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L'Orignal

Double black Mont Orford, QC

Steepest pitch37°
Vertical809 ft
Length2,493 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesNE
Top2,618 ft

L'Orignal drops 809 vertical feet over 2,493 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 37° about 1,890 feet below the top. That's steeper than 56% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 3rd steepest of 62 named runs at Mont Orford. It faces northeast.

How well L'Orignal holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 20°, L'Orignal gets about 67% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mont Orford does, December through March. That's shadier than 76% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th shadiest named run at Mont Orford. Its top sits at 2,620 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.

L'Orignal profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like L'Orignal 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.