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Choucas length, vertical drop and steepness

Choucas starts near Les Gets, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,656 m and drops 336 m over 3.56 km, to 1,321 m; difficulty: Green. Its steepest 20 m reach 18 %, #317 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 9 %. Lifts to its top: Charniaz Express, Nauchets Express, and Tête des Crêts.

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

In feet and miles: 2.21 mi long; 1,102 ft vertical drop, from 5,433 ft to 4,334 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Choucas 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
3.56 km 2.21 mi
Vertical drop
336 m 1,102 ft
Average gradient
9 %
Steepest 20 m
18 %
Difficulty
Green
In the area
#317 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Les Gets
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  • ○ end
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Steepest 20 m: 18 %, 2,960 m from the top

top · 1,656 m3.56 kmbottom · 1,321 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 Choucas?

Choucas is 3.56 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 336 m, from 1,656 m to 1,321 m.

How steep is Choucas?

Its average gradient is 9 %; its steepest 20 m reach 18 %, 2,960 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Choucas?

The top of Choucas is reached by Charniaz Express (Chairlift), Nauchets Express (Chairlift), and Tête des Crêts (Drag lift).

Where does Choucas end?

It ends at 1,321 m.

What difficulty is Choucas?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Green.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)3.56 km 2.21 mi
Top1,656 m 5,433 ft
Bottom1,321 m 4,334 ft
Vertical drop336 m 1,102 ft
Average gradient9 %
Steepest 20 m18 %
DifficultyGreen (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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