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L'Ancrage

Blue Le Massif, QC

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical755 ft
Length2,819 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNE
Top2,320 ft

L'Ancrage drops 755 vertical feet over 2,819 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 800 feet below the top. That's steeper than 69% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 32nd steepest of 67 named runs at Le Massif. It faces northeast.

How well L'Ancrage holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 16°, L'Ancrage gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Le Massif does, December through March. That's shadier than 61% of the runs we've measured, and the 15th shadiest named run at Le Massif. Its top sits at 2,320 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.

L'Ancrage profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like L'Ancrage 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.