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Burro Alley

Blue Discovery, MT

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical365 ft
Length2,556 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNW
Top6,859 ft

Burro Alley drops 365 vertical feet over 2,556 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 41% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 48th steepest of 62 named runs at Discovery. It faces northwest.

How well Burro Alley holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 8°, Burro Alley gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Discovery does, December through March. That's shadier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 32nd shadiest named run at Discovery. Its top sits at 6,860 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Burro Alley profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Burro Alley elsewhere

Nearby at Discovery

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. 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.