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La Cloche

Double black Massif Du Sud, QC

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical687 ft
Length2,069 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesN
Top2,567 ft

La Cloche drops 687 vertical feet over 2,069 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 500 feet below the top. That's steeper than 18% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 7th steepest of 27 named runs at Massif Du Sud. It faces north.

How well La Cloche holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 20°, La Cloche gets about 45% of the winter sun that flat ground at Massif Du Sud does, December through March. That's shadier than 96% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th shadiest named run at Massif Du Sud. Its top sits at 2,570 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 Cloche profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like La Cloche 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.