Playground at Mt Hotham Alpine Resort
Advanced · 426 m long with 183 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 29° at its steepest, facing E.
29°steepest 50 m
23°average pitch
426 mlength
183 mvertical
1674 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
Playground is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
How to get to Playground
Lifts that reach the top: Village (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Bunderool (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Pup's Playground (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Road Runner (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Heavenly Valley (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); The Summit (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 7 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Village
- Ski The Basin (intermediate)
- Ski Playground Trail (intermediate)
- Ski Playground (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins unnamed intermediate trail, Swindlers Trail, The Pipeline. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Village (1 min), Blue Ribbon (2 min).
See Playground on the 3D mapAll runs at Mt Hotham 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.