New Lockdown in Victoria, Australia, Forces Ski Resorts to Close Again Ski resorts in Victoria, Australia, have been forced to close again as another statewide lockdown was announced yesterday. This is Victoria’s sixth lockdown since the COVID-19 pandemic began and the fourth of 2021. The last lockdown ended only a week ago on July 27. New rules meant visitors to Victoria’s ski hills had to show a negative COVID-19 test to be […] Industry News Hannah | August 5, 2021 1 Comment
Vail Resorts’ Falls Creek and Mount Hotham, Australia Will Not Reopen this Season Vail Resorts Australia today announced it will not reopen its lift operations at Falls Creek or Hotham for spring skiing and snowboarding following the Victorian Government’s introduction of Stage 4 restrictions for Melbourne and Stage 3 restrictions for regional Victoria, which will be in place for six weeks. This announcement follows the Company’s decision on 9 July to suspend operations […] Industry News Oz Brains | August 4, 2020 0 Comments
Melbourne, Australia Lockdown: Vail Resorts Suspend Hotham And Falls Creek Operations Vail Resorts have decided to suspend operations at Mt Hotham and Falls Creek due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Melbourne. The closure in effect from Thursday 9, July is expected to last till at least 19 August, as a result of the stay at home directions for Melbournes metropolitan area. NSW border closure to Victoria has also contributed to the […] Industry News Rouchelle Gilmore | July 9, 2020 0 Comments
Hotham and Falls Creek, Australia Delay Opening to July 6th Due to “Challenging Early Season Conditions” Vail Resorts announced today that Hotham and Falls Creek will delay the opening of the ski lifts for the 2020 snow season until 6 July (conditions permitting) due to challenging early-season conditions. The delay is to ensure that Hotham and Falls Creek can open enough terrain to provide a safe experience in accordance with the COVID-19 Safe Operating Plan. Vail Resorts […] Industry News Oz Brains | June 24, 2020 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Takes Over Australia | Confirms Previously Announced Takeover of 2 of the Largest Resorts In a deal first announced in December 2018, Vail Resorts, Inc. confirmed yesterday that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the ski fields at Falls Creek Alpine Resort and Hotham Alpine Resort in Victoria, Australia for approximately AU$174-million (US$123-million). Original Post: Vail Resorts Just Took Over Australia | Purchases Falls Creek & Mount Hotham Falls Creek, Victoria’s largest ski resort, […] Industry News Oz Brains | February 22, 2019 1 Comment
2 Storms For Australia Next-7 Days | Up to 50″ of Snow Forecast The seven day snowfall forecast for Australia’s ski resorts is looking phenomenal. There are two storm systems headed to Australia within the next week and possibly into the weekend. Almost 50 inches of snow is expected out of these storms. The storm is currently bringing rain but temperatures are expected to lower by the end of the weekend and start dumping […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 1, 2017 0 Comments
VIDEO & Photo Tour: “Blizzard of Oz” Hits Australia | Up to 20″ of New Snow It’s getting crazy out there down in Australia (Oz). An electrical snowstorm just closed Mt. Hotham and the access road to Hotham has been closed. “Due to inbound electrical snow storms to Mount Hotham, all chair lifts have closed for the day as a safety precaution to resort guests.” – Hotham, today “The Great Alpine Road from Harrietville to […] Conditions Report Oz Brains | August 6, 2017 0 Comments
Falls Creek, Australia 2016 Season Recap + Photo Tour: It’s Still Snowing… Falls Creek Ski Resort in Australia had amazing winter season this year with a lot of snowfall and powder! Normally, Falls Creek has a snow depth of around 70cms in the end of September. This year, Falls Creek had nearly twice that with 130cms at the end of September! And it won’t stop! It was still snowing at Falls Creek as recently […] Claire Weiss | October 12, 2016 0 Comments
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