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Phelps

Blue Gunstock, NH

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical385 ft
Length2,045 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top1,342 ft

Phelps drops 385 vertical feet over 2,045 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 660 feet below the top. That's steeper than 41% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 20th steepest of 51 named runs at Gunstock. It faces northeast.

How well Phelps holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Phelps gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Gunstock does, December through March. That's sunnier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st sunniest named run at Gunstock. Its top sits at 1,340 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.

Phelps profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Phelps 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.