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Upper Recoil

Black diamond Gunstock, NH

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical378 ft
Length1,523 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top2,200 ft

Upper Recoil drops 378 vertical feet over 1,523 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 670 feet below the top. That's steeper than 19% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 7th steepest of 51 named runs at Gunstock. It faces northeast.

How well Upper Recoil holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Upper Recoil gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Gunstock does, December through March. That's shadier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 26th shadiest named run at Gunstock. Its top sits at 2,200 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 Recoil profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Recoil 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.