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

Le Lac length, vertical drop and steepness

Le Lac starts near Saint-Jean-d'Aulps, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,236 m and drops 134 m over 931 m, to 1,102 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 32 %, #232 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 14 %. Lifts to its top: Lac; 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: 0.58 mi long; 440 ft vertical drop, from 4,055 ft to 3,615 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
931 m 0.58 mi
Vertical drop
134 m 440 ft
Average gradient
14 %
Steepest 20 m
32 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#232 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 32 %, 310 m from the top

top · 1,236 m931 mbottom · 1,102 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 931 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 134 m, from 1,236 m to 1,102 m.

How steep is Le Lac?

Its average gradient is 14 %; its steepest 20 m reach 32 %, 310 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Le Lac?

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

Where does Le Lac end?

It ends at 1,102 m, near Saint-Jean-d'Aulps.

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)931 m 0.58 mi
Top1,236 m 4,055 ft
Bottom1,102 m 3,615 ft
Vertical drop134 m 440 ft
Average gradient14 %
Steepest 20 m32 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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