Falls Creek, Australia, Ramps Up Operations With 3 More Lifts Opening Following Strong Start to the Season After a promising early start to the 2025 snow season, Falls Creek, Australia, is set to expand its terrain offerings this coming weekend. The resort announced on its social media channels that Eagle Express and Drovers Dream chairlifts will open this Friday, June 13, followed by the Gully Chair on Saturday, June 14, providing broader access across the resort and […] Industry News Oz Brains | June 10, 2025 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Falls Creek, Australia, Announces Season Opening for This Sunday Falls Creek, Australia, announced today, Saturday, June 7, that the resort will open for skiing and boarding tomorrow, June 8. A season-opening snowstorm delivered 17 centimeters (7 inches) of snow overnight and there’s up to 65 centimeters (26 inches) in the forecast over the next three days. The village is a ski-in, ski-out wonderland, with plenty of June deals for […] Industry News Oz Brains | June 7, 2025 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Tasmanian Ski Resort Ben Lomond Kicks Off Australian Ski Season as Others Prepare for Opening Day The small ski resort Ben Lomond in Tasmania, Australia, kicked off the Australian ski season today, Friday, June 6. While it was only one t-bar operating and skiers had to dismount half-way, this did not deter some diehard skiers and boarders from ringing in the Australian ski season. Tomorrow, June 7, Thredbo, Perisher, Hotham, and Mount Buller will open skiing […] Industry News Oz Brains | June 5, 2025 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Australian Ski Resorts See First Snow of the 2025 Season Australia’s alpine regions are finally seeing white as the country’s major ski resorts woke up to a dusting of natural snow this morning — a welcome signal that the 2025 ski season is on its way. As of 6 p.m. today, Perisher is reporting 10 centimeters (4 inches) of fresh snow, with flurries still falling across the mountains. Snowfall began […] SnowBrains | May 27, 2025 0 Comments
Opening Days for the 2025 Winter Season in Australia With exactly one month to go until season opening in Australia, it’s high time we check out the opening dates downunder. Most resorts in Australia will be opening for King’s birthday long weekend, June 7-9, however not all of those resorts may be able to offer skiing and snowboarding from the get go. Fingers crossed for some cold days for […] Industry News Oz Brains | May 7, 2025 0 Comments
Construction Teams Work on Final Stage of Cloud 9 Restaurant at Falls Creek, Australia Skiers and riders to Falls Creek, Australia, this winter will benefit from a major redevelopment at the Cloud 9 Restaurant at the top of Halley’s Comet chairlift, thanks to the ongoing partnership between Falls Creek Ski Lifts and Traverse Alpine Group (TAG), with local construction teams now into their third year putting the redevelopment together in challenging alpine and high-altitude […] Industry News Oz Brains | March 8, 2025 0 Comments
Falls Creek, Australia, Season Permits Are On Sale Now For Winter 2025 Alpine Resorts Victoria – Falls Creek is excited to announce the 2025 Early Bird Sale for Vehicle Resort Entry Season Permits for the 2025 winter snow season. The Early Birds will once again get the best deal on unlimited access to Falls Creek Resort. At just $515 each ($415 for those over 65), it’s the most cost-effective way to go […] Industry News Press Release | February 22, 2025 0 Comments
Falls Creek, Australia, Will End 2024 Winter Season on September 13 Falls Creek, Australia, is the last Victorian ski resort to still operate after a tough winter season, which saw many other ski resorts close recently. The Vail Resorts-owned resort has now announced that it, too, will wrap up the season soon due to limited snow conditions. Falls Creek announced on its social media channels that it will wrap up lift […] Industry News Oz Brains | September 9, 2024 0 Comments
2025 Epic Australia Pass on Sale & Launch of New 4-Day Epic Australia Pass Today, Perisher Resorts, Australia, announced the launch of the 2025 Epic Australia Pass, which is now on sale for its lowest price, for only AUD 999. Alongside this, Perisher is also launching an all-new product – the Epic Australia 4-Day Pass for AUD 549. This is incredibly exciting for the Australian ski industry and provides unprecedented flexibility and value for […] Industry News Oz Brains | August 14, 2024 0 Comments
Snowstorm Transforms Australian Ski Resorts into Winter Wonderland A much-needed snowstorm has brought 25 – 32 inches (64-80 centimeters) to Australian ski resorts. After a slow start to the season, the snowfall has transformed Australian ski resorts into winter wonderlands across Victoria and New South Wales. This has been the largest snow fall of the season so far, after what has been a slow start to the season. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 24, 2024 0 Comments
