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Red · Portes du Soleil · near Avoriaz

Creux de la neige length, vertical drop and steepness

Creux de la neige starts near Avoriaz, in Portes du Soleil, at 2,229 m and drops 266 m over 1.19 km, to 1,963 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 48 %, #78 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 22 %. Lifts to its top: Lac-Intrêts; 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: 0.74 mi long; 873 ft vertical drop, from 7,313 ft to 6,440 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Creux de la neige 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
1.19 km 0.74 mi
Vertical drop
266 m 873 ft
Average gradient
22 %
Steepest 20 m
48 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#78 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 48 %, 490 m from the top

top · 2,229 m1.19 kmbottom · 1,963 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 Creux de la neige?

Creux de la neige is 1.19 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 266 m, from 2,229 m to 1,963 m.

How steep is Creux de la neige?

Its average gradient is 22 %; its steepest 20 m reach 48 %, 490 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Creux de la neige?

The top of Creux de la neige is reached by Lac-Intrêts (Chairlift).

Where does Creux de la neige end?

It ends at 1,963 m, near Avoriaz.

What difficulty is Creux de la neige?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)1.19 km 0.74 mi
Top2,229 m 7,313 ft
Bottom1,963 m 6,440 ft
Vertical drop266 m 873 ft
Average gradient22 %
Steepest 20 m48 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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