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Blue · Portes du Soleil · near Les Crosets

Grand Conche length, vertical drop and steepness

Grand Conche starts near Les Crosets, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,976 m and drops 58 m over 413 m, to 1,917 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 24 %, #289 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 14 %. Lifts to its top: Pauvre Conche; it ends near Les Crosets.

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

In feet and miles: 0.26 mi long; 190 ft vertical drop, from 6,483 ft to 6,289 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Grand Conche 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
413 m 0.26 mi
Vertical drop
58 m 190 ft
Average gradient
14 %
Steepest 20 m
24 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#289 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 24 %, 220 m from the top

top · 1,976 m413 mbottom · 1,917 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 Grand Conche?

Grand Conche is 413 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 58 m, from 1,976 m to 1,917 m.

How steep is Grand Conche?

Its average gradient is 14 %; its steepest 20 m reach 24 %, 220 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Grand Conche?

The top of Grand Conche is reached by Pauvre Conche (Chairlift).

Where does Grand Conche end?

It ends at 1,917 m, near Les Crosets.

What difficulty is Grand Conche?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)413 m 0.26 mi
Top1,976 m 6,483 ft
Bottom1,917 m 6,289 ft
Vertical drop58 m 190 ft
Average gradient14 %
Steepest 20 m24 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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