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Red · Portes du Soleil · near Les Crosets

Marcheuson length, vertical drop and steepness

Marcheuson starts near Les Crosets, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,904 m and drops 85 m over 362 m, to 1,819 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 63 %, #14 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 23 %. Lifts to its top: Champéry - Croix de Culet and Planachaux; it ends near Les Crosets.

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

In feet and miles: 0.22 mi long; 279 ft vertical drop, from 6,247 ft to 5,968 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Marcheuson with the runs and lifts around it
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Length
362 m 0.22 mi
Vertical drop
85 m 279 ft
Average gradient
23 %
Steepest 20 m
63 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#14 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 63 %, 10 m from the top

top · 1,904 m362 mbottom · 1,819 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 Marcheuson?

Marcheuson is 362 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 85 m, from 1,904 m to 1,819 m.

How steep is Marcheuson?

Its average gradient is 23 %; its steepest 20 m reach 63 %, 10 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Marcheuson?

The top of Marcheuson is reached by Champéry - Croix de Culet (Cable car) and Planachaux (Chairlift).

Where does Marcheuson end?

It ends at 1,819 m, near Les Crosets.

What difficulty is Marcheuson?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)362 m 0.22 mi
Length of all its branches710 m 0.44 mi
Top1,904 m 6,247 ft
Bottom1,819 m 5,968 ft
Vertical drop85 m 279 ft
Average gradient23 %
Steepest 20 m63 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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