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La Nouvelle

Blue Massif Du Sud, QC

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical263 ft
Length1,022 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesN
Top2,221 ft

La Nouvelle drops 263 vertical feet over 1,022 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 720 feet below the top. That's steeper than 53% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 20th steepest of 27 named runs at Massif Du Sud. It faces north.

How well La Nouvelle holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 15°, La Nouvelle gets about 53% of the winter sun that flat ground at Massif Du Sud does, December through March. That's shadier than 91% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th shadiest named run at Massif Du Sud. Its top sits at 2,220 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 Nouvelle profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like La Nouvelle 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.