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Blue · Portes du Soleil · near Les Crosets

Planachaux - Crosets length, vertical drop and steepness

Planachaux - Crosets starts near Les Crosets, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,907 m and drops 45 m over 470 m, to 1,862 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 14 %, #341 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 10 %. Lifts to its top: 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: 0.29 mi long; 148 ft vertical drop, from 6,257 ft to 6,109 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Planachaux - Crosets 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
470 m 0.29 mi
Vertical drop
45 m 148 ft
Average gradient
10 %
Steepest 20 m
14 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#341 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 14 %, 410 m from the top

top · 1,907 m470 mbottom · 1,862 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 - Crosets?

Planachaux - Crosets is 470 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 45 m, from 1,907 m to 1,862 m.

How steep is Planachaux - Crosets?

Its average gradient is 10 %; its steepest 20 m reach 14 %, 410 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Planachaux - Crosets?

The top of Planachaux - Crosets is reached by Champéry - Croix de Culet (Cable car) and Planachaux (Chairlift).

Where does Planachaux - Crosets end?

It ends at 1,862 m, near Les Crosets.

What difficulty is Planachaux - Crosets?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)470 m 0.29 mi
Top1,907 m 6,257 ft
Bottom1,862 m 6,109 ft
Vertical drop45 m 148 ft
Average gradient10 %
Steepest 20 m14 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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