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Upper Trigger

Blue Gunstock, NH

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical528 ft
Length2,842 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top2,238 ft

Upper Trigger drops 528 vertical feet over 2,842 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 1,310 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 Trigger holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Upper Trigger gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Gunstock does, December through March. That's shadier than 64% of the runs we've measured, and the 15th shadiest named run at Gunstock. Its top sits at 2,240 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Upper Trigger profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Trigger 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.