Gunpowder at Gunstock Mountain Resort
Intermediate · 1545 m long with 57 m of vertical, averaging 4° and 15° at its steepest, facing NE.
15°steepest 50 m
4°average pitch
1545 mlength
57 mvertical
510 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Gunpowder is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Gunpowder
Lifts that reach the top: Pistol Triple (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Panorama High Speed Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Tiger Triple (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 8 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Pistol Triple
- Ski Tinderbox (intermediate)
- Ski Gunpowder (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Tinderbox, Shotgun, Gunpowder Glades, Middle Gunsmoke, Upper Gunsmoke. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pistol Triple (2 min), Panorama High Speed Quad (2 min), Ramrod Quad (3 min).
See Gunpowder on the 3D mapAll runs at Gunstock Mountain ResortMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.