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The Chute at Mt Hotham Alpine Resort

Expert · 455 m long with 192 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 31° at its steepest, facing SE.

31°steepest 50 m
23°average pitch
455 mlength
192 mvertical
1786 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to The Chute

Lifts that reach the top: Gotcha (skiing novice terrain to get there); Keogh's (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 10 minutes, expert 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 The Chute (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Valley Trail, Coles Bowl, Mary's Slide. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Heavenly Valley (3 min), Village (4 min), Blue Ribbon (6 min).

See The Chute on the 3D mapAll runs at Mt Hotham 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.