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Enjoying the Spring Melt |
Oct 7, 2008 |
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As the snow melts, and replenishes the rivers (reputedly full of trout) and lakes in the Victorian high country, alpine resorts such as Falls Creek switch to non winter activities. |
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World Record Attempt to Celebrate Close of Snow Season 2008 |
Sep 29, 2008 |
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Whilst heavily reduced lift ticket prices and entry to Victoria’s largest alpine resort enticed an enthusiastic number of guests it was the quest to create a world record that had the picturesque resort buzzing. |
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$30 Adult Lift Passes - Final Weekend Fun |
Sep 22, 2008 |
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Carnival Weekend is the final weekend of this winter and will be a celebration of a sensational snow season. Ski lift tickets are reduced to $45 (child $25) on Saturday and Sunday. However, if guests are wearing their favourite football team strip or any other fancy dress, they’ll only pay $30 adult (child $15) for a ski lift ticket. |
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22cm of Fresh Powder Snow in the Last Week |
Sep 17, 2008 |
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Monday's ferocious winds had an upside - a blanket of fresh snow!
This morning the alpine resort has a mid-winter look and a chilly
temperature of minus 6.0 degrees that brought with it 19cm of fluffy fresh new snow for Tuesday and a further 3cm for Wednesday, taking the natural snow base to 125cm. |
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Falls Creek Wins 'Gong' for Best Alpine Dining |
Sep 16, 2008 |
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Falls Creek’s reputation for having the best array of alpine restaurants and eateries in Australia has been further enhanced following the release of The Daily Telegraph’s 8th annual Skiwatch Awards today. |
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Spring Skiing Made Easy |
Sep 9, 2008 |
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Between now and the close of the winter season at Falls Creek Alpine Resort it is an ideal time to enjoy the warmer days, heavily reduced cost of all-inclusive White Space packages and the resort’s well-covered slopes.
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50% Discount Student Lift Tickets on Friday's! |
Sep 4, 2008 |
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50% Student Lift Tickets on Fridays at Falls Creek. Full-time tertiary students are entitled to half price lift tickets every Friday throughout September. And there's more good news! The cost of a lift ticket has been reduced on all other days of the week |
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Kangaroo Hoppet Gains New Sponsor |
Sep 2, 2008 |
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The Falls Creek-based cross country skiing event that kicks of the Worldloppet series of long-distance ski races, held in 15 countries around the world, has a new partner AGL Hydro, Australia’s largest private producer of renewable energy. |
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Aussie Wins Third Kangaroo Hoppet |
Aug 30, 2008 |
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Ben Sim, the Australian Champion, was stride for stride with Viktor Novotny from the Czech Republic at the half way point of this grueling event but at the 25km mark he really showed why he is regarded as our big hope for the 2010 Winter Olympics. |
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Hoppet Eve Excitement Grows! |
Aug 29, 2008 |
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A Canadian boarder, Charles Reid, won the 2008 Stylewars smorgasbord of snowboarding and Mt Beauty-based Paul Murray and Esther Bottomley (both Winter Olympians) took out their respective finals in the hotly-contested Kangaroo Hoppet night sprints, staged in the heart of Falls Cree |
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Young French Canadian Wins 28-Stair Contest |
Aug 28, 2008 |
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Last night 18-year old French Canadian rider Charles Reid nailed it under lights in the ‘Village Bowl’ at Falls Creek. Reid and some of the best snowboarders from around the globe competed in an exciting street rail snowboard contest on a purpose built 28-stair feature. |
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Who Will be Crowned 'Master of the Stairs' Tonight? |
Aug 27, 2008 |
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French Canadians Matts Kulisek and Charles Reid continued their dominance of Stylewars 2008, during the second day of competition at Falls Creek, Victoria today. |
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Stylewars Going Higher Than Ever Before |
Aug 25, 2008 |
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High-flying, young dare-devils from far-flung snow-covered countries such Norway, Sweden and Iceland will display their prowess on a snowboard, as they fly through the air in the annual Oakley Stylewars invitational event which concludes on Thursday. |
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Venezuela's Only Cross Country Skier |
