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Initiation

Green Mont Orford, QC

Steepest pitch11°
Vertical107 ft
Length639 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top1,378 ft

Initiation drops 107 vertical feet over 639 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 11° about 450 feet below the top. That's steeper than 28% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 59th steepest of 62 named runs at Mont Orford. It faces northeast.

How well Initiation holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 10°, Initiation gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mont Orford does, December through March. That's sunnier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 28th sunniest named run at Mont Orford. Its top sits at 1,380 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.

Initiation profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Initiation 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.