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Alternative

Green Mont Orford, QC

Steepest pitch6°
Vertical25 ft
Length264 ft
Average pitch5°
FacesNW
Top1,749 ft

Alternative drops 25 vertical feet over 264 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 6° about 80 feet below the top. That's steeper than 6% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 62nd steepest of 62 named runs at Mont Orford. It faces northwest.

How well Alternative holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 5°, Alternative gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mont Orford does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 23rd sunniest named run at Mont Orford. Its top sits at 1,750 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.

Alternative profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Alternative elsewhere

Nearby at Mont Orford

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.