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Red · Portes du Soleil · near Morzine

La Combe length, vertical drop and steepness

La Combe starts near Morzine, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,637 m and drops 222 m over 1.09 km, to 1,415 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 47 %, #87 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 20 %. It ends near Morzine.

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

In feet and miles: 0.68 mi long; 728 ft vertical drop, from 5,371 ft to 4,642 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
1.09 km 0.68 mi
Vertical drop
222 m 728 ft
Average gradient
20 %
Steepest 20 m
47 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#87 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 47 %, 30 m from the top

top · 1,637 m1.09 kmbottom · 1,415 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 1.09 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 222 m, from 1,637 m to 1,415 m.

How steep is La Combe?

Its average gradient is 20 %; its steepest 20 m reach 47 %, 30 m from the top.

Where does La Combe end?

It ends at 1,415 m, near Morzine.

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)1.09 km 0.68 mi
Length of all its branches1.51 km 0.94 mi
Top1,637 m 5,371 ft
Bottom1,415 m 4,642 ft
Vertical drop222 m 728 ft
Average gradient20 %
Steepest 20 m47 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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