Mount Hotham, Australia - Victoria
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Mount Hotham summary
Mount Hotham has a justified reputation for good snow. With an airport just 20 minutes drive from the resort it is the most accessible of the Australian resorts. There are about 10 flights a week from Sydney, at present. 13 lifts serve a wide variety of runs at Mount Hotham that should keep most happy, from the long cruisers at 2.5 km, to shorter but steeper terrain for advanced skiers. One interesting point to note is that Mount Hotham resort is topsy turvy! The car park is at the top and the slopes lead off below it. So, the last run of the day will be on a lift, try doing the same in the Alps! Even better is the free snow cat tow service into the backcountry! You may also pay about one hundred AUS dollars to get a chopper ride to Falls creek resort to access the 18 lifts. However, it is understood that Falls Creek can be accessed by car during the winter. Mount Hotham village has a wide range of accommodation and some bars and restaurants in which to recover from the day on the slopes.
Resorts close to Mount Hotham include:
Dinner Plain (10 km),
Falls Creek (17 km),
Mount Buffalo (40 km),
Mt Stirling (59 km),
Mount Buller (65 km),
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Trails (Pistes): - |
Halfpipes: - |
| Summit: 1850 m |
Toplift: m |
| Beg: 25% Int: 35% Adv: 40% |
Terrain Parks: - |
| Vertical Drop: 396 m |
X-Country: - |
| Lifts: 13 (10 chair lifts, 3 surface lifts) |
Snowmaking: 5% |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: - |
Slopeside accom.: - |
| Restaurants: - |
Acres of ski: 600 |
| Bars: - |
Nearest Airport: Hotham |
| Nearest Train: - |
Info phone: +61/3/57593508,
Mount Hotham Resort Info Website |
Visitor Reviews of Mount Hotham
Tim Pritchard from Australia writes:
Do not go to Mount Hotham if you are looking for steep terrain (those who say it's the steepest they've seen, obviously haven't seen much!!) While Mary's slide isn't bad there are not many other steep runs and as for vertical decent, it really struggles.
I am Victorian, have been going to Hotham for some 10 years now and love the place, but it's not because of the snow or pistes. It's a great fun-in-the-sun ski resort with good food and decent parties. If you're extremely lucky you'll get 10cm of fresh in a short trip but more often than not you'll be skiing man-made snow.
I guarantee that if you go with the right group of friends you'll have a lot of fun, just don't expect short lift lines and powder... nor expect to leave Mount Hotham with much money in your wallet...
2010-05-29 |
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