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Black · Portes du Soleil · near Châtel

Le Corbeau length, vertical drop and steepness

Le Corbeau starts near Châtel, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,815 m and drops 137 m over 386 m, to 1,677 m; difficulty: Black. Its steepest 20 m reach 55 %, #40 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 36 %. Lifts to its top: Corbeau; 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: 0.24 mi long; 449 ft vertical drop, from 5,955 ft to 5,502 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Le Corbeau 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
386 m 0.24 mi
Vertical drop
137 m 449 ft
Average gradient
36 %
Steepest 20 m
55 %
Difficulty
Black
In the area
#40 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 55 %, 110 m from the top

top · 1,815 m386 mbottom · 1,677 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 Le Corbeau?

Le Corbeau is 386 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 137 m, from 1,815 m to 1,677 m.

How steep is Le Corbeau?

Its average gradient is 36 %; its steepest 20 m reach 55 %, 110 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Le Corbeau?

The top of Le Corbeau is reached by Corbeau (Drag lift).

Where does Le Corbeau end?

It ends at 1,677 m, near Châtel.

What difficulty is Le Corbeau?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Black.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)386 m 0.24 mi
Top1,815 m 5,955 ft
Bottom1,677 m 5,502 ft
Vertical drop137 m 449 ft
Average gradient36 %
Steepest 20 m55 %
DifficultyBlack (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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