Fall-Line’s Top 10 Runs – Les Portes du SoleilTen runs to make the you go ooh!
Champéry: “Le Grand Paradis” is a quiet, engaging run away from the hustle of the resorts. It winds through the forest, with views of the Dents du Midi mountain range.
Avoriaz: The “Coupe du Monde” piste is a great black which leads from the top of Avoriaz all the way down into the Prodains valley. In the late 80s, it hosted a stage of the Women’s World Cup Downhill.
Avoriaz/Montriond: “Abricotine”, with more than 5km of downhill from the Pointe des Mossettes down to Ardent, is one of the longest pistes of the Portes du Soleil and sure to get your legs burning.
Champéry: The famous “Swiss Wall” in the Chavanette sector is renowned for being gnarly steep with plenty of moguls. La Chavanette is on the border between France and Switzerland. You start the run standing on the Swiss-French border, plunging down the Swiss side of the mountain towards Les Crosets. The slope is classified in the Swiss/French difficulty rating as orange, which means that it is rated as too difficult to fit in the standard classification of blue, red or black, is 1km long with a vertical drop of 331m.
La Chapelle d’Abondance: From the French-Swiss border between La Chapelle d’Abondance and Torgon, below the Braitaz chairlift, this south-facing piste is wide, allowing for big turns with stonking views of the Dents du Midi and the Abondance valley.
Châtel: The “Linga” piste. This red piste is perfect for a proper blast, because it is steep and straight. Difference in altitude: 785m (2575ft), length: 2535m (8317ft).
Morzine: The “Creux” piste – a steep black starting at the top of Chamossière joins up with a blue piste that takes you all the way back down to the resort. All in all, this combination adds up to about 8km.
Les Gets: “La Tulipe”, from the top of Ranfolly, with views of the Mont Blanc range and it is often used for downhill training.
St Jean d’Aulps: The Roc d’Enfer circuit. Starting in the resort of St Jean d’Aulps at the Grande Terche bubble, this 20km circuit takes you around the Roc d’Enfer mountain past Belleveaux. As you make your way round you can stop off in Tavaillon in the Follys Village for local fodder.
Morgins: This winter, there will be a brand new piste starting at the Pointe de l’Au summit all the way down to Morgins via Bonavau. OK, so we haven’t tried it yet… but it sounds just up our street… piste… you know what we mean.
Torgon: The Col de Recon piste is a nice and wide piste, which allows for the big carving turns, ja. It’s north facing so the snow is always good, with lots of powdery fun.
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Posted by name - Thu, 07/01/2010 - 3:19pm
Ten runs to make the you go ooh!
Champéry: “Le Grand Paradis” is a quiet, engaging run away from the hustle of the resorts. It winds through the forest, with views of the Dents du Midi mountain range.
Avoriaz: The “Coupe du Monde” piste is a great black which leads from the top of Avoriaz all the way down into the Prodains valley. In the late 80s, it hosted a stage of the Women’s World Cup Downhill.
Avoriaz/Montriond: “Abricotine”, with more than 5km of downhill from the Pointe des Mossettes down to Ardent, is one of the longest pistes of the Portes du Soleil and sure to get your legs burning.
Champéry: The famous “Swiss Wall” in the Chavanette sector is renowned for being gnarly steep with plenty of moguls. La Chavanette is on the border between France and Switzerland. You start the run standing on the Swiss-French border, plunging down the Swiss side of the mountain towards Les Crosets. The slope is classified in the Swiss/French difficulty rating as orange, which means that it is rated as too difficult to fit in the standard classification of blue, red or black, is 1km long with a vertical drop of 331m.
La Chapelle d’Abondance: From the French-Swiss border between La Chapelle d’Abondance and Torgon, below the Braitaz chairlift, this south-facing piste is wide, allowing for big turns with stonking views of the Dents du Midi and the Abondance valley.
Châtel: The “Linga” piste. This red piste is perfect for a proper blast, because it is steep and straight. Difference in altitude: 785m (2575ft), length: 2535m (8317ft).
Morzine: The “Creux” piste – a steep black starting at the top of Chamossière joins up with a blue piste that takes you all the way back down to the resort. All in all, this combination adds up to about 8km.
Les Gets: “La Tulipe”, from the top of Ranfolly, with views of the Mont Blanc range and it is often used for downhill training.
St Jean d’Aulps: The Roc d’Enfer circuit. Starting in the resort of St Jean d’Aulps at the Grande Terche bubble, this 20km circuit takes you around the Roc d’Enfer mountain past Belleveaux. As you make your way round you can stop off in Tavaillon in the Follys Village for local fodder.
Morgins: This winter, there will be a brand new piste starting at the Pointe de l’Au summit all the way down to Morgins via Bonavau. OK, so we haven’t tried it yet… but it sounds just up our street… piste… you know what we mean.
Torgon: The Col de Recon piste is a nice and wide piste, which allows for the big carving turns, ja. It’s north facing so the snow is always good, with lots of powdery fun.
Related stories:
Tell me more – Les Portes du Soleil
Resort Check France: La Chapelle d’Abondance
Resort Check France: Montriond
Resort Check France: Saint Jean d'Aulps
Resort Check Switzerland: Champery
Resort Check Switzerland: Morgins
Resort Check Switzerland: Torgon
Resort Check Switzerland: Les Crosets
Fall-Line’s Top 10 Runs – Les Portes du Soleil
Best early season snow in Les Portes du Soleil
Family fun – Les Portes du Soleil
A night on the tiles – Les Portes du Soleil