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Magnum

Black diamond Mont Orford, QC

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical555 ft
Length1,711 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesN
Top2,058 ft

Magnum drops 555 vertical feet over 1,711 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 1,380 feet below the top. That's steeper than 54% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 20th steepest of 62 named runs at Mont Orford. It faces north.

How well Magnum holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 19°, Magnum gets about 54% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mont Orford does, December through March. That's shadier than 90% of the runs we've measured, and the 6th shadiest named run at Mont Orford. Its top sits at 2,060 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.

Magnum profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Magnum 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.