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La Rigolette

Blue Le Massif, QC

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical151 ft
Length804 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top2,309 ft

La Rigolette drops 151 vertical feet over 804 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 710 feet below the top. That's steeper than 15% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 60th steepest of 67 named runs at Le Massif. It faces northeast.

How well La Rigolette holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 11°, La Rigolette gets about 75% of the winter sun that flat ground at Le Massif does, December through March. That's shadier than 64% of the runs we've measured, and the 12th shadiest named run at Le Massif. Its top sits at 2,310 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

La Rigolette profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like La Rigolette 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.