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Green · Portes du Soleil · near Saint-Jean-d'Aulps

Terchette length, vertical drop and steepness

Terchette starts near Saint-Jean-d'Aulps, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,523 m and drops 15 m over 238 m, to 1,508 m; difficulty: Green. Its steepest 20 m reach 12 %, #353 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 6 %. Lifts to its top: Bray, Esserailloux, Lanches, and Terchette.

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

In feet and miles: 781 ft long; 49 ft vertical drop, from 4,997 ft to 4,948 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Terchette with the runs and lifts around it
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Length
238 m 781 ft
Vertical drop
15 m 49 ft
Average gradient
6 %
Steepest 20 m
12 %
Difficulty
Green
In the area
#353 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 12 %, 150 m from the top

top · 1,523 m238 mbottom · 1,508 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 Terchette?

Terchette is 238 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 15 m, from 1,523 m to 1,508 m.

How steep is Terchette?

Its average gradient is 6 %; its steepest 20 m reach 12 %, 150 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Terchette?

The top of Terchette is reached by Bray (Drag lift), Esserailloux (Drag lift), Lanches (Drag lift), and Terchette (Drag lift).

Where does Terchette end?

It ends at 1,508 m.

What difficulty is Terchette?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Green.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)238 m 781 ft
Length of all its branches461 m 0.29 mi
Top1,523 m 4,997 ft
Bottom1,508 m 4,948 ft
Vertical drop15 m 49 ft
Average gradient6 %
Steepest 20 m12 %
DifficultyGreen (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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