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Red · Portes du Soleil · near Saint-Jean-d'Aulps

La Grande Terche length, vertical drop and steepness

La Grande Terche starts near Saint-Jean-d'Aulps, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,536 m and drops 589 m over 2.16 km, to 948 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 27 %. Lifts to its top: Bray, Esserailloux, Lanches, and Terchette; it ends near Saint-Jean-d'Aulps.

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

In feet and miles: 1.34 mi long; 1,932 ft vertical drop, from 5,039 ft to 3,110 ft.

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Shaded relief map of La Grande Terche 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
2.16 km 1.34 mi
Vertical drop
589 m 1,932 ft
Average gradient
27 %
Steepest 20 m
47 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#87 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 47 %, 140 m from the top

top · 1,536 m2.16 kmbottom · 948 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 Grande Terche?

La Grande Terche is 2.16 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 589 m, from 1,536 m to 948 m.

How steep is La Grande Terche?

Its average gradient is 27 %; its steepest 20 m reach 47 %, 140 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of La Grande Terche?

The top of La Grande Terche is reached by Bray (Drag lift), Esserailloux (Drag lift), Lanches (Drag lift), and Terchette (Drag lift).

Where does La Grande Terche end?

It ends at 948 m, near Saint-Jean-d'Aulps.

What difficulty is La Grande Terche?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)2.16 km 1.34 mi
Length of all its branches2.20 km 1.36 mi
Top1,536 m 5,039 ft
Bottom948 m 3,110 ft
Vertical drop589 m 1,932 ft
Average gradient27 %
Steepest 20 m47 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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