Falls Creek, Australia, Opens For Skiing & Boarding Falls Creek in the state of Victoria, Australia, opened for skiing and boarding on Saturday, June 15. After receiving 19 cm (7.5 inches) of snow, the resort started operating the Mouse Trap Carpet on Saturday. More terrain and lifts are slated to open soon. “After 19cm of snowfall this week and great snowmaking conditions, Falls Creek is looking winter white, […] Industry News Oz Brains | June 15, 2024 0 Comments
Epic Australia Pass Sale Extended to June 19 With recent fresh snowfall at Perisher, Falls Creek and Hotham and more cold temperatures ideal for snowmaking, the excitement for this ski and ride season is officially here! With these great winter conditions, Vail Resorts announced that on June 12 that it is extending the deadline to buy an Epic Australia Pass to June 19. This means skiers and boarders […] Industry News Oz Brains | June 14, 2024 0 Comments
A Numerical Comparison of Australian Ski Resorts People can get pretty passionate about their favorite ski resort, and Australians are no exception. Statements like “Oh, Hotham is where all the serious skiers are at!” or “Well, I’m a Thredbo-person” are uttered with a sense of pride. If you have not been initiated into Australian skiing, it can be very confusing. Everyone naturally has their favorite ski resort […] Industry News Oz Brains | May 23, 2024 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] First Snow of the 2024 Season Falls Across Australian Ski Resorts Today, April 9, brought the first snow of the 2024 season to Australian ski resorts. Across the Snowy Mountains, from New South Wales (NSW) to Victoria (VIC), Australian ski resorts saw around 5 centimeters (2 inches) of snow. While it is safe to assume the early season snow won’t stay on the ground, it is a great sign to get […] Industry News Oz Brains | April 8, 2024 0 Comments
Last Minute Reminder: Epic Australia Pass Prices Will Rise April 3 It’s never too early to start planning for winter, especially if you want to save money when hitting the slopes at Perisher, Falls Creek, and Hotham in Australia. So, hurry – lock in your Epic Australia Pass before prices rise April 3. The Epic Australia Pass provides unlimited skiing and boarding to Perisher, Falls Creek and Hotham in Australia, as […] Industry News Oz Brains | April 1, 2024 0 Comments
Grollo Group to Develop Housing for Seasonal Workers at Bogong, Australia The Grollo Group has announced a plan to turn half of the village of Bogong in the state of Victoria, Australia, into housing for seasonal workers. Bogong is situated halfway between Falls Creek Ski Resort and Mt. Beauty. The Grollo Group owns Buller Ski Lifts, which operates the Mt Buller Ski Resort in Victoria. The Grollo Group secured a 73-year […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 7, 2023 0 Comments
Falls Creek Resort, Australia, Will Close Wednesday, September 20, 2023 The Australian resort Falls Creek announced today, Monday, September 18, 2023, that it will be closing for the year this Wednesday, September 20, 2023. Resorts across Australia have been shuttering operations and falling like dominoes as a heat wave sweeps the country. The country has experienced the second-hottest August on record, with the national mean temperature coming in 2.28°C above […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 18, 2023 1 Comment
Cold Front Sweeping Across South-East Australia, Bringing Spring Snow to Resorts Just as Australian resorts have started mothballing (some of) their operations for the season, a cold front is sweeping across eastern Australia, bringing up to an anticipated 50cm (20 inches) of snow over the next seven days. This cold front could in fact be the coldest outbreak of the season for some areas, bringing rain, thunderstorms, damaging winds, low level […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 4, 2023 0 Comments
Ski Lift Staff at Falls Creek, Australia, Holds Clean-Up Event Ski Lift staff at Falls Creek, Australia, recently joined a clean-up event in Falls Creek, to keep the beautiful village looking great. Over 35 staff attended the event and collected a huge amount of rubbish that was sorted into recycling and general waste. The litter was collected from the carparking areas, the base of Halley’s Comet chairlift and right throughout the […] Industry News Oz Brains | August 17, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Much Needed Snow Falls in Australian Resorts & More in the Forecast Exciting news for Australian skiers, as the weather Gods seem to have taken pity on us after an unseasonably warm latter-half of July. Clear sunny skies gave way to a cold front that brought clouds and precipitation to the Snowy Mountains in Australia. The forecast for today, Thursday, August 10, 2023, calls for a top-up of between 5-10 cm (2-4 […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 9, 2023 0 Comments
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