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Labrecque

Double black Mont Orford, QC

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical626 ft
Length1,939 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesNE
Top1,876 ft

Labrecque drops 626 vertical feet over 1,939 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 1,080 feet below the top. That's steeper than 27% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 17th steepest of 62 named runs at Mont Orford. It faces northeast.

How well Labrecque holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 19°, Labrecque gets about 44% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mont Orford does, December through March. That's shadier than 96% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th shadiest named run at Mont Orford. Its top sits at 1,880 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.

Labrecque profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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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.