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Blue · Portes du Soleil · near Les Crosets

Mercheuson - Planachaux length, vertical drop and steepness

Mercheuson - Planachaux starts near Les Crosets, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,930 m and drops 25 m over 311 m, to 1,905 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 13 %, #346 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 8 %. Lifts to its top: Crosets and Marcheuson; 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: 0.19 mi long; 82 ft vertical drop, from 6,332 ft to 6,250 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Mercheuson - Planachaux 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
311 m 0.19 mi
Vertical drop
25 m 82 ft
Average gradient
8 %
Steepest 20 m
13 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#346 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 13 %, 180 m from the top

top · 1,930 m311 mbottom · 1,905 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 Mercheuson - Planachaux?

Mercheuson - Planachaux is 311 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 25 m, from 1,930 m to 1,905 m.

How steep is Mercheuson - Planachaux?

Its average gradient is 8 %; its steepest 20 m reach 13 %, 180 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Mercheuson - Planachaux?

The top of Mercheuson - Planachaux is reached by Crosets (Chairlift) and Marcheuson (Drag lift).

Where does Mercheuson - Planachaux end?

It ends at 1,905 m, near Les Crosets.

What difficulty is Mercheuson - Planachaux?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)311 m 0.19 mi
Top1,930 m 6,332 ft
Bottom1,905 m 6,250 ft
Vertical drop25 m 82 ft
Average gradient8 %
Steepest 20 m13 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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