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Christmas Park

Double black Discovery, MT

Steepest pitch39°
Vertical673 ft
Length1,455 ft
Average pitch28°
FacesN
Top7,988 ft

Christmas Park drops 673 vertical feet over 1,455 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 39° about 490 feet below the top. That's steeper than 66% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 6th steepest of 62 named runs at Discovery. It faces north.

How well Christmas Park holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 28°, Christmas Park gets about 38% of the winter sun that flat ground at Discovery does, December through March. That's shadier than 98% of the runs we've measured, and the 8th shadiest named run at Discovery. Its top sits at 7,990 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.

Christmas Park profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Christmas Park 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.