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

Les Sapins length, vertical drop and steepness

Les Sapins starts near Saint-Jean-d'Aulps, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,149 m and drops 57 m over 555 m, to 1,092 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 26 %, #279 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 10 %. Lifts to its top: Cabri.

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; 187 ft vertical drop, from 3,770 ft to 3,583 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. Relief: GeoPeaks, from IGN LiDAR HD and swisstopo swissALTI3D. Runs and lifts: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Length
555 m 0.34 mi
Vertical drop
57 m 187 ft
Average gradient
10 %
Steepest 20 m
26 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#279 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 26 %, 480 m from the top

top · 1,149 m555 mbottom · 1,092 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 555 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 57 m, from 1,149 m to 1,092 m.

How steep is Les Sapins?

Its average gradient is 10 %; its steepest 20 m reach 26 %, 480 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Les Sapins?

The top of Les Sapins is reached by Cabri (Drag lift).

Where does Les Sapins end?

It ends at 1,092 m.

What difficulty is Les Sapins?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)555 m 0.34 mi
Top1,149 m 3,770 ft
Bottom1,092 m 3,583 ft
Vertical drop57 m 187 ft
Average gradient10 %
Steepest 20 m26 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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