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5a at Mont Gleason

Intermediate · 331 m long with 43 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 14° at its steepest, facing NW.

14°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
331 mlength
43 mvertical
277 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

5a is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to 5a

Lifts that reach the top: Arbalètes (skiing advanced terrain to get there); 3-Double (skiing advanced terrain to get there); 1-Quadruple no.1 (skiing advanced terrain to get there); 2-Quadruple Laurent-Lemaire (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Tapis-magique (skiing advanced terrain to get there); unnamed drag lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Arbalètes
  2. Ski MRC d'Arthabaska (advanced)
  3. Ski 5a (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Sentier du Sommet, Gaudreau. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Tapis-magique (2 min), 3-Double (2 min), Arbalètes (2 min).

See 5a on the 3D mapAll runs at Mont Gleason
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.