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Upper Ramrod

Blue Gunstock, NH

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical364 ft
Length2,028 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top2,130 ft

Upper Ramrod drops 364 vertical feet over 2,028 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 350 feet below the top. That's steeper than 46% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 15th steepest of 51 named runs at Gunstock. It faces northeast.

How well Upper Ramrod holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Upper Ramrod gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Gunstock does, December through March. That's shadier than 50% of the runs we've measured, and the 28th shadiest named run at Gunstock. Its top sits at 2,130 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 Ramrod profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Ramrod 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.