407 m away
Townsend West Spur

Really nice terrain giving way to gladed areas at a nice sustained pitch.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 2.3 km
- Ascent
- 31 m
- Descent
- 471 m
Off Townsend North Spur, this run follows a steep drainage gully eastwards into Lady Northcote Canyon.
Freeride Skiing Difficult
Avalanche Alley drops down towards Lady Northcote Canyon from Townsend North Spur, which drops to the north from Alice Rawson Peak. The run begins on a saddle, which is obscured by a large granite outcrop at the top, and is about 1 km from the peak, dropping 300 metres to the saddle, this run down actually provides some really nice skiing before you even get to Avalanche Alley, try to balance skiing along the fall line with traversing so you can always get back to the ridge. From the saddle, you drop south eastwards down towards the creek, with skiing right down into the valley in a good season. The downside to this run is that sometimes there just isn't enough snow to make it all the way down to the valley, thus this run is a good one to do in mid winter, or in spring in an above average year. Avalanche Gully is called that for a reason, hence be aware of conditions before you head down, and it may also help to scope conditions and a line beforehand. The best return for Avalanche Gully is either up Little Austria for Carruthers, the Racecourse runs, or if you are skinning, following the Lady Northcote Return route on the map is the easy yet longest way back up.
Difficult
Serious gradient of 30-38 degrees where a real risk of slipping exists.
407 m away
Really nice terrain giving way to gladed areas at a nice sustained pitch.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
625 m away
Heading north west, then hooking southwest off Alice Rawson Peak, this run provides fews and the vertical to boot.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
627 m away
450 vertical metres of well graded skiing down towards Lady Northcote Canyon
Difficult Freeride Skiing
627 m away
Leading off the north spur to the west with wide lines available and views out across the plains
Moderate Freeride Skiing
628 m away
A fantastic run with consistent fall line from Alice Rawson Peak, down into Lady Northcote Canyon
Difficult Freeride Skiing
850 m away
Another classic off piste run, with incredible views down the valley to boot.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
1.4 km away
A real favourite in the right conditions, a great gullied run from the shoulder of Townsend down to Lake Albina.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
1.5 km away
From the summit of Townsend, this run provides 500 metres of continuous fall line, some of the highest on the range
Difficult Freeride Skiing
1.5 km away
Heading west off the summit of Townsend this drops into the bowl left towards Abbott Peak
Moderate Freeride Skiing
1.5 km away
A canyon like rocky gully which feeds down from the bowl to Lady Northcote Canyon
Moderate Freeride Skiing
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