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Discovery

Green Tamarack, ID

Steepest pitch8°
Vertical103 ft
Length1,046 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesE
Top5,049 ft

Discovery drops 103 vertical feet over 1,046 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 8° about 220 feet below the top. That's steeper than 11% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 68th steepest of 70 named runs at Tamarack. It faces east.

How well Discovery holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 6°, Discovery gets about 100% of the winter sun that flat ground at Tamarack does, December through March. That's sunnier than 71% of the runs we've measured, and the 43rd sunniest named run at Tamarack. Its top sits at 5,050 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Discovery profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Discovery elsewhere

Nearby at Tamarack

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.