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Upper Gunsmoke

Blue Gunstock, NH

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical579 ft
Length3,224 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top2,241 ft

Upper Gunsmoke drops 579 vertical feet over 3,224 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 1,810 feet below the top. That's steeper than 45% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 16th steepest of 51 named runs at Gunstock. It faces northeast.

How well Upper Gunsmoke holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 10°, Upper Gunsmoke gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Gunstock does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 19th sunniest named run at Gunstock. Its top sits at 2,240 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.

Upper Gunsmoke profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Gunsmoke 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.