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Blue · Portes du Soleil · near Les Gets

Les Sapins length, vertical drop and steepness

Les Sapins is near Les Gets, in Portes du Soleil, and its line is 832 m long; between its first and last points with altitude (730 m) it drops 146 m, from 1,584 m to 1,438 m; difficulty: Blue. On that stretch its steepest 20 m reach 34 %, #213 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 20 %.

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

In feet and miles: 0.52 mi long; 479 ft vertical drop over 0.45 mi of the line, from 5,197 ft to 4,718 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Les Sapins 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. © OpenStreetMap · IGN · swisstopo · Copernicus · Credits
Length
832 m 0.52 mi
Vertical drop
146 m 479 ft over 730 m
Average gradient
20 % over 730 m
Steepest 20 m
34 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#213 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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The relief does not reach 102 m of its 832 m (hatched): there is no altitude or gradient there. Its top, bottom, drop and average gradient are those of the 730 m between its first and last points with altitude.

Steepest 20 m: 34 %, 150 m from its first point with altitude

top · 1,584 m832 mbottom · 1,438 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 Sapins?

Les Sapins is 832 m long, measured horizontally along its line. Between its first and last points with altitude (730 m) it drops 146 m, from 1,584 m to 1,438 m.

How steep is Les Sapins?

Between its first and last points with altitude (730 m) its average gradient is 20 %; its steepest 20 m reach 34 %, 150 m from the start of that stretch.

Where does Les Sapins end?

The relief does not reach its end; the last altitude measured is 1,438 m.

What difficulty is Les Sapins?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area) Top, bottom, drop and average gradient: over the 730 m between its first and last points with altitude.
Length (horizontal)832 m 0.52 mi
Top1,584 m 5,197 ft
Bottom1,438 m 4,718 ft
Vertical drop146 m 479 ft
Average gradient20 %
Steepest 20 m34 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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