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Upper Wall of Death at Mt Hotham Alpine Resort

Expert · 238 m long with 98 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 25° at its steepest, facing SE.

25°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
238 mlength
98 mvertical
1691 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

Upper Wall of Death 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 Upper Wall of Death

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); The Summit (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); The Drift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 7 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Village
  2. Ski The Basin (intermediate)
  3. Ski Playground Trail (intermediate)
  4. Ski Upper Wall of Death (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Wall of Death, Hacker's Horror. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Village (2 min), Blue Ribbon (3 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.