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Red · Portes du Soleil · near Les Crosets

Patenaille length, vertical drop and steepness

Patenaille starts near Les Crosets, in Portes du Soleil, at 2,201 m and drops 146 m over 852 m, to 2,055 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 35 %, #201 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 17 %. Lifts to its top: Cuboré and Cuboré.

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; 479 ft vertical drop, from 7,221 ft to 6,742 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Patenaille 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
852 m 0.53 mi
Vertical drop
146 m 479 ft
Average gradient
17 %
Steepest 20 m
35 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#201 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 35 %, 390 m from the top

top · 2,201 m852 mbottom · 2,055 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 Patenaille?

Patenaille is 852 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 146 m, from 2,201 m to 2,055 m.

How steep is Patenaille?

Its average gradient is 17 %; its steepest 20 m reach 35 %, 390 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Patenaille?

The top of Patenaille is reached by Cuboré (Chairlift) and Cuboré (Chairlift).

Where does Patenaille end?

It ends at 2,055 m.

What difficulty is Patenaille?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)852 m 0.53 mi
Top2,201 m 7,221 ft
Bottom2,055 m 6,742 ft
Vertical drop146 m 479 ft
Average gradient17 %
Steepest 20 m35 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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