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Blue · Portes du Soleil · near Abondance

L'Ecuelle length, vertical drop and steepness

L'Ecuelle starts near Abondance, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,648 m and drops 90 m over 337 m, to 1,558 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 36 %, #192 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 27 %. Lifts to its top: Follys and Grand Frémoux.

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

In feet and miles: 0.21 mi long; 295 ft vertical drop, from 5,407 ft to 5,112 ft.

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Shaded relief map of L'Ecuelle 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
337 m 0.21 mi
Vertical drop
90 m 295 ft
Average gradient
27 %
Steepest 20 m
36 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#192 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 36 %, 110 m from the top

top · 1,648 m337 mbottom · 1,558 m
  • under 15 %
  • 15–25 %
  • 25–35 %
  • 35–50 %
  • over 50 %

Similar runs nearby

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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 L'Ecuelle?

L'Ecuelle is 337 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 90 m, from 1,648 m to 1,558 m.

How steep is L'Ecuelle?

Its average gradient is 27 %; its steepest 20 m reach 36 %, 110 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of L'Ecuelle?

The top of L'Ecuelle is reached by Follys (Drag lift) and Grand Frémoux (Drag lift).

Where does L'Ecuelle end?

It ends at 1,558 m.

What difficulty is L'Ecuelle?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)337 m 0.21 mi
Top1,648 m 5,407 ft
Bottom1,558 m 5,112 ft
Vertical drop90 m 295 ft
Average gradient27 %
Steepest 20 m36 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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