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Old #7

Double black Discovery, MT

Steepest pitch36°
Vertical326 ft
Length752 ft
Average pitch26°
FacesN
Top7,467 ft

Old #7 drops 326 vertical feet over 752 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 36° about 110 feet below the top. That's steeper than 47% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 14th steepest of 62 named runs at Discovery. It faces north.

How well Old #7 holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 26°, Old #7 gets about 35% of the winter sun that flat ground at Discovery does, December through March. That's shadier than 99% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th shadiest named run at Discovery. Its top sits at 7,470 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.

Old #7 profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Old #7 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.