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The Ridge at Mt Hotham Alpine Resort

Expert · 471 m long with 94 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 19° at its steepest, facing E.

19°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
471 mlength
94 mvertical
1787 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to The Ridge

Lifts that reach the top: Gotcha (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Keogh's (skiing intermediate 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 Tele Treat (intermediate)
  7. Ski The Ridge (expert)

Where it ends

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

See The Ridge 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.