Portes du Soleil
Haute-Savoie, FR — size XXL · 414 km of trails · 1330 m vertical · 194 lifts · heavy snowfall
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Season: Nov 28 – Apr 18
26/27 Passes
| Pass | What it grants | Blackouts |
|---|---|---|
| Indy Pass | 2 days | blackout calendar not published |
| Indy+ Pass | 2 days | no blackout dates |
The mountain
- Trails
- 414 km — size XXL
- Vertical
- 1330 m
- Summit
- 2250 m
- Base
- 920 m
- Lifts
- 194
- Region
- Abondance, Haute-Savoie, France
- By rail
- Champéry-Village station, 0.7 km — close enough to walk
Typical Snowfall
Our take: ❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ Heavy
- Snow-day share
- 39% of December–March days — a centimetre or more; ERA5 model
- Longest snowy stretch
- 8 days — consecutive days with a centimetre or more, typical winter; ERA5 model
- Model climatology
- 554 cm — ERA5 model, ~10 km grid
The Season
middle half of winterstypical (dashed: model)2025/26planned season
Snow on the ground: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters; reads low
Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters
Natural snow; a groomed base runs deeper.
Character
414 km of trails, in the largest tenth of European resorts on a pass, where the median has 46 km. Its lift fleet runs to 2 cable cars and 11 gondolas among 194. 59% of it is novice or easy terrain — 243 km, against 111 km for European resorts over 150 km. There is a lot of room here for someone still learning.
Terrain
- novicegreen37.9 km · 110 runs
- easyblue205.5 km · 436 runs
- intermediatered135.1 km · 209 runs
- advancedblack21.6 km · 37 runs
- expertblack0.3 km · 1 run
- freeride0.9 km · 1 run
- other12.3 km · 47 runs
European grading.
Lifts
- 2cable cars
- 11gondolas
- 76chairlifts
- 6T-bars
- 54platters
- 31drag lifts
- 5rope tows
- 9magic carpets
Nearby
| Resort | Distance | Trails | Snowfall | Passes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leysin | 25 km | 25 km | heavy | Magic Pass | compare |
| Ovronnaz | 29 km | 17 km | heavy | Magic Pass | |
| Villars-Gryon | 30 km | 61 km | heavy | Magic Pass | compare |
| Chamonix | 32 km | 41 km | heavy | Ikon Pass, Ikon Base, Mountain Collective | compare |
| Glacier 3000 | 33 km | — | heavy | Magic Pass | |
| Le Grand-Bornand | 37 km | 59 km | heavy | Magic Pass | compare |
Also compared with
- Portes du Soleil vs Verbier 4 Vallées — 40 km away
- Portes du Soleil vs Megève — 45 km away
- Portes du Soleil vs SkiWelt — both on the Indy, both over 150 km
- Portes du Soleil vs Baqueira/Beret — both on the Indy, both over 150 km
FAQ
- Is Portes du Soleil on the Indy Pass?
- Yes. The Indy Pass grants 2 days at Portes du Soleil for 2026/27, with blackout calendar not published.
- Is Portes du Soleil on the Indy+ Pass?
- Yes. The Indy+ Pass grants 2 days at Portes du Soleil for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- How much snow does Portes du Soleil get?
- Portes du Soleil has heavy snowfall by our banding.
- What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
- Nothing within 160 km shares a pass with it.
Sources
- Pass terms
- Indy
- Mountain figures
- OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
- Season dates and live status
- skiresort.info
- Snow on the ground
- Open-Meteo