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Red · Portes du Soleil · near Châtel

Col de Croix length, vertical drop and steepness

Col de Croix starts near Châtel, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,870 m and drops 54 m over 536 m, to 1,816 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 15 %, #336 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 10 %. Lifts to its top: Barbossine and Contrebandiers.

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

In feet and miles: 0.33 mi long; 177 ft vertical drop, from 6,135 ft to 5,958 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Col de Croix 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
536 m 0.33 mi
Vertical drop
54 m 177 ft
Average gradient
10 %
Steepest 20 m
15 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#336 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 15 %, 490 m from the top

top · 1,870 m536 mbottom · 1,816 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 Col de Croix?

Col de Croix is 536 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 54 m, from 1,870 m to 1,816 m.

How steep is Col de Croix?

Its average gradient is 10 %; its steepest 20 m reach 15 %, 490 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Col de Croix?

The top of Col de Croix is reached by Barbossine (Chairlift) and Contrebandiers (Drag lift).

Where does Col de Croix end?

It ends at 1,816 m.

What difficulty is Col de Croix?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)536 m 0.33 mi
Top1,870 m 6,135 ft
Bottom1,816 m 5,958 ft
Vertical drop54 m 177 ft
Average gradient10 %
Steepest 20 m15 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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