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The steepest ski runs in the Alps

The 25 runs in the Alps with the highest average gradient, measured top to bottom with the elevation model. The steepest is Lieuson at Auron, averaging 56% over 338 m. Each resort's page shows the profile of every run, section by section.

  1. 1LieusonAuron · France338 m · 188 m vertical · Black56%avg. gradient
  2. 2114a Black WallGlacier 3000 · Switzerland797 m · 440 m vertical · Black55%avg. gradient
  3. 3Black PipeSkiWelt Wilder Kaiser - Brixental · Austria303 m · 167 m vertical · Black55%avg. gradient
  4. 4Les Chalets VertsBernex · France443 m · 235 m vertical · Black53%avg. gradient
  5. 5Lazid x-dreamSerfaus Fiss Ladis · Austria583 m · 302 m vertical · Black52%avg. gradient
  6. 6GlièresPralognan-la-Vanoise · France403 m · 208 m vertical · Black52%avg. gradient
  7. 7LabirintiDolomiti Superski · Italy402 m · 206 m vertical · Black51%avg. gradient
  8. 8Le Coupe-FeuMont Serein · France326 m · 167 m vertical · Black51%avg. gradient
  9. 9Couloir TournierLes Trois Vallées · France630 m · 323 m vertical · Black51%avg. gradient
  10. 10JoubarbesLa Clusaz · France383 m · 195 m vertical · Black51%avg. gradient
  11. 11EterlouLa Clusaz · France376 m · 189 m vertical · Red50%avg. gradient
  12. 12DallesDévoluy · France431 m · 216 m vertical · Black50%avg. gradient
  13. 13Vertigine BiancaDolomiti Superski · Italy604 m · 301 m vertical · Black50%avg. gradient
  14. 143 BuckelpisteDiedamskopf · Austria309 m · 154 m vertical · Black (expert)50%avg. gradient
  15. 15Della MotaCima Piazzi – San Colombano · Italy331 m · 164 m vertical · Black50%avg. gradient
  16. 16L'Ubarguet NoireChabanon · France340 m · 168 m vertical · Black50%avg. gradient
  17. 17MorbleuParadiski · France770 m · 381 m vertical · Black49%avg. gradient
  18. 18Perdrix blanchesEvasion Mont Blanc · France418 m · 206 m vertical · Black49%avg. gradient
  19. 19Rocher NoirPuy-Saint-Vincent · France370 m · 182 m vertical · Black49%avg. gradient
  20. 20Powder NoseSerfaus Fiss Ladis · Austria629 m · 307 m vertical · Red49%avg. gradient
  21. 21DirettissimaSerfaus Fiss Ladis · Austria832 m · 404 m vertical · Black49%avg. gradient
  22. 22PancugoloCampiglio Dolomiti di Brenta · Italy476 m · 230 m vertical · Black48%avg. gradient
  23. 23Combe des PylônesLes Trois Vallées · France597 m · 288 m vertical · Black48%avg. gradient
  24. 24DirettissimaMürren/Schilthorn · Switzerland444 m · 213 m vertical · Black48%avg. gradient
  25. 2512Obergurgl-Hochgurgl · Austria379 m · 182 m vertical · Red48%avg. gradient

How this list was made

Average gradient = total vertical ÷ run length (as %), for graded runs (green to black) of at least 300 m. On the hardest pitches the local gradient is steeper than the average.

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