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
Eight People Lucky to Be Rescued After Being Trapped in Heavy Snow on Mount Hotham, Australia Eight people have been rescued after becoming trapped in heavy snow near Mount Hotham with “terrible” conditions forecast to get worse. Four adults and four children, aged between six and 12, spent a chilly night in their vehicles on the Blue Rag Range Track west of the Dargo High Plains Road, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Police managed to extract […] Oz Brains | May 31, 2019 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
Hotham, Australia Conditions Report Video: 95cms (37″) in 4 days, 46cms (18″) Past 24hrs! [arve url=""] Oz Brains | August 7, 2017 75 Likes 2 Tweets 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
Australia Ski Resorts’ Storm Totals: Up to 30 cm! Australia 24 Hour Totals: *** Falls Creek: 20 cm Hotham: 14 cm Mt. Buller: 13 cm Perisher: 25 cm And the winner is… Threbdo: 30 cm Weather Roger Romani | July 19, 2017 1 Comment
This VIDEO Will Make You Want to Backcountry Ski Australia… [iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmisssnowitall%2Fvideos%2F1359355570745409%2F&show_text=0&width=560″] Australia’s having a good year… Backcountry tours are available at Falls Creek. Falls Creek Alpine Touring Program. Get out there and be safe! Conditions Report Oz Brains | August 28, 2016 0 Comments
Australia Snow Conditions Report Video: Reggae Ellis gives us the latest in Australian ski resort conditons. Today, he’s reporting from Perisher where it was cold enough for snowmaking last night, which is key since it hasn’t really snowed in Australia yet this year. Perisher has 20 lifts open currently and the July busy season is upon them. The prediction for the El Nino season we’re currently having is for low precipitation across Australia and so far that what we’ve seen. Conditions Report SnowBrains | July 2, 2015 0 Comments