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Arcade

Blue Mont Orford, QC

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical296 ft
Length1,046 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesNE
Top1,848 ft

Arcade drops 296 vertical feet over 1,046 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 190 feet below the top. That's steeper than 75% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 28th steepest of 62 named runs at Mont Orford. It faces northeast.

How well Arcade holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 17°, Arcade gets about 66% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mont Orford does, December through March. That's shadier than 78% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th shadiest named run at Mont Orford. Its top sits at 1,850 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.

Arcade profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Arcade 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.