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Advice for Skiers
Costs
Entry fees are about A$30 per
car per day. Lifts cost about
A$100 per day per adult.
Transport and
Equipment Hire
Roads are sealed to all resorts
except Dinner Plain, Mount
Baw Baw and Mount Stirling.
By law, vehicles must carry
chains. Equipment can be
hired from the resorts listed
Falls Creek Australia’s only real here. Coaches run from
ski-in ski-out resort village is popular Melbourne to every resort
with cross-country and advanced except Mount Baw Baw.
skiers. It also offers the Aircraft and helicopters from
Dartmouth country’s longest green Melbourne and Sydney fly to
Reservoir run and plenty of options Mount Hotham and Mount
Mount Bogong for freestylers. The Buller. A helicopter shuttle flies
(6516 ft/1986 m) vibrant nightlife suits
Bright between Mount Hotham and
an extended stay. Falls Creek.
Mount Falls Creek
Beauty Alpine Village
Ski Resorts
Falls Creek
Mount Hotham (6043 ft/1842 m) Dinner Plain
Alpine village ∑ dinnerplain.com
Tel (03) 5159 6451 or 1800 670 019
(toll free).
Mount Hotham Dinner Omeo Falls Creek
(60106ft/1861 m) Plain
∑ fallscreek.com.au
Tel (03) 5758 1202.
ALPS Lake Mountain
∑ lakemountainresort.com.au
Tel (03) 5957 7222.
Mount Baw Baw
∑ mountbawbaw.com au
Tel (03) 5165 1136.
Mount Buller
0 km 50
∑ mtbuller.com.au
0 miles 50 Tel (03) 5777 6077.
Mount Hotham
∑ mthotham.com.au
Tel (03) 5759 4444.
Mount Stirling
∑ mtstirling.com.au
Tel (03) 5777 6077.
For hotels in the area,
see pp495–6.
Key
Peak
Resort
Major road
Minor road
Mount Hotham
Featuring mostly challenging terrain, this area best suits Walking track
intermediate to more advanced skiers. The resort has definitely Beginner
gone more up-market in recent years. There is an airstrip 20 km Intermediate
(12 miles) from the village. Nearby Dinner Plain is popular with
cross-country skiers. Advanced