| Stats and Facts
Season Opening Saturday 7 June 2008
Season Closing Sunday 28 September 2008
Day Pass - Peak Season $94 / adult; $47 / child
Day Pass - Value Season $74 / adult; $37 / child
Number of Lifts 13* (10 chair lifts, 3 drag lifts)
Ski Area 320ha
Summit Height 1861m
Highest Lifted Point 1845m
Village Height 1750m
Base Height 1450m
Hotham Airport 20km from Hotham, 10km from Dinner Plain
Vertical Drop 395m
Terrain – Beginner 20%
Terrain – Intermediate 40%
Terrain – Advanced 40%
Longest Downhill Run 2.5km
Uphill Lifting Capacity 24,317 per hour
Grooming 9 machines, including 4 winch kats
Average Natural Snow Depth 150cm
Average Annual Snowfall 300cm
Snowmaking 17ha
Terrain Parks 2 (2nd park is snow dependent)
X-Country Trails 35km (15km easy, 15km intermediate, 5km difficult)
X-Country Trail Fee Free
Night Skiing 2 trails available every Wednesday & Saturday (6.30pm - 9.30pm)
Number of Beds Over 7,000*
Restaurants/Eateries/Bars over 20*
Childcare Centres 1
*Includes Dinner Plain
Bizarre Stats and Facts
- Hotham Ski Patrol is staffed by 50 personnel, 30 paid and 20 are volunteers
- Hotham's fleet of 9 grooming machines has a total hardware value of $3.5 million
Additional info
Hotham’s distinctively awesome terrain, weightless powder and summit-top village make for an unparalleled snow holiday.
• Hotham is the only snow resort in Australia with its own airport, just 20 kilometres from the slopes. Hotham Airport is the highest commercial airport in the country.
• Hotham has some of the most advanced terrain in Australia; hence its reputation as ‘the skier’s mountain’.
• In travelling time, Hotham is the closest snow resort to every Australian capital city.
• Unlike most resorts, there are mostly no oversnow requirements at Hotham.
• Hotham Village is situated at the top of the mountain, ensuring most accommodation has some of Australia's most visually spectacular alpine views.
• At 1750 metres, and located at the crest of the Great Alpine Road (the highest bitumen road in Australia), Hotham is the second highest village in Australia and the highest in Victoria.
• Some of the world's most talented alpine athletes call Hotham home – big-mountain skier and extreme champion Andrea Binning; Olympic biathlete Cameron Morton and several national team skiers and boarders.
• Hotham is regarded as the 'powder capital of Australia', and is credited by www.visitvictoria.com.au as having the record for the highest annual snowfall of any Victorian resort over the past decade.
• Hotham is renowned for its great party scene with 20 restaurants, bars and nightclubs, rivaling only the great skiing and riding!
• Hotham is nestled in a distinctively beautiful part of Australia, and has a range of wineries, scenic drives and historical towns right at its doorstep.
• Dinner Plain is the newest village in Australia, first settled in 1986.
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