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Green · Portes du Soleil · near Saint-Jean-d'Aulps

École 1 length, vertical drop and steepness

École 1 starts near Saint-Jean-d'Aulps, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,103 m and drops 13 m over 124 m, to 1,090 m; difficulty: Green. Its steepest 20 m reach 14 %, #341 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 11 %. Lifts to its top: École 1 and Étangs.

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

In feet and miles: 407 ft long; 43 ft vertical drop, from 3,619 ft to 3,576 ft.

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Shaded relief map of École 1 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
124 m 407 ft
Vertical drop
13 m 43 ft
Average gradient
11 %
Steepest 20 m
14 %
Difficulty
Green
In the area
#341 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 14 %, 30 m from the top

top · 1,103 m124 mbottom · 1,090 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 École 1?

École 1 is 124 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 13 m, from 1,103 m to 1,090 m.

How steep is École 1?

Its average gradient is 11 %; its steepest 20 m reach 14 %, 30 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of École 1?

The top of École 1 is reached by École 1 (Drag lift) and Étangs (Drag lift).

Where does École 1 end?

It ends at 1,090 m.

What difficulty is École 1?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Green.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)124 m 407 ft
Top1,103 m 3,619 ft
Bottom1,090 m 3,576 ft
Vertical drop13 m 43 ft
Average gradient11 %
Steepest 20 m14 %
DifficultyGreen (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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