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La Lavoie

Blue Le Massif, QC

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical832 ft
Length2,729 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesNE
Top2,593 ft

La Lavoie drops 832 vertical feet over 2,729 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 890 feet below the top. That's steeper than 67% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 35th steepest of 67 named runs at Le Massif. It faces northeast.

How well La Lavoie holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 18°, La Lavoie gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Le Massif does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 16th shadiest named run at Le Massif. Its top sits at 2,590 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 Lavoie profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like La Lavoie 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.