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Portes du Soleil

France · Górna Sabaudia · Lift-linked region

Portes du Soleil is a ski resort in Górna Sabaudia (France). It has 580 km of downhill runs, mostly easy and 164 lifts. The runs go from 985 to 2254 m (1269 m vertical).

Piste length
580 km
Lifts
164
Base station
985 m
Top station
2254 m
Vertical drop
1269 m
Country
France

Piste difficulty split

  • Easy: 310 km (53%)
  • Medium: 210 km (36%)
  • Expert: 60 km (10%)

Details

  • Night skiing: Yes (3 floodlit runs)
  • Steepest spot: 75% (37°)
  • Mostly facing north (19% of run length). North-facing slopes keep good snow longer, but are colder with less sun.

Lifts: 164

Gondola / cable car: 13 · Chairlift: 75 · Drag lift: 84

  • Crosets · Chairlift · 4,000 pers./h · Seats: 8 · 1679–1932 m
  • Lac-Intrêts · Chairlift · 3,600 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1735–2224 m
  • Proclou · Chairlift · 3,400 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1640–1870 m
  • Ranfoilly Express · Chairlift · 3,300 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1393–1810 m
  • Chavannes Express · Chairlift · 3,000 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1168–1613 m
  • Charniaz Express · Chairlift · 3,000 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1320–1667 m
  • Fornet · Chairlift · 3,000 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1810–2211 m
  • Pierre Longue · Chairlift · 3,000 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1302–1634 m
  • Grand Conche · Chairlift · 3,000 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1680–2131 m
  • Têtes · Chairlift · 3,000 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1320–1647 m

On site

  • 521 car parks (25 paid · 240 free)
  • 289 restaurants & bars by the slopes
  • 11 mountain huts
  • 14 ski schools
  • 6 rental shops
  • 268 stops

Ski schools and rental shops

  • École de ski 360 (ESI)
  • Easy2ride
  • École de ski les Gets 360
  • ESF Avoriaz 1800
  • École du Ski Français

Historical conditions and snowfall

  • November: Snowfall in the month (average) 57 cm, Snow depth 15 cm
  • December: Snowfall in the month (average) 96 cm, Snow depth 32 cm
  • January: Snowfall in the month (average) 84 cm, Snow depth 50 cm
  • February: Snowfall in the month (average) 62 cm, Snow depth 60 cm
  • March: Snowfall in the month (average) 70 cm, Snow depth 44 cm
  • April: Snowfall in the month (average) 38 cm, Snow depth 15 cm

Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 1714 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.

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