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Blue · Portes du Soleil · near Les Gets

Marmotte length, vertical drop and steepness

Marmotte starts near Les Gets, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,726 m and drops 224 m over 1.46 km, to 1,501 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 38 %, #169 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 15 %. Lifts to its top: Pierre Rouge and Véran.

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

In feet and miles: 0.90 mi long; 735 ft vertical drop, from 5,663 ft to 4,925 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Marmotte 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
1.46 km 0.90 mi
Vertical drop
224 m 735 ft
Average gradient
15 %
Steepest 20 m
38 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#169 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 38 %, 140 m from the top

top · 1,726 m1.46 kmbottom · 1,501 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 Marmotte?

Marmotte is 1.46 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 224 m, from 1,726 m to 1,501 m.

How steep is Marmotte?

Its average gradient is 15 %; its steepest 20 m reach 38 %, 140 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Marmotte?

The top of Marmotte is reached by Pierre Rouge (Chairlift) and Véran (Chairlift).

Where does Marmotte end?

It ends at 1,501 m.

What difficulty is Marmotte?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)1.46 km 0.90 mi
Top1,726 m 5,663 ft
Bottom1,501 m 4,925 ft
Vertical drop224 m 735 ft
Average gradient15 %
Steepest 20 m38 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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