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Le Lien

Green Mont Orford, QC

Steepest pitch13°
Vertical119 ft
Length967 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesNE
Top1,329 ft

Le Lien drops 119 vertical feet over 967 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 200 feet below the top. That's steeper than 41% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 54th steepest of 62 named runs at Mont Orford. It faces northeast.

How well Le Lien holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 7°, Le Lien gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mont Orford does, December through March. That's sunnier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 25th sunniest named run at Mont Orford. Its top sits at 1,330 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.

Le Lien profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Le Lien 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.