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Nansen "Alpine"

Blue Mont Tremblant, QC

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical192 ft
Length1,071 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesW
Top2,480 ft

Nansen "Alpine" drops 192 vertical feet over 1,071 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 620 feet below the top. That's steeper than 20% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 85th steepest of 128 named runs at Mont Tremblant. It faces west.

How well Nansen "Alpine" holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 10°, Nansen "Alpine" gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mont Tremblant does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 95th sunniest named run at Mont Tremblant. Its top sits at 2,480 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.

Nansen "Alpine" profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Nansen "Alpine" 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.