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Cannonball

Black diamond Gunstock, NH

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical543 ft
Length2,296 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top1,505 ft

Cannonball drops 543 vertical feet over 2,296 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 720 feet below the top. That's steeper than 17% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 9th steepest of 51 named runs at Gunstock. It faces northeast.

How well Cannonball holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Cannonball gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Gunstock does, December through March. That's shadier than 61% of the runs we've measured, and the 17th shadiest named run at Gunstock. Its top sits at 1,500 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.

Cannonball profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cannonball 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.