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Blue · Portes du Soleil · near Saint-Jean-d'Aulps

Graydon length, vertical drop and steepness

Graydon starts near Saint-Jean-d'Aulps, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,770 m and drops 89 m over 414 m, to 1,682 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 28 %, #269 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 21 %. Lifts to its top: Graydon.

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; 292 ft vertical drop, from 5,807 ft to 5,518 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Graydon 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
414 m 0.26 mi
Vertical drop
89 m 292 ft
Average gradient
21 %
Steepest 20 m
28 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#269 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 28 %, 230 m from the top

top · 1,770 m414 mbottom · 1,682 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 Graydon?

Graydon is 414 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 89 m, from 1,770 m to 1,682 m.

How steep is Graydon?

Its average gradient is 21 %; its steepest 20 m reach 28 %, 230 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Graydon?

The top of Graydon is reached by Graydon (Chairlift).

Where does Graydon end?

It ends at 1,682 m.

What difficulty is Graydon?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)414 m 0.26 mi
Top1,770 m 5,807 ft
Bottom1,682 m 5,518 ft
Vertical drop89 m 292 ft
Average gradient21 %
Steepest 20 m28 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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