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Hot Shot

Black diamond Gunstock, NH

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical1,058 ft
Length4,681 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesE
Top2,219 ft

Hot Shot drops 1,058 vertical feet over 4,681 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 1,260 feet below the top. That's steeper than 39% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 3rd steepest of 51 named runs at Gunstock. It faces east.

How well Hot Shot holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 13°, Hot Shot gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Gunstock does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th sunniest named run at Gunstock. Its top sits at 2,220 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.

Hot Shot profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hot Shot 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.