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Blue · Portes du Soleil · near Avoriaz

Stade d'Arare length, vertical drop and steepness

Stade d'Arare starts near Avoriaz, in Portes du Soleil, at 2,183 m and drops 278 m over 1.13 km, to 1,905 m; difficulty: Blue. Its steepest 20 m reach 40 %, #146 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 25 %. Lifts to its top: Arare 1, Arare 2, and Grandes Combes; 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: 0.70 mi long; 912 ft vertical drop, from 7,162 ft to 6,250 ft.

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Length
1.13 km 0.70 mi
Vertical drop
278 m 912 ft
Average gradient
25 %
Steepest 20 m
40 %
Difficulty
Blue
In the area
#146 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 40 %, 460 m from the top

top · 2,183 m1.13 kmbottom · 1,905 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 Stade d'Arare?

Stade d'Arare is 1.13 km long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 278 m, from 2,183 m to 1,905 m.

How steep is Stade d'Arare?

Its average gradient is 25 %; its steepest 20 m reach 40 %, 460 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Stade d'Arare?

The top of Stade d'Arare is reached by Arare 1 (Drag lift), Arare 2 (Drag lift), and Grandes Combes (Chairlift).

Where does Stade d'Arare end?

It ends at 1,905 m, near Avoriaz.

What difficulty is Stade d'Arare?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)1.13 km 0.70 mi
Top2,183 m 7,162 ft
Bottom1,905 m 6,250 ft
Vertical drop278 m 912 ft
Average gradient25 %
Steepest 20 m40 %
DifficultyBlue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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