Montana · United States · ski area
Discovery Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Discovery Ski Area is a ski area in Montana, United States with 41 km of mapped downhill runs and 8 lifts, between 1,742 m and 2,485 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 41 km
- Lifts
- 8
- Top elevation
- 2,485 m
- Vertical drop
- 743 m
- Nearest airport
- BTM · 67 km
Slopes by difficulty
50 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 7 Chairlifts
- 1 Magic carpets
Discovery Ski Area is a ski area in Montana, the United States. Its 50 mapped downhill runs add up to 41 km, which ranks it #61 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 824 m long.
Slopes at Discovery Ski Area
About 23% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 49% intermediate and 27% advanced or expert, which makes Discovery Ski Area a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 8 lifts: 7 chairlifts, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,742 m up to 2,485 m, a vertical drop of 743 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.
Getting to Discovery Ski Area
The nearest airport is Bert Mooney Airport (BTM), about 67 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 28 min by car; Missoula Montana Airport (MSO) is 97 km away. Nearby ski areas include Homestake Lodge & Ski Area, Lost Trail (35.6 km), Great Divide Ski Area (45.3 km) and Maverick Mountain Ski Area (12.0 km), which together add 136 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Discovery Ski Area
- 1 BTM67 kmstraight line
- 2 MSO97 kmstraight line
- 3 HLN104 kmstraight line
- 4 SMN136 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Discovery Ski Area
- 78 kmHomestake Lodge & Ski Areaup to 1,984 m
- 84 kmLost Trail36 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 2,495 m
- 89 kmGreat Divide Ski Area45 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 2,193 m
- 93 kmMaverick Mountain Ski Area12 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 2,569 m
- 102 kmMontana Snowbowl43 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 2,296 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.