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Purgatory Spur at Mt Hotham Alpine Resort

Advanced · 308 m long with 133 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 28° at its steepest, facing SE.

28°steepest 50 m
23°average pitch
308 mlength
133 mvertical
1798 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Purgatory Spur

Lifts that reach the top: Heavenly Valley (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Heavenly Valley
  2. Ski Purgatory Spur (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Race Gully, unnamed advanced trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Heavenly Valley (2 min), Village (3 min), Blue Ribbon (5 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.