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Tom's Drop at Ohau

Advanced · 436 m long with 202 m of vertical, averaging 25° and 36° at its steepest, facing S.

36°steepest 50 m
25°average pitch
436 mlength
202 mvertical
1722 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

Tom's Drop 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 Tom's Drop

Lifts that reach the top: C-Chair (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride C-Chair
  2. Ski The Boulevard (easy)
  3. Ski Wind Swept (easy)
  4. Ski Escalator (advanced)
  5. Ski Tom's Drop (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Escalator. Nearest lifts from the bottom: C-Chair (1 min), B-Platter (1 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.