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Lower Wall of Death at Mt Hotham Alpine Resort

Expert · 334 m long with 109 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 28° at its steepest, facing E.

28°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
334 mlength
109 mvertical
1593 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

Lower Wall of Death is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Lower Wall of Death

Lifts that reach the top: Village (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Bunderool (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Pup's Playground (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Road Runner (skiing expert terrain to get there); The Summit (skiing expert terrain to get there); Heavenly Valley (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 7 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Village
  2. Ski The Basin (intermediate)
  3. Ski Hacker's Horror (advanced)
  4. Ski Lower Wall of Death (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Davenport Access, unnamed intermediate trail, Lower Swindlers Trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Village (1 min), Blue Ribbon (2 min).

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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.