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La Fénomène

Black diamond Le Massif, QC

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical1,443 ft
Length5,650 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesE
Top2,213 ft

La Fénomène drops 1,443 vertical feet over 5,650 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 4,800 feet below the top. That's steeper than 23% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 24th steepest of 67 named runs at Le Massif. It faces east.

How well La Fénomène holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 15°, La Fénomène gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Le Massif does, December through March. That's sunnier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 44th sunniest named run at Le Massif. Its top sits at 2,210 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

La Fénomène profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like La Fénomène elsewhere

Nearby at Le Massif

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter lidar from Natural Resources Canada. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.