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Red · Portes du Soleil · near Les Crosets

Planachaux - Grand Paradis length, vertical drop and steepness

Planachaux - Grand Paradis starts near Les Crosets, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,679 m and drops 345 m over 1.30 km, to 1,334 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 53 %, #51 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 27 %. Lifts to its top: Grand Paradis.

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

In feet and miles: 0.81 mi long; 1,132 ft vertical drop, from 5,509 ft to 4,377 ft.

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Length
1.30 km 0.81 mi
Vertical drop
345 m 1,132 ft
Average gradient
27 %
Steepest 20 m
53 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#51 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 53 %, 550 m from the top

top · 1,679 m1.30 kmbottom · 1,334 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 1.30 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 345 m, from 1,679 m to 1,334 m.

How steep is Planachaux - Grand Paradis?

Its average gradient is 27 %; its steepest 20 m reach 53 %, 550 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Planachaux - Grand Paradis?

The top of Planachaux - Grand Paradis is reached by Grand Paradis (Chairlift).

Where does Planachaux - Grand Paradis end?

It ends at 1,334 m.

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)1.30 km 0.81 mi
Top1,679 m 5,509 ft
Bottom1,334 m 4,377 ft
Vertical drop345 m 1,132 ft
Average gradient27 %
Steepest 20 m53 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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