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Blue · Portes du Soleil · near Les Gets

Piste du Lac length, vertical drop and steepness

Piste du Lac starts near Les Gets, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,959 m and drops 439 m over 2.56 km, to 1,520 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 43 %, #116 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 17 %. Lifts to its top: Haut Fleury.

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

In feet and miles: 1.59 mi long; 1,440 ft vertical drop, from 6,427 ft to 4,987 ft.

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Length
2.56 km 1.59 mi
Vertical drop
439 m 1,440 ft
Average gradient
17 %
Steepest 20 m
43 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#116 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 43 %, 950 m from the top

top · 1,959 m2.56 kmbottom · 1,520 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 Piste du Lac?

Piste du Lac is 2.56 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 439 m, from 1,959 m to 1,520 m.

How steep is Piste du Lac?

Its average gradient is 17 %; its steepest 20 m reach 43 %, 950 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Piste du Lac?

The top of Piste du Lac is reached by Haut Fleury (Chairlift).

Where does Piste du Lac end?

It ends at 1,520 m.

What difficulty is Piste du Lac?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)2.56 km 1.59 mi
Top1,959 m 6,427 ft
Bottom1,520 m 4,987 ft
Vertical drop439 m 1,440 ft
Average gradient17 %
Steepest 20 m43 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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