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Rising Star at Discovery Ski Area

Intermediate · 335 m long with 36 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 10° at its steepest, facing NW.

10°steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
335 mlength
36 mvertical
1966 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Rising Star is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Rising Star

Lifts that reach the top: Silver Chief (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Granite (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 4 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Silver Chief
  2. Ski Exhibition (intermediate)
  3. Ski Rising Star (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Lord's Retreat. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Silver Chief (3 min).

See Rising Star on the 3D mapAll runs at Discovery Ski Area
Measured 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.