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Les Lanches length, vertical drop and steepness

Les Lanches starts near Saint-Jean-d'Aulps, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,527 m and drops 51 m over 265 m, to 1,476 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 33 %, #221 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 19 %. Lifts to its top: Bray, Esserailloux, Lanches, and Terchette.

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

In feet and miles: 869 ft long; 167 ft vertical drop, from 5,010 ft to 4,843 ft.

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Length
265 m 869 ft
Vertical drop
51 m 167 ft
Average gradient
19 %
Steepest 20 m
33 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#221 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 33 %, 180 m from the top

top · 1,527 m265 mbottom · 1,476 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 Lanches?

Les Lanches is 265 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 51 m, from 1,527 m to 1,476 m.

How steep is Les Lanches?

Its average gradient is 19 %; its steepest 20 m reach 33 %, 180 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Les Lanches?

The top of Les Lanches is reached by Bray (Drag lift), Esserailloux (Drag lift), Lanches (Drag lift), and Terchette (Drag lift).

Where does Les Lanches end?

It ends at 1,476 m.

What difficulty is Les Lanches?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)265 m 869 ft
Top1,527 m 5,010 ft
Bottom1,476 m 4,843 ft
Vertical drop51 m 167 ft
Average gradient19 %
Steepest 20 m33 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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