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Black · Portes du Soleil · near Les Gets

Gazelle length, vertical drop and steepness

Gazelle starts near Les Gets, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,534 m and drops 342 m over 1.10 km, to 1,192 m; difficulty: Black. Its steepest 20 m reach 62 %, #17 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 31 %. Lifts to its top: Mont Chéry; it ends near Les Gets.

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

In feet and miles: 0.68 mi long; 1,122 ft vertical drop, from 5,033 ft to 3,911 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Gazelle 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
1.10 km 0.68 mi
Vertical drop
342 m 1,122 ft
Average gradient
31 %
Steepest 20 m
62 %
Difficulty
Black
In the area
#17 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Les Gets
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Steepest 20 m: 62 %, 150 m from the top

top · 1,534 m1.10 kmbottom · 1,192 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 Gazelle?

Gazelle is 1.10 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 342 m, from 1,534 m to 1,192 m.

How steep is Gazelle?

Its average gradient is 31 %; its steepest 20 m reach 62 %, 150 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Gazelle?

The top of Gazelle is reached by Mont Chéry (Gondola).

Where does Gazelle end?

It ends at 1,192 m, near Les Gets.

What difficulty is Gazelle?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Black.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)1.10 km 0.68 mi
Top1,534 m 5,033 ft
Bottom1,192 m 3,911 ft
Vertical drop342 m 1,122 ft
Average gradient31 %
Steepest 20 m62 %
DifficultyBlack (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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