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The easiest black runs in the Alps

The 20 black runs in the Alps whose steepest stretch is the gentlest. By the ATUDEM and AFNOR criteria, a gradient over 40% is black-run terrain; Gatterl at Zugspitze tops out at 21% (12°) over its steepest 50 m. Official grades also weigh width, exposure and snow, so a gentle black can still be a black.

  1. 1GatterlZugspitze · Germany1,552 m · 12°21%steepest stretch
  2. 2Canalon - Gran PistaMonte Bondone · Italy484 m · 12°21%steepest stretch
  3. 3Les BalmesEspace Haute Maurienne Vanoise · France1,191 m · 12°21%steepest stretch
  4. 4ChauvetMontgenèvre · France327 m · 12°22%steepest stretch
  5. 58aAlmenwelt Lofer · Austria485 m · 13°23%steepest stretch
  6. 6Gamsboden (K2)Klausberg · Italy343 m · 13°23%steepest stretch
  7. 7Free Ride Palon DirettissimaMonte Bondone · Italy443 m · 13°23%steepest stretch
  8. 8AussichtspunktBelalp · Switzerland349 m · 13°24%steepest stretch
  9. 9Seewen AUnterbäch - Eischoll · Switzerland734 m · 13°24%steepest stretch
  10. 10Bondolero 2, Bondolero 1San Domenico · Italy452 m · 14°25%steepest stretch
  11. 11Tre MediaLa Thuile ski · Italy382 m · 14°25%steepest stretch
  12. 12DahuLe Semnoz · France604 m · 14°26%steepest stretch
  13. 13Mur des Épines InférieurLes Houches - Saint-Gervais · France324 m · 15°27%steepest stretch
  14. 14PloderseeRifflsee · Austria459 m · 15°27%steepest stretch
  15. 15ÖsterreicherlochAndermatt+Disentis+Sedrun · Switzerland317 m · 15°28%steepest stretch
  16. 16Border CrossFont d'Urle Chaud Clapier · France836 m · 15°28%steepest stretch
  17. 1714Silvretta Arena Ischgl/Samnaun · Austria536 m · 16°28%steepest stretch
  18. 18Skicross pisteGrindelwald First · Switzerland924 m · 16°28%steepest stretch
  19. 19Boarder crossLes 7 Laux · France1,416 m · 16°28%steepest stretch
  20. 206Sulden · Italy2,161 m · 16°28%steepest stretch

How this list was made

For every official black run of at least 300 m, its steepest 50 m stretch, measured with the elevation model (about 30 m precision, smoothed against false spikes). Sorted from gentlest. Very short steps may not show.

Frequently asked questions

What is the easiest black run in the Alps?

Gatterl, at Zugspitze: its steepest 50 m stretch is 21%. Next come Canalon - Gran Pista (Monte Bondone, 21%) and Les Balmes (Espace Haute Maurienne Vanoise, 21%).

Where does this data come from?

For every official black run of at least 300 m, its steepest 50 m stretch, measured with the elevation model (about 30 m precision, smoothed against false spikes). Sorted from gentlest. Very short steps may not show. Data from OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap.

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