Mount Gunstock Ski Hoist

Gilford, New Hampshire · opened 1935lost 1939

Many thanks to Phil Cooke, whose father, Ted Cooke, founded this area in Gilford. It was the first rope tow (or as Cooke called it, a Ski Hoist) in New Hampshire, and one of the first in New England. It was also, as far as we can tell, the longest rope tow ever built. There were some early trails on Gunstock Mountain in the 20's and early 30's, but like all trails at that time, none were lift served.

Skiable acres

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Trails

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Lifts

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Longest run

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Snowmaking

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Avg snowfall

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Night skiing

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Uphill capacity

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Snowfall by season

No reported season totals for this area yet.

The 2026-27 season

Modeled snowfall, season to date (ERA5)

No daily weather for this season.

Terrain open, from published snow reports

No snow reports captured for 2026-27. Historical reports come from Internet Archive snapshots of the resort's snow-report page (neski wayback).

Season history

No seasons computed yet.

Reported snowfall, snow days and base depths come from OnTheSnow's season history or the resort's own reports. Opening and closing dates are the first and last archived snow report showing terrain open (* = projected). Modeled snowfall is ERA5 reanalysis at the resort's coordinates and is not comparable to the reported column.