Twirligig at Mt Hotham Alpine Resort
Intermediate · 367 m long with 131 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 19° at its steepest, facing SW.
19°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
367 mlength
131 mvertical
1820 mtop elevation
SWfaces
Snow and sun
Twirligig is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Twirligig
Lifts that reach the top: The Orchard (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 15 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Heavenly Valley
- Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
- Ski Gotcha Access (intermediate)
- Ride Gotcha
- Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
- Ski Tele Treat (intermediate)
- Ski Watershed (intermediate)
- Ride The Orchard
- Ski Spargo's Access (intermediate)
- Ski Twirligig (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Twirligig 1, Twirligig 2, Big Slope Gully, Russell's Runway. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Keogh's (1 min), The Orchard (1 min).
See Twirligig on the 3D mapAll runs at Mt Hotham Alpine ResortMeasured 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.