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Blue · Portes du Soleil · near La Chapelle-d'Abondance

Hermine length, vertical drop and steepness

Hermine starts near La Chapelle-d'Abondance, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,570 m and drops 237 m over 1.51 km, to 1,333 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 32 %, #232 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 16 %. Lifts to its top: Combe; it ends near La Chapelle-d'Abondance.

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

In feet and miles: 0.94 mi long; 778 ft vertical drop, from 5,151 ft to 4,373 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Hermine 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
1.51 km 0.94 mi
Vertical drop
237 m 778 ft
Average gradient
16 %
Steepest 20 m
32 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#232 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 32 %, 1,400 m from the top

top · 1,570 m1.51 kmbottom · 1,333 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 Hermine?

Hermine is 1.51 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 237 m, from 1,570 m to 1,333 m.

How steep is Hermine?

Its average gradient is 16 %; its steepest 20 m reach 32 %, 1,400 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Hermine?

The top of Hermine is reached by Combe (Drag lift).

Where does Hermine end?

It ends at 1,333 m, near La Chapelle-d'Abondance.

What difficulty is Hermine?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)1.51 km 0.94 mi
Top1,570 m 5,151 ft
Bottom1,333 m 4,373 ft
Vertical drop237 m 778 ft
Average gradient16 %
Steepest 20 m32 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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