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Quartz Ridge at Falls Creek Alpine Resort

Intermediate · 592 m long with 132 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 21° at its steepest, facing S.

21°steepest 50 m

13°average pitch

592 mlength

132 mvertical

1737 mtop elevation

Sfaces

Snow and sun

Quartz Ridge is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Quartz Ridge

Lifts that reach the top: Boardwalk (skiing novice terrain to get there); Mouse Trap (skiing novice terrain to get there); Halley's Comet (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride Halley's Comet
Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
Ski Quartz Ridge (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Funnel, Powderkeg. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lakeside (1 min).

See Quartz Ridge on the 3D map All runs at Falls Creek Alpine Resort

Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.