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Passe 45

Green Mont Orford, QC

Steepest pitch12°
Vertical29 ft
Length542 ft
Average pitch3°
FacesN
Top1,888 ft

Passe 45 drops 29 vertical feet over 542 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 12° about 520 feet below the top. That's steeper than 31% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 57th steepest of 62 named runs at Mont Orford. It faces north.

How well Passe 45 holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 3°, Passe 45 gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mont Orford does, December through March. That's shadier than 65% of the runs we've measured, and the 23rd shadiest named run at Mont Orford. Its top sits at 1,890 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.

Passe 45 profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Passe 45 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.