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Parallax Glades

Black diamond Gunstock, NH

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical257 ft
Length1,162 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesN
Top1,349 ft

Parallax Glades drops 257 vertical feet over 1,162 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 660 feet below the top. That's steeper than 9% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 16th steepest of 51 named runs at Gunstock. It faces north.

How well Parallax Glades holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 13°, Parallax Glades gets about 65% of the winter sun that flat ground at Gunstock does, December through March. That's shadier than 79% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th shadiest named run at Gunstock. Its top sits at 1,350 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.

Parallax Glades profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Parallax Glades 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.