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La Mélanie Turgeon

Black diamond Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical774 ft
Length3,081 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNW
Top2,467 ft

La Mélanie Turgeon drops 774 vertical feet over 3,081 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 330 feet below the top. That's steeper than 34% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 26th steepest of 74 named runs at Mont-Sainte-Anne. It faces northwest.

How well La Mélanie Turgeon holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 15°, La Mélanie Turgeon gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mont-Sainte-Anne does, December through March. That's shadier than 72% of the runs we've measured, and the 11th shadiest named run at Mont-Sainte-Anne. Its top sits at 2,470 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.

La Mélanie Turgeon profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like La Mélanie Turgeon elsewhere

Nearby at Mont-Sainte-Anne

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.