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La Descent at Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort

Advanced · 267 m long with 37 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 13° at its steepest, facing S.

13°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
267 mlength
37 mvertical
1534 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to La Descent

Lifts that reach the top: Hut Run Platter (skiing novice terrain to get there); Maltese Cross T-Bar (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 2 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Hut Run Platter
  2. Ski La Descent (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Summit, unnamed intermediate trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Summit T-Bar (1 min), Hut Run Platter (1 min), Big Hill (1 min).

See La Descent on the 3D mapAll runs at Mount Baw Baw 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.