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Red · Portes du Soleil · near Avoriaz

Rochassons length, vertical drop and steepness

Rochassons starts near Avoriaz, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,893 m and drops 253 m over 867 m, to 1,640 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 45 %, #101 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 29 %. Lifts to its top: Chaux Fleurie and Rochassons.

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

In feet and miles: 0.54 mi long; 830 ft vertical drop, from 6,211 ft to 5,381 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Rochassons 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
867 m 0.54 mi
Vertical drop
253 m 830 ft
Average gradient
29 %
Steepest 20 m
45 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#101 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 45 %, 770 m from the top

top · 1,893 m867 mbottom · 1,640 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 Rochassons?

Rochassons is 867 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 253 m, from 1,893 m to 1,640 m.

How steep is Rochassons?

Its average gradient is 29 %; its steepest 20 m reach 45 %, 770 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Rochassons?

The top of Rochassons is reached by Chaux Fleurie (Chairlift) and Rochassons (Chairlift).

Where does Rochassons end?

It ends at 1,640 m.

What difficulty is Rochassons?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)867 m 0.54 mi
Top1,893 m 6,211 ft
Bottom1,640 m 5,381 ft
Vertical drop253 m 830 ft
Average gradient29 %
Steepest 20 m45 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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