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Green · Portes du Soleil · near La Chapelle-d'Abondance

Pingouin length, vertical drop and steepness

Pingouin starts near La Chapelle-d'Abondance, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,373 m and drops 72 m over 467 m, to 1,301 m; difficulty: Green. Its steepest 20 m reach 23 %, #293 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 15 %. Lifts to its top: Bambi, Crêt Béni, Prés 1, and Prés 2; it ends near La Chapelle-d'Abondance.

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

In feet and miles: 0.29 mi long; 236 ft vertical drop, from 4,505 ft to 4,268 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Pingouin with the runs and lifts around it
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Length
467 m 0.29 mi
Vertical drop
72 m 236 ft
Average gradient
15 %
Steepest 20 m
23 %
Difficulty
Green
In the area
#293 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 23 %, 30 m from the top

top · 1,373 m467 mbottom · 1,301 m
  • under 15 %
  • 15–25 %
  • 25–35 %
  • 35–50 %
  • over 50 %

Similar runs nearby

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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 Pingouin?

Pingouin is 467 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 72 m, from 1,373 m to 1,301 m.

How steep is Pingouin?

Its average gradient is 15 %; its steepest 20 m reach 23 %, 30 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Pingouin?

The top of Pingouin is reached by Bambi (Drag lift), Crêt Béni (Chairlift), Prés 1 (Drag lift), and Prés 2 (Drag lift).

Where does Pingouin end?

It ends at 1,301 m, near La Chapelle-d'Abondance.

What difficulty is Pingouin?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Green.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)467 m 0.29 mi
Top1,373 m 4,505 ft
Bottom1,301 m 4,268 ft
Vertical drop72 m 236 ft
Average gradient15 %
Steepest 20 m23 %
DifficultyGreen (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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