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Lower Recoil at Gunstock Mountain Resort

Intermediate · 1346 m long with 52 m of vertical, averaging 4° and 12° at its steepest, facing NE.

12°steepest 50 m
4°average pitch
1346 mlength
52 mvertical
356 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Lower Recoil is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Lit for night skiing.

How to get to Lower Recoil

Lifts that reach the top: Ramrod Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Pistol Triple (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Tiger Triple (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Panorama High Speed Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 7 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Ramrod Quad
  2. Ski Upper Smith (intermediate)
  3. Ski Exit 20 (intermediate)
  4. Ski Lower Trigger (intermediate)
  5. Ski Lower Recoil (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Trigger, Musket. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pistol Triple (1 min), Panorama High Speed Quad (1 min), Ramrod Quad (1 min).

See Lower Recoil on the 3D mapAll runs at Gunstock Mountain Resort
Measured 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.