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Flintlock Chute

Blue Gunstock, NH

Steepest pitch11°
Vertical36 ft
Length501 ft
Average pitch4°
FacesN
Top1,709 ft

Flintlock Chute drops 36 vertical feet over 501 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 11° about 480 feet below the top. That's steeper than 4% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 47th steepest of 51 named runs at Gunstock. It faces north.

How well Flintlock Chute holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 4°, Flintlock Chute gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Gunstock does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 18th sunniest named run at Gunstock. Its top sits at 1,710 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Flintlock Chute profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Flintlock Chute 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.