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Blue · Portes du Soleil · near Avoriaz

Grand Plan length, vertical drop and steepness

Grand Plan starts near Avoriaz, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,912 m and drops 451 m over 2.14 km, to 1,461 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 37 %, #180 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 21 %. Lifts to its top: Chaux Fleurie and Rochassons; it ends near Avoriaz.

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

In feet and miles: 1.33 mi long; 1,480 ft vertical drop, from 6,273 ft to 4,793 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Grand Plan 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
2.14 km 1.33 mi
Vertical drop
451 m 1,480 ft
Average gradient
21 %
Steepest 20 m
37 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#180 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 37 %, 570 m from the top

top · 1,912 m2.14 kmbottom · 1,461 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 Plan?

Grand Plan is 2.14 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 451 m, from 1,912 m to 1,461 m.

How steep is Grand Plan?

Its average gradient is 21 %; its steepest 20 m reach 37 %, 570 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Grand Plan?

The top of Grand Plan is reached by Chaux Fleurie (Chairlift) and Rochassons (Chairlift).

Where does Grand Plan end?

It ends at 1,461 m, near Avoriaz.

What difficulty is Grand Plan?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)2.14 km 1.33 mi
Length of all its branches3.09 km 1.92 mi
Top1,912 m 6,273 ft
Bottom1,461 m 4,793 ft
Vertical drop451 m 1,480 ft
Average gradient21 %
Steepest 20 m37 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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