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Middle Recoil

Blue Gunstock, NH

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical710 ft
Length3,771 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesN
Top1,860 ft

Middle Recoil drops 710 vertical feet over 3,771 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 1,550 feet below the top. That's steeper than 43% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 19th steepest of 51 named runs at Gunstock. It faces north.

How well Middle Recoil holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 11°, Middle Recoil gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at Gunstock does, December through March. That's shadier than 69% of the runs we've measured, and the 12th shadiest named run at Gunstock. Its top sits at 1,860 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.

Middle Recoil profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Middle Recoil 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.