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

Conches length, vertical drop and steepness

Conches starts near La Chapelle-d'Abondance, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,787 m and drops 115 m over 341 m, to 1,672 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 41 %, #139 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 34 %. Lifts to its top: Conche 2000 and Télésiège de Braitaz.

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

In feet and miles: 0.21 mi long; 377 ft vertical drop, from 5,863 ft to 5,486 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Conches 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
341 m 0.21 mi
Vertical drop
115 m 377 ft
Average gradient
34 %
Steepest 20 m
41 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#139 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 41 %, 140 m from the top

top · 1,787 m341 mbottom · 1,672 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 Conches?

Conches is 341 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 115 m, from 1,787 m to 1,672 m.

How steep is Conches?

Its average gradient is 34 %; its steepest 20 m reach 41 %, 140 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Conches?

The top of Conches is reached by Conche 2000 (Drag lift) and Télésiège de Braitaz (Chairlift).

Where does Conches end?

It ends at 1,672 m.

What difficulty is Conches?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)341 m 0.21 mi
Top1,787 m 5,863 ft
Bottom1,672 m 5,486 ft
Vertical drop115 m 377 ft
Average gradient34 %
Steepest 20 m41 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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