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Red · Portes du Soleil · near Morzine

Pointe length, vertical drop and steepness

Pointe starts near Morzine, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,957 m and drops 49 m over 186 m, to 1,908 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 26 %. Lifts to its top: Pointe de Nyon.

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

In feet and miles: 610 ft long; 161 ft vertical drop, from 6,421 ft to 6,260 ft.

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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. © OpenStreetMap · IGN · swisstopo · Copernicus · Credits
Length
186 m 610 ft
Vertical drop
49 m 161 ft
Average gradient
26 %
Steepest 20 m
37 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#180 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 37 %, 140 m from the top

top · 1,957 m186 mbottom · 1,908 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 Pointe?

Pointe is 186 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 49 m, from 1,957 m to 1,908 m.

How steep is Pointe?

Its average gradient is 26 %; its steepest 20 m reach 37 %, 140 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Pointe?

The top of Pointe is reached by Pointe de Nyon (Chairlift).

Where does Pointe end?

It ends at 1,908 m.

What difficulty is Pointe?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)186 m 610 ft
Top1,957 m 6,421 ft
Bottom1,908 m 6,260 ft
Vertical drop49 m 161 ft
Average gradient26 %
Steepest 20 m37 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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