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Red · Portes du Soleil · near Les Gets

Mélèzes length, vertical drop and steepness

Mélèzes starts near Les Gets, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,518 m and drops 405 m over 1.75 km, to 1,113 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 40 %, #146 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 23 %. Lifts to its top: Perrières Express and Turche; it ends near Les Gets.

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

In feet and miles: 1.09 mi long; 1,329 ft vertical drop, from 4,980 ft to 3,652 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Mélèzes 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
1.75 km 1.09 mi
Vertical drop
405 m 1,329 ft
Average gradient
23 %
Steepest 20 m
40 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#146 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 40 %, 1,570 m from the top

top · 1,518 m1.75 kmbottom · 1,113 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 Mélèzes?

Mélèzes is 1.75 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 405 m, from 1,518 m to 1,113 m.

How steep is Mélèzes?

Its average gradient is 23 %; its steepest 20 m reach 40 %, 1,570 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Mélèzes?

The top of Mélèzes is reached by Perrières Express (Chairlift) and Turche (Drag lift).

Where does Mélèzes end?

It ends at 1,113 m, near Les Gets.

What difficulty is Mélèzes?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)1.75 km 1.09 mi
Top1,518 m 4,980 ft
Bottom1,113 m 3,652 ft
Vertical drop405 m 1,329 ft
Average gradient23 %
Steepest 20 m40 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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