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Blundersmoke

Blue Gunstock, NH

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical486 ft
Length2,641 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesN
Top1,456 ft

Blundersmoke drops 486 vertical feet over 2,641 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 1,750 feet below the top. That's steeper than 16% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 34th steepest of 51 named runs at Gunstock. It faces north.

How well Blundersmoke holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 11°, Blundersmoke gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Gunstock does, December through March. That's shadier than 71% of the runs we've measured, and the 8th shadiest named run at Gunstock. Its top sits at 1,460 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Blundersmoke profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Blundersmoke elsewhere

Nearby at Gunstock

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.