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The Pitch

Double black Discovery, MT

Steepest pitch39°
Vertical543 ft
Length1,182 ft
Average pitch28°
FacesE
Top7,856 ft

The Pitch drops 543 vertical feet over 1,182 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 39° about 500 feet below the top. That's steeper than 64% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 8th steepest of 62 named runs at Discovery. It faces east.

How well The Pitch holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 28°, The Pitch gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Discovery does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 33rd shadiest named run at Discovery. Its top sits at 7,860 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.

The Pitch profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like The Pitch 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.