GeoPeaksOpen the 3D map

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

Les Têtes length, vertical drop and steepness

Les Têtes starts near Saint-Jean-d'Aulps, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,729 m and drops 194 m over 691 m, to 1,535 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 53 %, #51 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 28 %. Lifts to its top: Chargeau and Têtes.

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

In feet and miles: 0.43 mi long; 636 ft vertical drop, from 5,673 ft to 5,036 ft.

Ski this run in 3DFree, in the browser of a computer (an up-to-date Chrome or Edge).

Send this run to my computerThe 3D view runs in the browser of a computer.

Shaded relief map of Les Têtes 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
691 m 0.43 mi
Vertical drop
194 m 636 ft
Average gradient
28 %
Steepest 20 m
53 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#51 by steepness, of 380 · tied

Map of the run

Hover or tap a line for its name and numbers; click to open its page.

  • this run
  • lifts
  • ▲ top
  • ○ end
  • north is up
  • Relief: GeoPeaks, from IGN LiDAR HD and swisstopo swissALTI3D. Runs and lifts: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Keyboard: Tab goes through the lines, Enter opens one, + and − zoom, the arrows move the map.

See the whole of Portes du Soleil →

Elevation profile

Hover, tap or use the arrow keys along the run: gradient, distance and altitude of each 50 m stretch. The point follows on the map.

Steepest 20 m: 53 %, 190 m from the top

top · 1,729 m691 mbottom · 1,535 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 Têtes?

Les Têtes is 691 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 194 m, from 1,729 m to 1,535 m.

How steep is Les Têtes?

Its average gradient is 28 %; its steepest 20 m reach 53 %, 190 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Les Têtes?

The top of Les Têtes is reached by Chargeau (Chairlift) and Têtes (Chairlift).

Where does Les Têtes end?

It ends at 1,535 m.

What difficulty is Les Têtes?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)691 m 0.43 mi
Top1,729 m 5,673 ft
Bottom1,535 m 5,036 ft
Vertical drop194 m 636 ft
Average gradient28 %
Steepest 20 m53 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

Start at the top of Les Têtes, in the browser of a computer.

Ski this run in 3D