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Blue · Portes du Soleil · near Avoriaz

Parchets length, vertical drop and steepness

Also known as Route des Lindarets

Parchets starts near Avoriaz, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,495 m and drops 278 m over 1.30 km, to 1,218 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 35 %, #201 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 21 %. Lifts to its top: Ardent.

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

In feet and miles: 0.81 mi long; 912 ft vertical drop, from 4,905 ft to 3,996 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Parchets 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. © OpenStreetMap · IGN · swisstopo · Copernicus · Credits
Length
1.30 km 0.81 mi
Vertical drop
278 m 912 ft
Average gradient
21 %
Steepest 20 m
35 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#201 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 35 %, 170 m from the top

top · 1,495 m1.30 kmbottom · 1,218 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 Parchets?

Parchets is 1.30 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 278 m, from 1,495 m to 1,218 m.

How steep is Parchets?

Its average gradient is 21 %; its steepest 20 m reach 35 %, 170 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Parchets?

The top of Parchets is reached by Ardent (Gondola).

Where does Parchets end?

It ends at 1,218 m.

What difficulty is Parchets?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)1.30 km 0.81 mi
Length of all its branches2.48 km 1.54 mi
Top1,495 m 4,905 ft
Bottom1,218 m 3,996 ft
Vertical drop278 m 912 ft
Average gradient21 %
Steepest 20 m35 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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