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Blue · Portes du Soleil · near Les Gets

Gentiane length, vertical drop and steepness

Gentiane starts near Les Gets, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,810 m and drops 31 m over 165 m, to 1,779 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 29 %, #257 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 19 %. Lifts to its top: Ranfoilly Express.

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

In feet and miles: 541 ft long; 102 ft vertical drop, from 5,938 ft to 5,837 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Gentiane 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
165 m 541 ft
Vertical drop
31 m 102 ft
Average gradient
19 %
Steepest 20 m
29 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#257 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 29 %, 70 m from the top

top · 1,810 m165 mbottom · 1,779 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 Gentiane?

Gentiane is 165 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 31 m, from 1,810 m to 1,779 m.

How steep is Gentiane?

Its average gradient is 19 %; its steepest 20 m reach 29 %, 70 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Gentiane?

The top of Gentiane is reached by Ranfoilly Express (Chairlift).

Where does Gentiane end?

It ends at 1,779 m.

What difficulty is Gentiane?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)165 m 541 ft
Top1,810 m 5,938 ft
Bottom1,779 m 5,837 ft
Vertical drop31 m 102 ft
Average gradient19 %
Steepest 20 m29 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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