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Red · Portes du Soleil · near Avoriaz

Pré-la-Joux length, vertical drop and steepness

Pré-la-Joux starts near Avoriaz, in Portes du Soleil, at 2,093 m and drops 374 m over 1.51 km, to 1,718 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 50 %, #67 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 25 %. Lifts to its top: Cornebois.

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

In feet and miles: 0.94 mi long; 1,227 ft vertical drop, from 6,867 ft to 5,636 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Pré-la-Joux 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
1.51 km 0.94 mi
Vertical drop
374 m 1,227 ft
Average gradient
25 %
Steepest 20 m
50 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#67 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 50 %, 50 m from the top

top · 2,093 m1.51 kmbottom · 1,718 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 Pré-la-Joux?

Pré-la-Joux is 1.51 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 374 m, from 2,093 m to 1,718 m.

How steep is Pré-la-Joux?

Its average gradient is 25 %; its steepest 20 m reach 50 %, 50 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Pré-la-Joux?

The top of Pré-la-Joux is reached by Cornebois (Chairlift).

Where does Pré-la-Joux end?

It ends at 1,718 m.

What difficulty is Pré-la-Joux?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)1.51 km 0.94 mi
Length of all its branches1.55 km 0.96 mi
Top2,093 m 6,867 ft
Bottom1,718 m 5,636 ft
Vertical drop374 m 1,227 ft
Average gradient25 %
Steepest 20 m50 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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