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Red · Portes du Soleil · near Châtel

La Combe length, vertical drop and steepness

La Combe starts near Châtel, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,532 m and drops 156 m over 642 m, to 1,376 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 37 %, #180 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 24 %. Lifts to its top: Télésiège des Portes du Soleil; 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: 0.40 mi long; 512 ft vertical drop, from 5,026 ft to 4,514 ft.

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Shaded relief map of La Combe 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
642 m 0.40 mi
Vertical drop
156 m 512 ft
Average gradient
24 %
Steepest 20 m
37 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#180 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 37 %, 140 m from the top

top · 1,532 m642 mbottom · 1,376 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 La Combe?

La Combe is 642 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 156 m, from 1,532 m to 1,376 m.

How steep is La Combe?

Its average gradient is 24 %; its steepest 20 m reach 37 %, 140 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of La Combe?

The top of La Combe is reached by Télésiège des Portes du Soleil (Chairlift).

Where does La Combe end?

It ends at 1,376 m, near Châtel.

What difficulty is La Combe?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)642 m 0.40 mi
Length of all its branches1.00 km 0.62 mi
Top1,532 m 5,026 ft
Bottom1,376 m 4,514 ft
Vertical drop156 m 512 ft
Average gradient24 %
Steepest 20 m37 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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