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Pente Douce

Green Mont Orford, QC

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical332 ft
Length1,883 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesN
Top1,549 ft

Pente Douce drops 332 vertical feet over 1,883 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 820 feet below the top. That's steeper than 49% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 51st steepest of 62 named runs at Mont Orford. It faces north.

How well Pente Douce holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 10°, Pente Douce gets about 69% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mont Orford does, December through March. That's shadier than 73% of the runs we've measured, and the 18th shadiest named run at Mont Orford. Its top sits at 1,550 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.

Pente Douce profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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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.