Australia
Mount Hotham
Plan the trip
The highest village in Australia, sitting along a ridge at around 1750 metres in the Victorian Alps, with the runs dropping away below rather than rising above. That layout means you ski down from your accommodation and ride back up, which takes a day to get used to.
Hotham has the steepest terrain in Australia and a strong local following because of it. The Extreme Zone and Mary's Slide are the runs people talk about, and there is good tree skiing in the snow gums.
The season runs from June to early October. Weather changes fast on this ridge, so pack for it. Dinner Plain a short drive away is a quieter alternative base with cross country trails, and Melbourne is around four and a half hours by road.
- Marked pistes
- 62 km
- Lifts
- 14
- Summit
- 1,856 m
- Base
- 1,449 m
- Vertical drop
- 407 m
Pistes by difficulty
How the marked runs at Mount Hotham are graded.
- 1%Green1 km
- 7%Blue4 km
- 56%Red35 km
- 36%Black22 km
On the mountain
- Terrain park
- Ski-in / ski-out
Other ski resorts nearby
The closest listed resorts in Australia.
Figures for Mount Hotham come from OpenSkiStats and OpenSkiMap/OpenStreetMap and can change between seasons. Check the operator before booking travel or lift passes. How the numbers are put together.