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Blue · Portes du Soleil · near Les Gets

Col de Sommand length, vertical drop and steepness

Col de Sommand starts near Les Gets, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,677 m and drops 247 m over 1.31 km, to 1,430 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 39 %, #158 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 19 %.

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

In feet and miles: 0.82 mi long; 810 ft vertical drop, from 5,502 ft to 4,692 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Col de Sommand 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
1.31 km 0.82 mi
Vertical drop
247 m 810 ft
Average gradient
19 %
Steepest 20 m
39 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#158 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 39 %, 720 m from the top

top · 1,677 m1.31 kmbottom · 1,430 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 Sommand?

Col de Sommand is 1.31 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 247 m, from 1,677 m to 1,430 m.

How steep is Col de Sommand?

Its average gradient is 19 %; its steepest 20 m reach 39 %, 720 m from the top.

Where does Col de Sommand end?

It ends at 1,430 m.

What difficulty is Col de Sommand?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)1.31 km 0.82 mi
Top1,677 m 5,502 ft
Bottom1,430 m 4,692 ft
Vertical drop247 m 810 ft
Average gradient19 %
Steepest 20 m39 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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