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Combe du Machon length, vertical drop and steepness

Combe du Machon starts near Avoriaz, in Portes du Soleil, at 2,182 m and drops 314 m over 695 m, to 1,868 m; difficulty: Black. Its steepest 20 m reach 71 %, #4 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 45 %. Lifts to its top: Grandes Combes; it ends near Avoriaz.

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

In feet and miles: 0.43 mi long; 1,030 ft vertical drop, from 7,159 ft to 6,129 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Combe du Machon 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
695 m 0.43 mi
Vertical drop
314 m 1,030 ft
Average gradient
45 %
Steepest 20 m
71 %
Difficulty
Black
In the area
#4 by steepness, of 380

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Steepest 20 m: 71 %, 300 m from the top

top · 2,182 m695 mbottom · 1,868 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 Combe du Machon?

Combe du Machon is 695 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 314 m, from 2,182 m to 1,868 m.

How steep is Combe du Machon?

Its average gradient is 45 %; its steepest 20 m reach 71 %, 300 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Combe du Machon?

The top of Combe du Machon is reached by Grandes Combes (Chairlift).

Where does Combe du Machon end?

It ends at 1,868 m, near Avoriaz.

What difficulty is Combe du Machon?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Black.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)695 m 0.43 mi
Top2,182 m 7,159 ft
Bottom1,868 m 6,129 ft
Vertical drop314 m 1,030 ft
Average gradient45 %
Steepest 20 m71 %
DifficultyBlack (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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