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Trigger Chute

Blue Gunstock, NH

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical50 ft
Length464 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesNE
Top1,790 ft

Trigger Chute drops 50 vertical feet over 464 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 180 feet below the top. That's steeper than 10% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 42nd steepest of 51 named runs at Gunstock. It faces northeast.

How well Trigger Chute holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 7°, Trigger Chute 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 1,790 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.

Trigger Chute profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Trigger Chute 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.