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Green · Portes du Soleil · near La Chapelle-d'Abondance

Col Vert length, vertical drop and steepness

Also known as Chemin Rural du Riz à l'Auboury

Col Vert starts near La Chapelle-d'Abondance, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,565 m and drops 92 m over 943 m, to 1,473 m; difficulty: Green. Its steepest 20 m reach 15 %, #336 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 10 %. It ends near La Chapelle-d'Abondance.

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

In feet and miles: 0.59 mi long; 302 ft vertical drop, from 5,135 ft to 4,833 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Col Vert 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
943 m 0.59 mi
Vertical drop
92 m 302 ft
Average gradient
10 %
Steepest 20 m
15 %
Difficulty
Green
In the area
#336 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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

top · 1,565 m943 mbottom · 1,473 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 Vert?

Col Vert is 943 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 92 m, from 1,565 m to 1,473 m.

How steep is Col Vert?

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

Where does Col Vert end?

It ends at 1,473 m, near La Chapelle-d'Abondance.

What difficulty is Col Vert?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Green.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)943 m 0.59 mi
Top1,565 m 5,135 ft
Bottom1,473 m 4,833 ft
Vertical drop92 m 302 ft
Average gradient10 %
Steepest 20 m15 %
DifficultyGreen (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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