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Smith

Blue Gunstock, NH

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical270 ft
Length1,477 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top1,226 ft

Smith drops 270 vertical feet over 1,477 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 15% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 37th steepest of 51 named runs at Gunstock. It faces northeast.

How well Smith holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Smith gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Gunstock does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st shadiest named run at Gunstock. Its top sits at 1,230 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.

Smith profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Smith 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.