Twirligig 1 at Mt Hotham Alpine Resort
Intermediate · 265 m long with 72 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 19° at its steepest, facing SW.
19°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
265 mlength
72 mvertical
1777 mtop elevation
SWfaces
Snow and sun
Twirligig 1 is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Twirligig 1
Lifts that reach the top: The Orchard (skiing intermediate 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)
- Ski Twirligig 1 (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Twirligig, Twirligig 2. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Keogh's (1 min), The Orchard (1 min).
See Twirligig 1 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.