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Gunsight Notch at Mount Hood Skibowl

Expert · 305 m long with 113 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 34° at its steepest, facing N.

34°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
305 mlength
113 mvertical
1369 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Gunsight Notch

Lifts that reach the top: Upper Bowl Chair Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 15 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Lower Bowl Chair Lift
  2. Ski Upper Entrance (intermediate)
  3. Ride Upper Bowl Chair Lift
  4. Ski Skyline (easy)
  5. Ski Bob Strand's Downhill (advanced)
  6. Ski Upper Cutoff (advanced)
  7. Ski Lower Cutoff (advanced)
  8. Ski Gunsight Notch (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Log Road, Black Label Pitch, Fistful Of Willows. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lower Bowl Chair Lift (3 min), West Rope Tow (4 min).

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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.