home of the Pure Awesomeness Factor Better Data, Better Skiing

Sasquatch

Black diamond Mont Orford, QC

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical100 ft
Length408 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top1,809 ft

Sasquatch drops 100 vertical feet over 408 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 370 feet below the top. That's steeper than 14% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 31st steepest of 62 named runs at Mont Orford. It faces northeast.

How well Sasquatch holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Sasquatch gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mont Orford does, December through March. That's shadier than 61% of the runs we've measured, and the 27th shadiest named run at Mont Orford. Its top sits at 1,810 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.

Sasquatch profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sasquatch 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.