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Winning Ridge

Blue Discovery, MT

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical1,414 ft
Length6,646 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNW
Top8,145 ft

Winning Ridge drops 1,414 vertical feet over 6,646 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 3,300 feet below the top. That's steeper than 55% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 44th steepest of 62 named runs at Discovery. It faces northwest.

How well Winning Ridge holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 12°, Winning Ridge gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Discovery does, December through March. That's shadier than 72% of the runs we've measured, and the 29th shadiest named run at Discovery. Its top sits at 8,140 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.

Winning Ridge profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Winning Ridge 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.