Double black Mont Orford, QC
Passe de l'Ours drops 948 vertical feet over 2,916 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 36° about 1,490 feet below the top. That's steeper than 50% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 5th steepest of 62 named runs at Mont Orford. It faces east.
Facing east at an average 19°, Passe de l'Ours gets about 106% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mont Orford does, December through March. That's sunnier than 77% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th sunniest named run at Mont Orford. Its top sits at 2,600 feet.
Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.
under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.
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.