2025 Season Wraps Up at Selwyn Snow Resort and Mount Baw Baw, Australia

September is here, which means it’s time for spring skiing in most Australian resorts. But for some lower-lying areas it sadly means the end of the 2025 ski season. Selwyn Snow Resort in New South Wales (NSW) and Mt. Baw Baw in Victoria (VIC) officially wrapped up operations last weekend. Both resorts enjoyed a successful winter, a welcome change after several difficult years for the Australian ski industry.

Selwyn, in particular, had been overdue for a good season, after the resort burned down in the devastating bushfires in the summer of 2019-20, known as the ‘Black Summer.’ The fires destroyed the resort’s entire facilities, forcing an extensive rebuild that coincided with two COVID-affected winters. In 2022, snow fell too early—before the rebuild was complete—meaning the lifts never turned despite excellent conditions. Then in winter 2023 and 2024 the Australian ski industry was plagued by two below-average seasons, robbing Selwyn of the opportunity to spin its lifts for the full season. However, this winter finally brought the long-awaited redemption season for the family-friendly resort, and skiers and snowboarders embraced the chance to be back on its slopes.

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“The 2025 season at Selwyn was all about snowstorms and getting back to what makes this place special: families, school kids, and snow lovers filling the mountain again,” Abi Spackman, General Manager at Selwyn Resort mused. “Our crew gave it everything, and seeing guests having those ‘first snow’ moments made it all worthwhile. We’re excited to build on that momentum heading into 2026.” What a fantastic way to ring out the season at Selwyn after years of struggles.

Mt Baw Baw, the closest alpine destination to Melbourne, also called time on its 2025 season this week. The resort’s proximity to Melbourne, coupled with its intimate alpine village atmosphere, makes Baw Baw a popular destination for first-timers and families seeking a quick winter escape. The team at Mt. Baw Baw capped things off with the popular pond skim event on September 7. The quirky contest has become a highlight of Baw Baw’s spring calendar and provided a fitting send-off for what has been one of its strongest seasons in recent memory.

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The positive results at both Selwyn and Mt Baw Baw are a welcome return for smaller resorts to the good-old Australian winter season. This year, sustained snowfall through June, July, and August gave both resorts a solid base, allowing them to open early and deliver reliable conditions for much of the season. Both resorts are popular with families and beginners as they offer uncrowded, easy runs for learners and intermediate skiers and snowboarders.

Despite the closures at Selwyn and Baw Baw, the ski season is not finished yet elsewhere in Australia. The country’s largest and highest-profile resorts remain open—most of which until the end of September and even into October. In NSW, Perisher and Thredbo are still spinning lifts, benefiting from high elevations and extensive snowmaking. Meanwhile in VIC, Mt. Buller, Hotham, and Falls Creek continue to welcome skiers and boarders eager to take advantage of spring conditions. With several weeks of skiing and boarding still left and above average snowfalls, it is the perfect time to get some spring skiing in at those Australian resorts.

For Selwyn and Mt Baw Baw, however, the focus now shifts to celebrating a season that finally felt normal again. After years of setbacks, the successful 2025 winter has marked a turning point for both resorts and we all hope for more of those to come!