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L'Archipel

Blue Le Massif, QC

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical494 ft
Length1,810 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesE
Top2,306 ft

L'Archipel drops 494 vertical feet over 1,810 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 980 feet below the top. That's steeper than 71% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 29th steepest of 67 named runs at Le Massif. It faces east.

How well L'Archipel holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 16°, L'Archipel 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 41st sunniest named run at Le Massif. Its top sits at 2,310 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.

L'Archipel profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like L'Archipel 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.