Snow King Kong at Sommet Gabriel
Expert · 167 m long with 63 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 26° at its steepest, facing S.
26°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
167 mlength
63 mvertical
339 mtop elevation
Sfaces
Snow and sun
King Kong is equator-facing: the sunniest aspect, softens earliest and suffers most in warm spells.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to King Kong
Lifts that reach the top: La Laurentienne (skiing novice terrain to get there); Denis Forget (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Le Rocket (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Jacques Lavoie (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 7 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride La Laurentienne
- Ski King Kong (expert)
Where it ends
Joins Sous-bois Grande Ourse, Sous-bois La Griffon, O'Connell. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Le Rocket (2 min), La Laurentienne (2 min).
See King Kong on the 3D mapAll runs at Sommet GabrielMeasured 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.