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Red · Portes du Soleil · near Les Crosets

Planachaux length, vertical drop and steepness

Planachaux starts near Les Crosets, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,915 m and drops 236 m over 809 m, to 1,678 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 46 %, #96 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 29 %. 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: 0.50 mi long; 774 ft vertical drop, from 6,283 ft to 5,505 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
809 m 0.50 mi
Vertical drop
236 m 774 ft
Average gradient
29 %
Steepest 20 m
46 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#96 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 46 %, 210 m from the top

top · 1,915 m809 mbottom · 1,678 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 809 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 236 m, from 1,915 m to 1,678 m.

How steep is Planachaux?

Its average gradient is 29 %; its steepest 20 m reach 46 %, 210 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Planachaux?

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

Where does Planachaux end?

It ends at 1,678 m, near Les Crosets.

What difficulty is Planachaux?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)809 m 0.50 mi
Top1,915 m 6,283 ft
Bottom1,678 m 5,505 ft
Vertical drop236 m 774 ft
Average gradient29 %
Steepest 20 m46 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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