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Black · Portes du Soleil · near Abondance

Corne Noire length, vertical drop and steepness

Corne Noire starts near Abondance, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,683 m and drops 207 m over 534 m, to 1,476 m; difficulty: Black. Its steepest 20 m reach 65 %, #11 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 39 %. Lifts to its top: Corne 2.

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

In feet and miles: 0.33 mi long; 679 ft vertical drop, from 5,522 ft to 4,843 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Corne Noire 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
534 m 0.33 mi
Vertical drop
207 m 679 ft
Average gradient
39 %
Steepest 20 m
65 %
Difficulty
Black
In the area
#11 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 65 %, 170 m from the top

top · 1,683 m534 mbottom · 1,476 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 Corne Noire?

Corne Noire is 534 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 207 m, from 1,683 m to 1,476 m.

How steep is Corne Noire?

Its average gradient is 39 %; its steepest 20 m reach 65 %, 170 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Corne Noire?

The top of Corne Noire is reached by Corne 2 (Drag lift).

Where does Corne Noire end?

It ends at 1,476 m.

What difficulty is Corne Noire?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Black.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)534 m 0.33 mi
Top1,683 m 5,522 ft
Bottom1,476 m 4,843 ft
Vertical drop207 m 679 ft
Average gradient39 %
Steepest 20 m65 %
DifficultyBlack (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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