279 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Chargeau 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
594 m 0.37 mi
Vertical drop
120 m 394 ft
Average gradient
20 %
Steepest 20 m
35 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#201 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 35 %, 240 m from the top

top · 1,729 m594 mbottom · 1,609 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 Chargeau?

Chargeau is 594 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 120 m, from 1,729 m to 1,609 m.

How steep is Chargeau?

Its average gradient is 20 %; its steepest 20 m reach 35 %, 240 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Chargeau?

The top of Chargeau is reached by Chargeau (Chairlift) and Têtes (Chairlift).

Where does Chargeau end?

It ends at 1,609 m.

What difficulty is Chargeau?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)594 m 0.37 mi
Top1,729 m 5,673 ft
Bottom1,609 m 5,279 ft
Vertical drop120 m 394 ft
Average gradient20 %
Steepest 20 m35 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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