Victorian Government Eyes Sale of 2 Australian Ski Resorts Amid Budget Woes In a bid to offset economic pressures, the Victorian government plans to privatize operations at Lake Mountain Alpine Resort and Mount Baw Baw, two Australian ski resorts that have struggled to turn a profit. The government aims to secure private management through an expressions-of-interest campaign starting in December, potentially under a 99-year lease. While the move seeks to ensure the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 30, 2024 0 Comments
Hotham Alpine Resort, Australia, Closes Early for the Season Hotham Alpine Resort in the state of Victoria in Australia made the announcement that the resort was closing for the season on Sunday, September 17, 2023. The closure comes two weeks earlier than the initially scheduled closing date of Sunday, October 1, 2023. Australian resorts have been struggling to operate at full capacity this season due to unseasonably warm weather […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 17, 2023 0 Comments
Hotham Alpine Resort, Australia, to Close Part of Ski Area Due to Lack of Snow Hotham Alpine Resort in the state of Victoria in Australia, announced today that it will be closing Heavenly Valley for the season. Heavenly Valley is located in the heart and center of Hotham Alpine Resort and features the steepest terrain of the resort with several black diamond runs. Unfortunately the recent lack of snowfall combined with above average temperatures has […] Industry News Oz Brains | August 30, 2023 0 Comments
Ski Season Comes to an Early End at Mt. Baw Baw, Australia Mt Baw Baw Resort, Australia, announced on Friday, August 25, 2023, that the resort will close early after unseasonably warm conditions. The lift operator Alpine Resorts Victoria announced that the official snow season at Mt Baw Baw will be declared closed on Sunday September 3, 2023. Mt Baw Baw is located only two and a half hours east of Melbourne and […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 27, 2023 0 Comments
Hotham Alpine Resort, Australia, Starts Spinning Lifts Today After the recent snowfalls across the Australian Alps, Hotham Alpine Resort in Victoria announced that they would start operations from 1 p.m. today, Friday, June 16, 2023. Related: Australian Resorts Falls Creek and Hotham Report 10 Inches of Snowfall The Hotham Mountain Operations team has been working around the clock to get the resort ready, and the Summit and Summit […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 15, 2023 0 Comments
Falls Creek, Australia, To Open Tomorrow Great news for Australian skiers and boarders: Falls Creek will open for skiing and boarding tomorrow, Friday, June 16, 2023. The resort was slated to open last Saturday, June 10, 2023, but could not operate any ski lifts due to lack of snow. Since the King’s Birthday Long Weekend, 36cm (14 inches) of snow has fallen, enabling the Victorian ski […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 14, 2023 0 Comments
Chance to Buy a Piece of Alpine History at Hotham, Australia For the first time ever, people have the chance to own a piece of Hotham history, with 57 chairs from Hotham’s first ever chairlift, The Playground Chair, going up for auction. “This is a very special chairlift, Hotham’s first – a two-seater that opened in 1969 that was the main access lift back to the village until 1993 when the […] Industry News Oz Brains | May 17, 2023 0 Comments
Falls Creek, Australia, Announces 2023 Winter Season Events Falls Creek in the state of Victoria (‘VIC’), Australia, has revealed its events calendar for the 2023 winter season. Events range from Gay Ski Week and Women’s Programs to Pond Skim and Fireworks Fiestas. With further snow forecasted for this weekend and snowmaking commencing soon, the Falls Creek community is thrilled to welcome guests back for the winter season ahead. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 4, 2023 0 Comments
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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
Victoria, Australia Lockdown Lifted But Visitors to Ski Fields Will Need Negative Covid Test Lockdown restrictions across Victoria, Australia will ease tonight after a 12-day lockdown saw a reduction in community transmission of coronavirus. Citizens will be able to leave their homes for any reason, schools will reopen, restaurants and cafes will reopen, retail and beauty and personal care will re-open as will entertainment venues and community facilities. And ski resorts will reopen. Related: […] Industry News Oz Brains | July 27, 2021 0 Comments
