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Blue · Portes du Soleil · near Abondance

Le Lac length, vertical drop and steepness

Le Lac starts near Abondance, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,498 m and drops 202 m over 883 m, to 1,296 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 33 %, #221 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 23 %. Lifts to its top: Corne 1 and Lac; it ends near Abondance.

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

In feet and miles: 0.55 mi long; 663 ft vertical drop, from 4,915 ft to 4,252 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Le Lac 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
883 m 0.55 mi
Vertical drop
202 m 663 ft
Average gradient
23 %
Steepest 20 m
33 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#221 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 33 %, 300 m from the top

top · 1,498 m883 mbottom · 1,296 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 Lac?

Le Lac is 883 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 202 m, from 1,498 m to 1,296 m.

How steep is Le Lac?

Its average gradient is 23 %; its steepest 20 m reach 33 %, 300 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Le Lac?

The top of Le Lac is reached by Corne 1 (Drag lift) and Lac (Drag lift).

Where does Le Lac end?

It ends at 1,296 m, near Abondance.

What difficulty is Le Lac?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)883 m 0.55 mi
Top1,498 m 4,915 ft
Bottom1,296 m 4,252 ft
Vertical drop202 m 663 ft
Average gradient23 %
Steepest 20 m33 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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