Victoria, Australia
Mount Hotham ski resort
- Top 1,856 m
- 36 km of runs
- 14 lifts
Good for
- Experts35% of mapped runs are difficult
From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.
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.
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Mount Hotham 7-day mountain forecast
At about 1,653 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC
- Fri 1311°8°8.1 mm
- Sat 1415°4°2 mm
- Sun 1513°-2°4.4 mm
- Mon 167°1°0 mm
- Tue 1715°3°0 mm
- Wed 1816°9°0 mm
- Thu 1916°11°1.3 mm
Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.
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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
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).
| Difficulty | Runs | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Novice | 3 | 0.5 km |
| Easy | 3 | 1.4 km |
| Intermediate | 59 | 21.4 km |
| Advanced | 40 | 12.2 km |
| Freeride | 1 | 0.2 km |
Lifts
14 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.
| Lift type | Count |
|---|---|
| Chairlifts | 9 |
| Magic carpets | 4 |
| T-bars | 1 |
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).
| Airport | City | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Hotham (MHU) | Mount Hotham | 18 km |
| Albury (ABX) | East Albury | 103 km |
| Cooma Snowy Mountains (OOM) | Cooma | 179 km |
| Melbourne (MEL) | Melbourne | 218 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.