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The Wright Stuff

Black diamond Discovery, MT

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical410 ft
Length1,163 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesNE
Top6,732 ft

The Wright Stuff drops 410 vertical feet over 1,163 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 200 feet below the top. That's steeper than 71% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 21st steepest of 62 named runs at Discovery. It faces northeast.

How well The Wright Stuff holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 21°, The Wright Stuff gets about 52% of the winter sun that flat ground at Discovery does, December through March. That's shadier than 91% of the runs we've measured, and the 19th shadiest named run at Discovery. Its top sits at 6,730 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.

The Wright Stuff 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 Wright Stuff 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.