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Black · Portes du Soleil · near Châtel

Françoise Macchi length, vertical drop and steepness

Françoise Macchi starts near Châtel, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,462 m and drops 333 m over 984 m, to 1,129 m; difficulty: Black. Its steepest 20 m reach 53 %, #51 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 34 %. It ends near Châtel.

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; 1,093 ft vertical drop, from 4,797 ft to 3,704 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Françoise Macchi with the runs and lifts around it
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Length
984 m 0.61 mi
Vertical drop
333 m 1,093 ft
Average gradient
34 %
Steepest 20 m
53 %
Difficulty
Black
In the area
#51 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 53 %, 60 m from the top

top · 1,462 m984 mbottom · 1,129 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 Françoise Macchi?

Françoise Macchi is 984 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 333 m, from 1,462 m to 1,129 m.

How steep is Françoise Macchi?

Its average gradient is 34 %; its steepest 20 m reach 53 %, 60 m from the top.

Where does Françoise Macchi end?

It ends at 1,129 m, near Châtel.

What difficulty is Françoise Macchi?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Black.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)984 m 0.61 mi
Top1,462 m 4,797 ft
Bottom1,129 m 3,704 ft
Vertical drop333 m 1,093 ft
Average gradient34 %
Steepest 20 m53 %
DifficultyBlack (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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