St Elmos Slide at Falls Creek Alpine Resort
Advanced · 652 m long with 148 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 27° at its steepest, facing SE.
27°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
652 mlength
148 mvertical
1756 mtop elevation
SEfaces
Snow and sun
St Elmos Slide is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to St Elmos Slide
Lifts that reach the top: Ruined Castle (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 5 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Ruined Castle
- Ski St Elmos Slide (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Father Fosters, Big Dipper. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Ruined Castle (1 min).
See St Elmos Slide on the 3D mapAll runs at Falls Creek Alpine ResortMeasured 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.