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Discovery

MT · Western US · 6,480 ft–8,158 ft

Season outlook

Expected base depth each month vs. normal, from models initialized September 2026.

November
About normal53rd percentile
December
Below normal42nd percentile
January
Well below normal34th percentile
February
Well below normal30th percentile
March
Well below normal27th percentile
Aprilbeyond the models
46 inthe usual depth

The mountain

Terrain by difficulty

  • Beginner23%6 mi
  • Intermediate49%13 mi
  • Advanced27%7 mi

Getting there

MSO
Drive from Missoularegional airport
2 h 1398 mi
BZN
Drive from Bozemanmajor hub
2 h 28123 mi

What this hill is

The mountain's own character, scored the same way for every resort on the site.

Big resortfairly
Hidden gemoutstanding
Powderbarely
Groomersstrongly
Backcountrya little
Snowmakingbarely
Villagebarely

A typical season

Long-term normals from the snow stations mapped to this mountain.

MonthUsual baseThin to deep year?New snowTempSunshine
November10 in5 in – 17 in29 in-3 °C66%
December21 in15 in – 27 in34 in-6 °C67%
January29 in22 in – 38 in28 in-5 °C64%
February37 in30 in – 45 in35 in-6 °C61%
March43 in35 in – 53 in41 in-3 °C58%
April46 in36 in – 63 in35 in-0 °C51%

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