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La Cathédrale

Double black Massif Du Sud, QC

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical1,024 ft
Length4,426 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesN
Top2,941 ft

La Cathédrale drops 1,024 vertical feet over 4,426 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 3,390 feet below the top. That's steeper than 26% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 6th steepest of 27 named runs at Massif Du Sud. It faces north.

How well La Cathédrale holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 14°, La Cathédrale gets about 63% of the winter sun that flat ground at Massif Du Sud does, December through March. That's shadier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 19th shadiest named run at Massif Du Sud. Its top sits at 2,940 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 Cathédrale profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like La Cathédrale elsewhere

Nearby at Massif Du Sud

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.