Gun Barrel at Showdown Ski Area
Advanced · 276 m long with 126 m of vertical, averaging 25° and 32° at its steepest, facing E.
32°steepest 50 m
25°average pitch
276 mlength
126 mvertical
2452 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
Gun Barrel is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.
How to get to Gun Barrel
Lifts that reach the top: Payload (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Prospector (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 12 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Payload
- Ski King's Ridge (intermediate)
- Ski Gun Barrel (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Ruby Gulch. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Prospector (4 min).
See Gun Barrel on the 3D mapAll runs at Showdown Ski AreaMeasured 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.