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Victoria, Australia

Mount Hotham ski resort

The short answer

Mount Hotham has about 36 km of mapped runs and 14 lifts, with skiing from about 1,449 m up to 1,856 m (6,089 ft), a vertical drop of 407 m. By mapped runs it is number 5 of the 5 Australia ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mount Hotham (MHU), about 18 km away in a straight line.

Mount Hotham: runs from 1,449 m to 1,856 m, a vertical drop of 407 m1,5001,6001,7001,800Top of the highest mapped run: 1,856 m (6,089 ft)Top 1,856 m · 6,089 ftBase 1,449 m · 4,754 ft407 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,856 m6,089 ft
Vertical drop
407 m1,335 ft
Mapped runs
36 km106 runs
Lifts
14mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 1% (0.5 km), Easy 4% (1.4 km), Intermediate 60% (21.4 km), Advanced 34% (12.2 km), Freeride 1% (0.2 km)Novice: 0.5 km, 3 runs (1%)Easy: 1.4 km, 3 runs (4%)Intermediate: 21.4 km, 59 runs (60%)60%IntermediateAdvanced: 12.2 km, 40 runs (34%)34%AdvancedFreeride: 0.2 km, 1 runs (1%)

About 5% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 60% intermediate and 35% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice30.5 km
Easy31.4 km
Intermediate5921.4 km
Advanced4012.2 km
Freeride10.2 km

Lifts

14 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts9
Magic carpets4
T-bars1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Mount Hotham (MHU)Mount Hotham18 km
Albury (ABX)East Albury103 km
Cooma Snowy Mountains (OOM)Cooma179 km
Melbourne (MEL)Melbourne218 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Mount Hotham?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,856 m (6,089 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,449 m (4,754 ft), a vertical of 407 m (1,335 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Mount Hotham have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 36 km of downhill runs and 14 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Mount Hotham?

Mount Hotham (MHU) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 18 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Mount Hotham piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.