Mount Hotham, Australia
Introduction
Mount Hotham is Australia's highest resort and thus is the most snow sure area. The slopes area is a mixture of easy to negotiate beginners runs to tricky fast steeps that often cross between the more gentle slopes, so novice beware, one minute you could be riding down a simple blue and the next minute hurtling down a steep black trail (study your piste map). Generally this is a resort that will suit intermediate freeriders with a number of very good trails that take you off the piste and in and out of open bowls and wide snow fields.
New for season
For 05 season: new groomer (8 in fleet now) and some development work on some chalets
Resort Statistics
Resort Type:
Alpine
Winter: June to Oct
Summer: None
Lifts
Total Lifts: 13
Chair lifts: 10
Drag lifts: 3
Max people per hour: 24,485
Board Leashes required: No
Mountain
Total ride area: 605acres
Longest run: 1.6miles (2.5km)
Top lift: 1845m
Vertical drop: 395m
First lift: 1450m
Piste suitability
Green runs: 20%
Red runs: 40%
Black runs: 20%
Lift Passes
Lift Passes:
Half-day $70
1 Day $87AU
5 Day $392AU
Season $1142AU
Lift times:[No information]
Snowfall
Average annual snowfall: 3m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 5%
Facilities
Night Riding: :
Wednesday & Saturday 6.30pm to 9.30pm at the Big D Quad Chair . $11 for pass
Snowboard Schools:
Lesson & lift pass $96
5 Days lessons & passes $434
Heliboarding: :
Not available
Snowmobiles:
Not available
Further information
Quick Pick:
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Mount Hotham
Australias most snow sure resort with enough to keep you happy for a good few days.
ON THE SLOPES Pretty good
OFF THE SLOPES Plenty to do for an Australian resort
MONEY WISE Pricey
Terrain & parks
Halfpipe:
Yes - 1
Terrain park:
Yes - 1
Backcountry/off-piste:
Tree runs:
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Piste Map
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