Aug 22, 2008 |
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Venezuela skier begins his quest to become a Winter Olympian. 21 year old Cesar Baena, a cross country skier from Venezuela, is seeking to represent his country at the Canadian Winter Olympics in two years time. |
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Hip Hop & Snowboarding Unite |
Aug 20, 2008 |
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Hailing from Melbourne, with Jamaican / Australian heritage, Ru C.L is a MC with truly universal appeal. He'll support Katalyst on the first night (Monday 25 Aug ) of the Oakley Stylewars invitation only event, featuring the world's top snowboarders, at the resort's coolest bar OSHII-GO in the heart of freeride-friendly Falls Creek. |
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Be a Hero - Save The Snow Man! |
Aug 19, 2008 |
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Falls Creek Primary School yesterday helped launch a new free online computer game to help children understand ways they can reduce their impact on climate change and continue to enjoy snow activity well into the future. |
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Falls Creek BIG AIR - Big Success! |
Aug 17, 2008 |
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The participants in the annual Jagermeister Big Air Competition at Victoria's largest alpine resort had a huge audience in raptures. Whilst getting big air is the aim it was some sensational spills that ensured what is one of Australia's premier freeride events lived up to expectations. |
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Falls Creek Snow Depth Cracks 1.5 Metres |
Aug 11, 2008 |
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The severe, chilly weather at Falls Creek today is the outcome of the forecasted coldest front of the winter. A classic late winter pattern - a series of cold fronts crossing south eastern Australia has sent the snow fraternity into raptures. |
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Still Snowing, 10cm of New Snow So Far Today! |
Aug 9, 2008 |
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Day after day of snowfalls throughout July and in early August has resulted in the alpine resort’s 20 year average snowpack being surpassed and there’s more good news – significant snow forecast later in the week. |
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Telemark Festival Great Success! |
Aug 3, 2008 |
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The third Falls Creek Telemark Festival was held in superb snow conditions. The event is not about who was the fastest down the respective race courses, but about having fun and a golden opportunity to check out the latest boots and telemark skis which are now much ‘fatter’ and quite similar to alpine skis. |
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Snowy Start to August! |
Aug 1, 2008 |
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Falls Creek, the largest resort in the Victorian Alps, is currently getting a 'top up' of snow (between 10-20cm) and the winter weather is forecast to continue until mid-August. |
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The Board Lounge is Throwing a Party! |
Jul 30, 2008 |
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One of Falls Creek's newest shops, The Board Lounge is throwing a party this weekend at Oishii Go. |
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Mim Sodergren Women's Program |
Jul 28, 2008 |
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The core strength of this program (apart from the invaluable support from the women instructors) is the camaraderie amongst the like-minded women participating in the annual five and three day programs. This year's women's ski programs will be similar to the previous programs but with one noteable addition - the offer to less experienced or even total beginners) to participate. |
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The Age Falls Creek Corporate Ski Race |
Jul 26, 2008 |
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This weekend, the corporate world has come to Falls Creek, to battle it out on the Giant Slalom and Slalom race courses at Falls Creek for corporate skiing supremacy, plus a lot of fun and networking. |
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Cold Overnight Temps Equal Great Snow |
Jul 23, 2008 |
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The minimum temperature overnight was a very cool minus 6.7C. The upside is the snow is extremely dry and enjoyable for both skiers and boarders. |
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Victorian Junior XC Championships |
Jul 20, 2008 |
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The 2008 Victorian Junior Championships for cross country skiing will be held at Falls Creek between 19-20 July.
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Cross Country High Plains Tour |
Jul 15, 2008 |
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Seventy-two skiers participated in the High Plains Tour last Saturday on a new 5km course. Sponsored by Wodonga-based outdoor specialist Snowgum, this skating event was the first opportunity for many of our established (and up and coming) cross country skiers to test themselves and ascertain their current level of fitness.
