Mount Hotham is a mountain in Victoria, Australia. It is home to Hotham Alpine Resort. The mountain is located approximately 357 kilometres (222 mi) north east of Melbourne, 746 kilometres (464 mi) from Sydney, and 997 kilometres (620 mi) from Adelaide by road. Mt Hotham's summit rises to an altitude of 1,861 metres (6,106 ft) above sea level. Hotham village stands at a height of 1,750 metres (5,740 ft) AHD, making it the second highest resort village in Australia after Charlotte Pass Village.
Hotham Alpine Resort is an unincorporated area of Victoria surrounded by the locality of Hotham Heights in the Alpine Shire.
[edit] Skiing
Hotham Alpine Resort holds the record for the highest annual snowfall of any Victorian resort over the past decade.[1] Most of the skiing is based on one side of a large valley, and the area connects to the Bogong High Plains.
Hotham Alpine Resort features 3.2 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi) of ski area including 35 kilometres (22 mi) of tree-lined cross-country trails and a network of 13 lifts. The longest run at Hotham Alpine Resort is 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi). Hotham features an abundance of runs for skiers and boarders of all standards from beginners (20%) to intermediates (40%) and advanced (40%). The resort is home to one of Australia's most difficult runs, the steep Mary's Slide. A list of every ski tow to ever operate at Hotham can be found at wikiski.
The ski fields of Mount Hotham from Mount Higginbotham (left) across to Mount Loch (right) and beyond
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Mount Hotham's Village Chair in the summer
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Mount Hotham summer scene
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Mount Hotham summit panorama to the north
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Length |
Elevation |
Skiers per hour |
| Big D Quad Chair |
396 m (1,299 ft) |
64 m (210 ft) |
2400 |
| Blue Ribbon Triple Chair |
710 m (2,330 ft) |
271 m (889 ft) |
1600 |
| Drift T-Bar |
370 m (1,210 ft) |
88 m (289 ft) |
1285 |
| Gotcha Quad Chair |
472 m (1,549 ft) |
140 m (460 ft) |
2400 |
| Heavenly Valley Quad Chair |
845 m (2,772 ft) |
314 m (1,030 ft) |
2400 |
| Keogh's Quad Chair |
383 m (1,257 ft) |
128 m (420 ft) |
2400 |
| Orchard Quad Chair |
573 m (1,880 ft) |
154 m (505 ft) |
2400 |
| Playground Double Chair |
614 m (2,014 ft) |
199 m (653 ft) |
1000 |
| Roadrunner Quad Chair |
671 m (2,201 ft) |
153 m (502 ft) |
2400 |
| Summit Quad Chair |
595 m (1,952 ft) |
98 m (322 ft) |
2400 |
| Summit Trainer Poma |
132 m (433 ft) |
22 m (72 ft) |
500 |
| Village Quad Chair |
800 m (2,600 ft) |
275 m (902 ft) |
2400 |
| Pup's Playground Magic Carpet |
17 m (56 ft) |
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| Harry's Hideaway Magic Carpet |
50 m (160 ft) |
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A complete list of all 30 lifts built at Hotham over the years is on the WikiSki lift directory.
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Australian skifields
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