Gunstock Mountain Resort

Gunstock is a four-season mountain resort that provides year-round fun and adventure. Winter offers skiing and snowboarding on 227 skiable acres comprising 44 trails and five glades. There's also snow tubing, Nordic skiing, snowshoeing and even skijoring on the dog-friendly cross-country ski trails. Located in New Hampshire’s Lakes Region, Gunstock is close to Boston, Concord and the N.H. Seacoast. The breathtaking views of Lake Winnipesaukee and its natural beauty makes Gunstock a perfect destination for outdoor-loving families, couples and groups.

WHAT'S NEW:

Gunstock sets sights on next winter with $4.5 million investment in improvements already underway.

As part of a $9 million, two-year plan introduced in 2025, Gunstock plans to reinvest a total of $4.5 million into the mountain this offseason. Approximately $1.4 million will be devoted to snowmaking systems, just over $2 million for chairlifts, and an additional $1.1 million for various equipment and facility upgrades and maintenance.

Efforts to refurbish several key components of the Panorama lift, which provides summit access to guests, began immediately following Gunstock’s closing day on April 4. The high-speed detachable quad will be the recipient of a new drive, chair-spacing system, and an all-new control system. It will receive new lift structures installed at the base and summit to house the upgraded control system and lift attendants.

Additional lift improvements will include a new haul rope for the Tiger chair, as well as new grips on the Pistol chair and the completion of Pistol’s gearbox rebuild.

Gunstock’s snowmaking system is also slated to receive major upgrades this offseason, most notably the installation of 5,000 feet of new pipe and the isolation of Gunstock’s lower and upper mountain snowmaking systems. This update will eliminate system inefficiencies that have prevented simultaneous snowmaking in both regions of the mountain, expanding the resort’s ability to make snow top to bottom at once. The new pipe will not only replace aging infrastructure but also be used to create a more direct snowmaking line to the summit.

Other noteworthy investments include a new Prinoth Bison X winch cat, an additional contactless RFID lift access gate at the base of the Panorama chair, and the continued widening of the Derringer trail to ensure smoother and safer traffic flow onto the Smith trail.

DON'T MISS:

Winter enthusiasts who prefer to earn their turns will be happy to learn that Gunstock is extending uphill access hours this winter and has joined Uphill New England, a local non-profit organization that has created the first ever multi-mountain pass, building a community of engaged, responsible, and empowered uphill enthusiasts. In addition to offering Gunstock-only uphill-access season passes, the resort has joined 21 resorts to offer a multi-mountain uphill season pass.

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