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Black · Portes du Soleil · near Les Gets

Le Vélard length, vertical drop and steepness

Le Vélard starts near Les Gets, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,884 m and drops 442 m over 1.63 km, to 1,442 m; difficulty: Black. Its steepest 20 m reach 57 %, #33 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 27 %. Lifts to its top: Haut Fleury.

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

In feet and miles: 1.01 mi long; 1,450 ft vertical drop, from 6,181 ft to 4,731 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Le Vélard 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
1.63 km 1.01 mi
Vertical drop
442 m 1,450 ft
Average gradient
27 %
Steepest 20 m
57 %
Difficulty
Black
In the area
#33 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 57 %, 1,530 m from the top

top · 1,884 m1.63 kmbottom · 1,442 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 Vélard?

Le Vélard is 1.63 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 442 m, from 1,884 m to 1,442 m.

How steep is Le Vélard?

Its average gradient is 27 %; its steepest 20 m reach 57 %, 1,530 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Le Vélard?

The top of Le Vélard is reached by Haut Fleury (Chairlift).

Where does Le Vélard end?

It ends at 1,442 m.

What difficulty is Le Vélard?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Black.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)1.63 km 1.01 mi
Top1,884 m 6,181 ft
Bottom1,442 m 4,731 ft
Vertical drop442 m 1,450 ft
Average gradient27 %
Steepest 20 m57 %
DifficultyBlack (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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