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The Pipeline at Mt Hotham Alpine Resort

Advanced · 426 m long with 181 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 27° at its steepest, facing E.

27°steepest 50 m
23°average pitch
426 mlength
181 mvertical
1674 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

The Pipeline is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to The Pipeline

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):

  1. Ride Village
  2. Ski The Basin (intermediate)
  3. Ski Playground Trail (intermediate)
  4. Ski The Pipeline (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Playground, unnamed intermediate trail, Swindlers Trail, unnamed advanced 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.