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Red · Portes du Soleil · near Les Gets

Les Chamois length, vertical drop and steepness

Les Chamois starts near Les Gets, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,560 m and drops 171 m over 541 m, to 1,389 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 50 %, #67 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 32 %.

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

In feet and miles: 0.34 mi long; 561 ft vertical drop, from 5,118 ft to 4,557 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Les Chamois 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
541 m 0.34 mi
Vertical drop
171 m 561 ft
Average gradient
32 %
Steepest 20 m
50 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#67 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 50 %, 60 m from the top

top · 1,560 m541 mbottom · 1,389 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 Les Chamois?

Les Chamois is 541 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 171 m, from 1,560 m to 1,389 m.

How steep is Les Chamois?

Its average gradient is 32 %; its steepest 20 m reach 50 %, 60 m from the top.

Where does Les Chamois end?

It ends at 1,389 m.

What difficulty is Les Chamois?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)541 m 0.34 mi
Top1,560 m 5,118 ft
Bottom1,389 m 4,557 ft
Vertical drop171 m 561 ft
Average gradient32 %
Steepest 20 m50 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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