Medicine Ridge at Discovery Ski Area
Intermediate · 1479 m long with 308 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 23° at its steepest, facing NE.
23°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
1479 mlength
308 mvertical
2479 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Medicine Ridge is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Medicine Ridge
Lifts that reach the top: Granite (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 6 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Silver Chief
- Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
- Ski Black Moon (advanced)
- Ride Granite
- Ski Winning Ridge (intermediate)
- Ski Medicine Ridge (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Manhattan. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Limelight (1 min).
See Medicine Ridge on the 3D mapAll runs at Discovery Ski AreaMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.