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Green · Portes du Soleil · near Avoriaz

Retour Chavanette length, vertical drop and steepness

Retour Chavanette starts near Avoriaz, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,847 m and drops 109 m over 1.38 km, to 1,738 m; difficulty: Green. Its steepest 20 m reach 20 %, #306 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 8 %. It ends near Avoriaz.

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

In feet and miles: 0.86 mi long; 358 ft vertical drop, from 6,060 ft to 5,702 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Retour Chavanette 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
1.38 km 0.86 mi
Vertical drop
109 m 358 ft
Average gradient
8 %
Steepest 20 m
20 %
Difficulty
Green
In the area
#306 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Avoriaz
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Steepest 20 m: 20 %, 310 m from the top

top · 1,847 m1.38 kmbottom · 1,738 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 Retour Chavanette?

Retour Chavanette is 1.38 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 109 m, from 1,847 m to 1,738 m.

How steep is Retour Chavanette?

Its average gradient is 8 %; its steepest 20 m reach 20 %, 310 m from the top.

Where does Retour Chavanette end?

It ends at 1,738 m, near Avoriaz.

What difficulty is Retour Chavanette?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Green.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)1.38 km 0.86 mi
Top1,847 m 6,060 ft
Bottom1,738 m 5,702 ft
Vertical drop109 m 358 ft
Average gradient8 %
Steepest 20 m20 %
DifficultyGreen (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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