GeoPeaksOpen the 3D map

Black · Portes du Soleil · near Avoriaz

Combette length, vertical drop and steepness

Combette starts near Avoriaz, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,936 m and drops 369 m over 989 m, to 1,567 m; difficulty: Black. Its steepest 20 m reach 62 %, #17 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 37 %. Lifts to its top: Stade; 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: 0.61 mi long; 1,211 ft vertical drop, from 6,352 ft to 5,141 ft.

Ski this run in 3DFree, in the browser of a computer (an up-to-date Chrome or Edge).

Send this run to my computerThe 3D view runs in the browser of a computer.

Shaded relief map of Combette 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. © OpenStreetMap · IGN · swisstopo · Copernicus · Credits
Length
989 m 0.61 mi
Vertical drop
369 m 1,211 ft
Average gradient
37 %
Steepest 20 m
62 %
Difficulty
Black
In the area
#17 by steepness, of 380 · tied

Map of the run

Hover or tap a line for its name and numbers; click to open its page.

© OpenStreetMap · IGN · swisstopo · Copernicus · Credits

  • this run
  • lifts
  • ▲ top
  • ○ end
  • north is up

Keyboard: Tab goes through the lines, Enter opens one, + and − zoom, the arrows move the map.

See the whole of Portes du Soleil →

Elevation profile

Hover, tap or use the arrow keys along the run: gradient, distance and altitude of each 50 m stretch. The point follows on the map.

Steepest 20 m: 62 %, 260 m from the top

top · 1,936 m989 mbottom · 1,567 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 Combette?

Combette is 989 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 369 m, from 1,936 m to 1,567 m.

How steep is Combette?

Its average gradient is 37 %; its steepest 20 m reach 62 %, 260 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Combette?

The top of Combette is reached by Stade (Chairlift).

Where does Combette end?

It ends at 1,567 m, near Avoriaz.

What difficulty is Combette?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Black.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)989 m 0.61 mi
Length of all its branches1.16 km 0.72 mi
Top1,936 m 6,352 ft
Bottom1,567 m 5,141 ft
Vertical drop369 m 1,211 ft
Average gradient37 %
Steepest 20 m62 %
DifficultyBlack (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

Start at the top of Combette, in the browser of a computer.

Ski this run in 3D