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Ski Australia - Victoria

Mount Hotham Resort Reviews

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Visitor reviews for Mount Hotham Ski Resort

Mount Hotham Ratings

Overall: 3.4. Based on 25 votes and 17 reviews.

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Snowsure: 3.3

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • Mount Hotham is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 3.8

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Mount Hotham has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 3.8

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 4.1

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 3.9

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Mount Hotham

Public Transport: 3.5

  • There are no buses or taxis to Mount Hotham
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 3.9

  • No places to stay in/near Mount Hotham
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 2.8

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 3.4

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Mount Hotham

Ski in/Ski out: 3.5

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 3.3

  • There are no child care facilities at Mount Hotham
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 4.1

  • Mount Hotham relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 3.4

  • There are no snow groomers at Mount Hotham
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Mount Hotham are groomed daily

Shelter: 2.8

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Mount Hotham is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 2.9

  • If snow conditions are poor at Mount Hotham, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 3.8

  • Mount Hotham usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 3.7

  • The staff at Mount Hotham are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Mount Hotham are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 3.2

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 3.6

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 3.9

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 3.1

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 3.8

  • No intermediate terrain at Mount Hotham
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 4.0

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 3.2

  • Not even a kicker at Mount Hotham
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 3.9

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Mount Hotham
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 3.0

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Mount Hotham has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 3.5

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 3.4

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 3.3

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 2.3

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 2.9

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 3.1

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 2.6

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 3.2

  • Overall, Mount Hotham is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 2.5

  • Overall, Mount Hotham is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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July 22, 2008
Tony Harrington
Mt Hotham is certainly one of the best ski resorts in Australia - particularly if you are a good skier and don't mind some adverse weather (which brings the best snow). The challenging terrain, plenty of tree skiing and atmosphere of the place makes it a seriously fun mountain. Ski in, ski out, great dining and bars make for a traditional Aussie alpine experience. If you are after epic conditions day in, day out, go ski Colorado - but if you are after a true blue Aussie spirited snow holiday, this is certainly the place to find it. Check out www wheresharro dot com for what it is really like.
June 28, 2008
Ian
Hotham is actually fairly ordinary. Built on top of a ridge line so suffers when the wind is up. I've had days where you just didn't go outside because of the wind. Lifts are slow and old. Everyone ends up funneled down on to one run (Slalom Gully. If you're going to ski in Australia go to Thredbo. Falls Creek can be accessed by car during winter.
June 08, 2006
Peter Georgiou
I snowboarded Mt Hotham a number of years ago and although the scenery was stunning, I was left a bit disappointed... But then again it was a 'bad season' right across the Snowy Mountains.
January 12, 2006
Chris
James from Australia writes absolute rubbish. Hotham is the best place to ski in Australia by a country mile and on its day is as good as anywhere in the world minus a decent vertical. I agree with James on one thing though, when skiing in Australia try Perisher or Thredbo and leave Hotham to skiers and boarders that know and appreciate it.
July 12, 2005
Trev
Mt Hotham has some great tree runs, however, like anywhere in Australia the snow can vary from day to day and week to week. Some of the steeper tree runs are as good as anything in Canada or Europe (but a lot shorter!). Snow gums don't make tree wells.
June 11, 2005
Matt
Patchy snow? How can you submit such garbage? And how can you submit a review on the 2nd of August when you went there "in the middle of August"? To set the record straight, we had 46cm of fresh snow from 1-2nd Aug 2004. Better stick to the Mt. Buller, or better off, stay with the Sydney punters in NSW!
August 02, 2004
James
Hotham is not all it's cracked up to be. It is supposed to have excellent black runs and lots of powder, but all I found was slushy, patchy snow (down the black runs too) and this was the middle of August when the season should be at its peak. Try Thredbo or Perisher if skiing Australia