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La Griffe

Black diamond Mont Tremblant, QC

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical740 ft
Length2,802 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNE
Top2,261 ft

La Griffe drops 740 vertical feet over 2,802 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 1,720 feet below the top. That's steeper than 21% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 40th steepest of 128 named runs at Mont Tremblant. It faces northeast.

How well La Griffe holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 16°, La Griffe gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mont Tremblant does, December through March. That's shadier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 20th shadiest named run at Mont Tremblant. Its top sits at 2,260 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

La Griffe profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like La Griffe elsewhere

Nearby at Mont Tremblant

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.