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Blue · Portes du Soleil · near Les Crosets

Planachaux length, vertical drop and steepness

Planachaux starts near Les Crosets, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,933 m and drops 52 m over 412 m, to 1,881 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 25 %, #284 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 13 %. Lifts to its top: Babylift Planachaux, Champéry - Croix de Culet, and Planachaux; it ends near Les Crosets.

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

In feet and miles: 0.26 mi long; 171 ft vertical drop, from 6,342 ft to 6,171 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Planachaux 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
412 m 0.26 mi
Vertical drop
52 m 171 ft
Average gradient
13 %
Steepest 20 m
25 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#284 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 25 %, 240 m from the top

top · 1,933 m412 mbottom · 1,881 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 Planachaux?

Planachaux is 412 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 52 m, from 1,933 m to 1,881 m.

How steep is Planachaux?

Its average gradient is 13 %; its steepest 20 m reach 25 %, 240 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Planachaux?

The top of Planachaux is reached by Babylift Planachaux (Drag lift), Champéry - Croix de Culet (Cable car), and Planachaux (Chairlift).

Where does Planachaux end?

It ends at 1,881 m, near Les Crosets.

What difficulty is Planachaux?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)412 m 0.26 mi
Length of all its branches661 m 0.41 mi
Top1,933 m 6,342 ft
Bottom1,881 m 6,171 ft
Vertical drop52 m 171 ft
Average gradient13 %
Steepest 20 m25 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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