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Red · Portes du Soleil · near Champéry

Planachaux - Grand Paradis length, vertical drop and steepness

Planachaux - Grand Paradis starts near Champéry, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,289 m and drops 230 m over 1.35 km, to 1,059 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 37 %, #180 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 17 %. It ends near Champéry.

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

In feet and miles: 0.84 mi long; 755 ft vertical drop, from 4,229 ft to 3,474 ft.

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Length
1.35 km 0.84 mi
Vertical drop
230 m 755 ft
Average gradient
17 %
Steepest 20 m
37 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#180 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 37 %, 100 m from the top

top · 1,289 m1.35 kmbottom · 1,059 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 Planachaux - Grand Paradis?

Planachaux - Grand Paradis is 1.35 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 230 m, from 1,289 m to 1,059 m.

How steep is Planachaux - Grand Paradis?

Its average gradient is 17 %; its steepest 20 m reach 37 %, 100 m from the top.

Where does Planachaux - Grand Paradis end?

It ends at 1,059 m, near Champéry.

What difficulty is Planachaux - Grand Paradis?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)1.35 km 0.84 mi
Top1,289 m 4,229 ft
Bottom1,059 m 3,474 ft
Vertical drop230 m 755 ft
Average gradient17 %
Steepest 20 m37 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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