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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 1,660 m and drops 485 m over 3.09 km, to 1,175 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 35 %, #201 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 16 %. Lifts to its top: Nauchets Express and Tête des Crêts; 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: 1.92 mi long; 1,591 ft vertical drop, from 5,446 ft to 3,855 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. Relief: GeoPeaks, from IGN LiDAR HD and swisstopo swissALTI3D. Runs and lifts: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Length
3.09 km 1.92 mi
Vertical drop
485 m 1,591 ft
Average gradient
16 %
Steepest 20 m
35 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#201 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Les Gets
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  • ○ end
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Steepest 20 m: 35 %, 1,520 m from the top

top · 1,660 m3.09 kmbottom · 1,175 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 3.09 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 485 m, from 1,660 m to 1,175 m.

How steep is Gentiane?

Its average gradient is 16 %; its steepest 20 m reach 35 %, 1,520 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Gentiane?

The top of Gentiane is reached by Nauchets Express (Chairlift) and Tête des Crêts (Drag lift).

Where does Gentiane end?

It ends at 1,175 m, near Les Gets.

What difficulty is Gentiane?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)3.09 km 1.92 mi
Length of all its branches4.46 km 2.77 mi
Top1,660 m 5,446 ft
Bottom1,175 m 3,855 ft
Vertical drop485 m 1,591 ft
Average gradient16 %
Steepest 20 m35 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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