Hotham

Hotham is one of Australia's highest alpine villages. Built on a spectacular mountain ridge, the resort features majestic views and terrain to suit all abilities. The village has a snowsports school, day-care centre, day spas, shopping, restaurants and nightlife. The huge range of day and night activities includes sunset and grooming tours, snow kiting, dog sled adventures and mini-skidoo rides for the kids.

With more than 7,000 on-mountain beds to suit every budget, most guests sleep above the snowline in the heart of Hotham village.

Fast facts
Number of lifts: 13
Number of runs: 80+
Skiable area: 320 ha
Halfpipe: Yes
Snowboarding: Yes
Cross-country: Yes

Terrain
Beginner terrain: 20%
Intermediate terrain: 40%
Advanced terrain: 40%

Getting there

• Take the Hume Highway from Melbourne, the Snow Road through Milawa and then the Great Alpine Road through Bright and Harrietville.
• For an alternate route take the Princess Highway through Gippsland. At Bairnsdale, head for Omeo and then Mount Hotham.
• If travelling from the north, head to Wodonga then Yackandandah and join the Great Alpine Road at Myrtleford.
• Reduce travel time by flying to Mount Hotham. QantasLink flies you direct to Mount Hotham Airport in comfort and style from Sydney and Melbourne with easy connections from all capital cities. The flight from Melbourne to Mount Hotham Airport takes just 50 minutes, and from Sydney it takes 85 minutes. Once at Mount Hotham Airport, it is only 20 kilometres to the alpine resort.