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Blue · Portes du Soleil · near Morgins

La Leiche length, vertical drop and steepness

La Leiche starts near Morgins, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,723 m and drops 460 m over 2.10 km, to 1,263 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 43 %, #116 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 22 %. Lifts to its top: Linga; 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: 1.31 mi long; 1,509 ft vertical drop, from 5,653 ft to 4,144 ft.

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Shaded relief map of La Leiche 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
2.10 km 1.31 mi
Vertical drop
460 m 1,509 ft
Average gradient
22 %
Steepest 20 m
43 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#116 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Morgins
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Steepest 20 m: 43 %, 1,100 m from the top

top · 1,723 m2.10 kmbottom · 1,263 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 Leiche?

La Leiche is 2.10 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 460 m, from 1,723 m to 1,263 m.

How steep is La Leiche?

Its average gradient is 22 %; its steepest 20 m reach 43 %, 1,100 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of La Leiche?

The top of La Leiche is reached by Linga (Chairlift).

Where does La Leiche end?

It ends at 1,263 m, near Châtel.

What difficulty is La Leiche?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)2.10 km 1.31 mi
Top1,723 m 5,653 ft
Bottom1,263 m 4,144 ft
Vertical drop460 m 1,509 ft
Average gradient22 %
Steepest 20 m43 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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