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Blue · Portes du Soleil · near Avoriaz

Montée du Sirius length, vertical drop and steepness

Montée du Sirius starts near Avoriaz, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,892 m and drops 58 m over 855 m, to 1,834 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 20 %, #306 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 7 %. Lifts to its top: Dromonts 2, Écoles 1, Écoles 2, Plateau, Proclou, and Tour; it ends near Avoriaz.

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

In feet and miles: 0.53 mi long; 190 ft vertical drop, from 6,207 ft to 6,017 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Montée du Sirius 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
855 m 0.53 mi
Vertical drop
58 m 190 ft
Average gradient
7 %
Steepest 20 m
20 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#306 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Avoriaz
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Steepest 20 m: 20 %, 510 m from the top

top · 1,892 m855 mbottom · 1,834 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 Montée du Sirius?

Montée du Sirius is 855 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 58 m, from 1,892 m to 1,834 m.

How steep is Montée du Sirius?

Its average gradient is 7 %; its steepest 20 m reach 20 %, 510 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Montée du Sirius?

The top of Montée du Sirius is reached by Dromonts 2 (Drag lift), Écoles 1 (Drag lift), Écoles 2 (Drag lift), Plateau (Chairlift), Proclou (Chairlift), and Tour (Chairlift).

Where does Montée du Sirius end?

It ends at 1,834 m, near Avoriaz.

What difficulty is Montée du Sirius?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)855 m 0.53 mi
Top1,892 m 6,207 ft
Bottom1,834 m 6,017 ft
Vertical drop58 m 190 ft
Average gradient7 %
Steepest 20 m20 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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