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Discovery Ski Area

United States · Montana · Single resort

Discovery Ski Area is a ski resort in Montana (United States). It has 41.2 km of downhill runs and 8 lifts. The runs go from 1741 to 2486 m (745 m vertical).

Piste length
41.2 km
Lifts
8
Base station
1741 m (5,712 ft)
Top station
2486 m (8,156 ft)
Vertical drop
745 m (2,444 ft)
Country
United States

Piste difficulty split

  • Green circle: 0.5 km (1%)
  • Blue square: 9.1 km (22%)
  • Black diamond: 20.3 km (49%)
  • Double black: 11.2 km (27%)

Details

  • Night skiing: No
  • Steepest spot: 83% (40°)
  • Mostly facing north-west (20% of run length). North-facing slopes keep good snow longer, but are colder with less sun.

Lifts: 8

Chairlift: 7

  • Granite · Chairlift · 1980–2483 m
  • Rumsey · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 2089–2482 m
  • Anaconda · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 2089–2486 m
  • Jubilee · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 2093–2331 m
  • Silver Chief · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 1743–2052 m
  • Limelight · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 2171–2461 m
  • Easy · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 2096–2128 m
  • Totemoff · 2094–2096 m

On site

  • 1 car parks

Historical conditions and snowfall

  • November: Snowfall in the month (average) 37 cm, Snow depth 16 cm
  • December: Snowfall in the month (average) 46 cm, Snow depth 18 cm
  • January: Snowfall in the month (average) 42 cm, Snow depth 21 cm
  • February: Snowfall in the month (average) 46 cm, Snow depth 20 cm
  • March: Snowfall in the month (average) 40 cm, Snow depth 16 cm
  • April: Snowfall in the month (average) 37 cm, Snow depth 14 cm

Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 1749 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.

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