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Black · Portes du Soleil · near Les Crosets

Vautna Noire length, vertical drop and steepness

Vautna Noire starts near Les Crosets, in Portes du Soleil, at 2,131 m and drops 151 m over 406 m, to 1,980 m; difficulty: Black. Its steepest 20 m reach 66 %, #9 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 37 %. Lifts to its top: Cuboré and Grand Conche; it ends near Les Crosets.

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

In feet and miles: 0.25 mi long; 495 ft vertical drop, from 6,991 ft to 6,496 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Vautna Noire 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
406 m 0.25 mi
Vertical drop
151 m 495 ft
Average gradient
37 %
Steepest 20 m
66 %
Difficulty
Black
In the area
#9 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 66 %, 70 m from the top

top · 2,131 m406 mbottom · 1,980 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 Vautna Noire?

Vautna Noire is 406 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 151 m, from 2,131 m to 1,980 m.

How steep is Vautna Noire?

Its average gradient is 37 %; its steepest 20 m reach 66 %, 70 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Vautna Noire?

The top of Vautna Noire is reached by Cuboré (Drag lift) and Grand Conche (Chairlift).

Where does Vautna Noire end?

It ends at 1,980 m, near Les Crosets.

What difficulty is Vautna Noire?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Black.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)406 m 0.25 mi
Top2,131 m 6,991 ft
Bottom1,980 m 6,496 ft
Vertical drop151 m 495 ft
Average gradient37 %
Steepest 20 m66 %
DifficultyBlack (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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