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Portette at Val Thorens

Intermediate · 1589 m long with 385 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 26° at its steepest, facing N.

26°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
1589 mlength
385 mvertical
2793 mtop elevation
Nfaces

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); Thorens (skiing easy terrain to get there); Face Nord (skiing easy terrain to get there); Grand Fond (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 33 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Plan de l'Eau
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ski Blanchot (easy)
  4. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  5. Ride Moutière
  6. Ski Linotte (easy)
  7. Ski Traversée Deux Lacs (novice)
  8. Ski Combe de Thorens (novice)
  9. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
  10. Ride Portette
  11. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  12. Ski Portette (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Rhodos, unnamed intermediate trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Portette (2 min), Moraine (2 min), Lac Blanc (5 min).

See Portette on the 3D mapAll runs at Val Thorens
Measured 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.