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Red · Portes du Soleil · near Les Crosets

Ripaille - Grand Paradis length, vertical drop and steepness

Ripaille - Grand Paradis starts near Les Crosets, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,909 m and drops 849 m over 7.17 km, to 1,060 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 55 %, #40 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 12 %. Lifts to its top: Ripaille 1 and Ripaille 2; it ends near Champéry.

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

In feet and miles: 4.46 mi long; 2,785 ft vertical drop, from 6,263 ft to 3,478 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Ripaille - Grand Paradis 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. © OpenStreetMap · IGN · swisstopo · Copernicus · Credits
Length
7.17 km 4.46 mi
Vertical drop
849 m 2,785 ft
Average gradient
12 %
Steepest 20 m
55 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#40 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Les CrosetsChampéry

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Steepest 20 m: 55 %, 210 m from the top

top · 1,909 m7.17 kmbottom · 1,060 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 Ripaille - Grand Paradis?

Ripaille - Grand Paradis is 7.17 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 849 m, from 1,909 m to 1,060 m.

How steep is Ripaille - Grand Paradis?

Its average gradient is 12 %; its steepest 20 m reach 55 %, 210 m from the top.

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

The top of Ripaille - Grand Paradis is reached by Ripaille 1 (Drag lift) and Ripaille 2 (Drag lift).

Where does Ripaille - Grand Paradis end?

It ends at 1,060 m, near Champéry.

What difficulty is Ripaille - Grand Paradis?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)7.17 km 4.46 mi
Top1,909 m 6,263 ft
Bottom1,060 m 3,478 ft
Vertical drop849 m 2,785 ft
Average gradient12 %
Steepest 20 m55 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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