Portette at Les Orres
Intermediate · 1307 m long with 518 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 29° at its steepest, facing NW.
29°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
1307 mlength
518 mvertical
2656 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Portette is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Portette
Lifts that reach the top: Portette (skiing novice terrain to get there); Crêtes (skiing easy terrain to get there); Génépi (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Fontaines (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 20 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Pic Vert
- Ski Edelweiss 2 (novice)
- Ski Coqs (easy)
- Ride Crêtes
- Ski Cairn (easy)
- Ski Portette (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Cairn, Coqs, Gentianes. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Crêtes (1 min), Portette (2 min), Pousterle (3 min).
See Portette on the 3D mapAll runs at Les OrresMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.