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Red · Portes du Soleil · near Châtel

L'Écureuil length, vertical drop and steepness

L'Écureuil starts near Châtel, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,867 m and drops 391 m over 1.37 km, to 1,476 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 52 %, #56 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 29 %. Lifts to its top: Barbossine and Contrebandiers; it ends near Châtel.

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

In feet and miles: 0.85 mi long; 1,283 ft vertical drop, from 6,125 ft to 4,843 ft.

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Shaded relief map of L'Écureuil 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
1.37 km 0.85 mi
Vertical drop
391 m 1,283 ft
Average gradient
29 %
Steepest 20 m
52 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#56 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 52 %, 470 m from the top

top · 1,867 m1.37 kmbottom · 1,476 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 L'Écureuil?

L'Écureuil is 1.37 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 391 m, from 1,867 m to 1,476 m.

How steep is L'Écureuil?

Its average gradient is 29 %; its steepest 20 m reach 52 %, 470 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of L'Écureuil?

The top of L'Écureuil is reached by Barbossine (Chairlift) and Contrebandiers (Drag lift).

Where does L'Écureuil end?

It ends at 1,476 m, near Châtel.

What difficulty is L'Écureuil?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)1.37 km 0.85 mi
Length of all its branches1.68 km 1.04 mi
Top1,867 m 6,125 ft
Bottom1,476 m 4,843 ft
Vertical drop391 m 1,283 ft
Average gradient29 %
Steepest 20 m52 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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