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Russell's Runway at Mt Hotham Alpine Resort

Intermediate · 575 m long with 151 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 24° at its steepest, facing SW.

24°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
575 mlength
151 mvertical
1821 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

Russell's Runway is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Russell's Runway

Lifts that reach the top: The Orchard (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 15 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Heavenly Valley
  2. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  3. Ski Gotcha Access (intermediate)
  4. Ride Gotcha
  5. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  6. Ski Tele Treat (intermediate)
  7. Ski Watershed (intermediate)
  8. Ride The Orchard
  9. Ski Russell's Runway (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed intermediate trail, Watershed, Leap of Faith. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Keogh's (1 min), The Orchard (1 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.