Australia’s Longest-Standing Snowboarding Event, Burton Cattleman’s Rail Jam, Starts This Week On July 24th, entries will open for the Burton Cattleman’s Rail Jam, held at Mt Buller resort in Victoria, Australia. This is the 15th year the event has taken place, making it Australia’s longest-running snowboard contest. In a usual season, Cattleman’s Rail Jam takes place on a legendary three-piece stair set located at the heart of Mt Buller ski resort. […] Industry News Hannah | July 21, 2021 1 Comment
5-Day Lockdown in Victoria, Australia Forces Ski Resorts to Close The state of Victoria, Australia, has just begun a “short, sharp” five-day lockdown to contain a growing outbreak of the Delta variant of covid-19. The lockdown means many ski resorts have been forced to closed, just as the snow is starting to fall. “We’ve got no choice. We have to do this, otherwise, it will get away from us. We don’t […] Industry News Oz Brains | July 16, 2021 0 Comments
Mount Buller, Australia Offering ‘Choose Your Own Refund’ for Season Pass Holders Affected by COVID-Closure Mount Buller in Victoria, Australia managed to open for just 44-days before a statewide order closing all ski areas brought an abrupt end to their season. And although they are hoping to reopen for some spring skiing, there’s definitely enough snow to do so, season pass holders have been left feeling a little short-changed. Related: Mount Buller Ski Field, Australia […] Industry News Oz Brains | September 2, 2020 0 Comments
Victoria, Australia Government Orders All Ski Areas to Close Due to COVID-19 Restrictions Just as COVID-19 brought an abrupt end to the ski season in the northern hemisphere, it looks like it’s going to have the same impact on the Australian ski season. The Victorian Government advised on August 6th that all Victorian alpine resorts are to close to members of the public as part of its stage 3 coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions across […] Industry News Oz Brains | August 10, 2020 0 Comments
Australia Shuts Border Between States For First Time in 100-Years as Coronavirus Cases Surge Crossing the border between two states in Australia will be forbidden from tomorrow as officials rush to prevent a surge in coronavirus cases in the city of Melbourne spreading. It is the first time for 100-years (since the Spanish Flu pandemic, 1919) that the border between Victoria and New South Wales, the nation’s two most densely populated states, has been shut […] Oz Brains | July 6, 2020 0 Comments
Photo Tour: New Snow at Australian Ski Resorts Today Winter has arrived in the alpine areas of Australia, bringing with it a thick blanket of snow. Images from Mt. Hotham in Victoria and Perisher in NSW Australia show a thick blanket of snow that fell on Australia’s main ski resorts. Melbourne, Australia also just saw its wettest April since 1960 and its wettest start to the year since 1924, […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | April 30, 2020 1 Comment
2 Skiers Nearly Caught in Large Avalanche in Australia After 40″ Storm Australia just saw 100cms (40″) of snow in 4 days. That new snow has lead to instabilities in the Australia backcountry. 2 skiers were nearly caught in an avalanche in the Mount Hotham backcountry in Victoria that they triggered Our friend and fellow guide is the head of ski patrol at Hotham. Â He told local media today: ‘We have had […] Avalanche AvyBrains | August 8, 2017 0 Comments
Two Snowboarders Killed In Australian Avalanche Two snowboarders (32 and 33-years-old) have died in an avalanche in the remote 6,516-foot Mount Bogong are of Australia’s Victoria Provence’s Alpine National Park. The first snowboarder’s body was found on Monday via his avalanche beacon’s signal. He was buried 15 feet deep. The second snowboarder was found today at 10:30am […] Avalanche SnowBrains | July 15, 2014 2 Comments
The Gnarliest Runs in Australia | Part Two: Victoria all words by Huck & Dyno, photos from ski.com.au Although lower in altitude, the Victorian Alps seem to have been carved deeper and more abruptly. Mount Hotham claims probably Australia’s only real in-bounds, double-black diamond terrain, in the Mary’s Slide area. They had to go and call it the EXTREME ZONE though, which is hilarious. SUPER EXTREME. Mary’s Slide is named after Mary […] SnowBrains | June 26, 2013 4 Comments
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