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Colter's Escape

Green Discovery, MT

Steepest pitch7°
Vertical314 ft
Length4,456 ft
Average pitch4°
FacesNW
Top6,031 ft

Colter's Escape drops 314 vertical feet over 4,456 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 7° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 8% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 62nd steepest of 62 named runs at Discovery. It faces northwest.

How well Colter's Escape holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 4°, Colter's Escape gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Discovery does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 26th sunniest named run at Discovery. Its top sits at 6,030 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Colter's Escape profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Colter's Escape 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.