Former Winter Olympic, skier and resident of Falls Creek throughout the winter , Steven Lee, was lucky enough to be at the alpine resort when a perfect coating of snow covered the terrain in the Valley of the Moon.
“It was quite unexpected after days of overcast conditions. There wasn’t any other tracks in the fresh [...]
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Lee enjoys perfect conditions
Falls Express to open on Friday
Falls Creek Alpine Resort plans to open a number of its ski lifts, including the very popular Falls Express, Towers and Drovers chairlifts this Friday.
It also plans to open Mousetrap (the only covered lift of its kind in Australia) and the Snowsports School Kids Carpet, which is ideal for young children who are having an [...]
Jennings launches ski season
Victoria’s alpine resorts are set for a bumper season of skiing, partying and fun following today’s official launch of the 2009 Ski Season at Falls Creek, which will benefit from a $400,000 Brumby Labor Government boost.
The long weekend’s festivities on the “rooftop of Victoria” were kicked off by Environment and Climate Change Minister Gavin Jennings [...]
Ice plunge celebrates start of winter
To celebrate the first day of winter, the Falls Creek community hosted the inaugural Ice Plunge.
More than 60 hardy people braved a very frosty morning and dived into the mile-high Rocky Valley Lake, continuing a winter ritual that takes place in numerous snowy northern hemisphere countries.
Canadian and American “polar bear clubs” go outdoor bathing or [...]
Snowmaking enhanced at Falls Creek
A massive, energy efficient, compressed air unit was lifted by crane into the snowmaking “engine room” located at the bottom of Towers at Falls Creek on Thursday night.
Sub zero temperatures yesterday didn’t continue overnight at Falls Creek and with high humidity (up to 98 percent) it wasn’t a viable proposition to turn on the alpine [...]