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Blue · Portes du Soleil · near Les Gets

La Traverse length, vertical drop and steepness

La Traverse starts near Les Gets, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,702 m and drops 201 m over 992 m, to 1,501 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 37 %, #180 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 20 %. Lifts to its top: Roy.

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

In feet and miles: 0.62 mi long; 659 ft vertical drop, from 5,584 ft to 4,925 ft.

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Shaded relief map of La Traverse 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
992 m 0.62 mi
Vertical drop
201 m 659 ft
Average gradient
20 %
Steepest 20 m
37 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#180 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 37 %, 90 m from the top

top · 1,702 m992 mbottom · 1,501 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 Traverse?

La Traverse is 992 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 201 m, from 1,702 m to 1,501 m.

How steep is La Traverse?

Its average gradient is 20 %; its steepest 20 m reach 37 %, 90 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of La Traverse?

The top of La Traverse is reached by Roy (Chairlift).

Where does La Traverse end?

It ends at 1,501 m.

What difficulty is La Traverse?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)992 m 0.62 mi
Top1,702 m 5,584 ft
Bottom1,501 m 4,925 ft
Vertical drop201 m 659 ft
Average gradient20 %
Steepest 20 m37 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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