Australia Victoria - Mt Hotham

Vertical drop: 395 metres

Annual snowfall:  3 metres

Snowmaking:  25 hectares

Longest run:  2.5km

Number of lifts: 13 (including 1 at Dinner Plain)

Parks/pipes: Three for mix of levels

Lift queues/efficiency rating: 8/10

Terrain: 320 hectares

Day ticket: $76-$97

When: June long weekend to early October.

Getting there from Melbourne: About 360 kilometres or 4.5 hours via Milawa, Myrtleford and Harrietville along the multi-lane Hume Highway/Freeway and then single-lane highway. Alternate route is via Bairnsdale, Omeo and Dinner Plain, about 460 kilometres or six hours along multi-laned  Princes Highway and then single-lane highway that becomes very windy on the approach into Omeo.

Getting there from Sydney:  About 750 kilometres or nine hours via Albury-Wodonga, Yackandandah, Myrtleford and Harrietville along the multi-laned Hume Highway/Freeway and single-lane highway.

Chains: Last chance is at Bright and Harrietville; from the opposite approach last chance is at Omeo.

Airports/transport: QantasLink has scheduled winter flights to Mount Hotham airport (25 minutes from resort) from Melbourne and Sydney on Dash 8 36-seat aircraft. Private charter flights can also fly in and are worth considering if you can split costs with others. Some charter operators are listed on Mount Hotham’s web site.