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Orphan Girl

Black diamond Discovery, MT

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical999 ft
Length2,656 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesN
Top7,730 ft

Orphan Girl drops 999 vertical feet over 2,656 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 930 feet below the top. That's steeper than 82% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 18th steepest of 62 named runs at Discovery. It faces north.

How well Orphan Girl holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 22°, Orphan Girl gets about 39% 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 10th shadiest named run at Discovery. Its top sits at 7,730 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.

Orphan Girl profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Orphan Girl 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.