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Fjall Open at Falls Creek |
Jul 14, 2008 |
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Falls Creek - one of Victoria’s premier alpine resorts known for its European village feel is adding another development to its list this season with the opening of the boutique development Fjäll this winter. |
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Tube Park Now Open |
Jul 14, 2008 |
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Falls Creek's line-up of popular activities for its guests has been complimented by the opening of its family-friendly Snow Tube Park in the Village Bowl.
This purpose-built, fun-filled option is amongst a growing number of snow-related activities the alpine resort offers guests of all ages.
Participants spin, bounce, bump and laugh their way downhill on a snow tube. It is great fun for the whole family. |
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Summit Opens Today to 41cm of Fresh Snow |
Jul 11, 2008 |
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In the last 24 hours Falls Creek has been blanketed in 41cm of fresh snow. This on top of 14cm Monday and 12cm Tuesday takes the average depth in the Village Bowl to 1 metre and across the resort 90cms. Ruined Castle and Scott's opened Wednesday and today the Summit will open for the first time this season. |
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Falls Carpeted With Fresh Snow |
Jul 2, 2008 |
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Falls Creek is once again covered in snow and more snow expected throughout the next two weeks! |
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This Week's Snow Sports School Programs |
Jun 28, 2008 |
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Falls Creek Snow Sports School has put together a bunch of fun programs working with the conditions we currently have, allowing guests to have a lesson or two and enjoy their time here to the max. For kids the programs combine lessons, activities, and lunch and are available for half days or full days. |
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Pete the Snow Dragon Launches New Games on His Website |
Jun 19, 2008 |
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Falls Creek's Pete the Snow Dragon is bouncing around excitedly like a bumbling, blue, smiling, super-ball as he has just added a couple of great new online games for his friends to enjoy on his own website.
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What's On at Falls Creek?
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Jun 19, 2008 |
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We've put together a little list of what is happening around Falls Creek in the next couple of days to help you plan your time here. In addition don't forget to check out the live snow report page to to check on current weather, forecasts, grooming and snowmaking, activities, and lots more. |
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Artist Exhibition Opens... |
Jun 8, 2008 |
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The Minister for the Arts, Lynne Kosky, officially opened an Art Exhibition at Falls Creek which included some of the works created at the annual Falls Creek Artist Camp.
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Falls Creek Hosts Inaugural Ice Plunge |
Jun 2, 2008 |
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Over 100 hardy people braved a very frosty morning and dived into the mile hight Rocky Valley Lake continuing a winter ritual that takes place in numerous snowy northern hemisphere countries.
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Film Fest @ Falls Finalists Announced! |
Jun 1, 2008 |
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Film Fest @ Falls, now in its fifth successful year, announces special guests Brooke Satchwell (White Collar Blue, Canal Road) and Steve Bisley (currently appearing in Sea Patrol) who will be attending the festival over the Queen's Birthday weekend, celebrating the opening of the ski season, at Falls Creek. |
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SUBSCRIBE & WIN! |
May 26, 2008 |
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Subscribe to Falls Creek Mountain News (it's totally free) before the 7th of June and you could win a 2008 resort entry season pass. |
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Where to Eat, Drink, and Be Merry! |
May 26, 2008 |
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Just because you are in an alpine resort balanced on the top of the Victorian Alps, and you are here to ski, ski, ski (or at least that is the the official line), that doesn't mean Falls Creek expects you to eat beans and noodles. No, in fact we have some great established, and a few new foodies corners and tasty tables set especially for you. |
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New Snowmaking + New Groomer = More Great Skiing |
May 23, 2008 |
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Falls Creek Ski Lifts snowmaking projects are on track and complete with 200mm pipe top to bottom on Wombat’s Ramble, Australia’s longest beginner run, and 21 new air-water guns (each costing $20,000) installed. The replacement of the Towers snow making pipe is also complete in readiness for automated guns. These projects have been completed in readiness for a future connection to Falls Creek’s waste-water treatment facility to allow for future recycled water snow production. |
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This Week in Falls Creek |
May 23, 2008 |
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There’s a mood of excitement in the air at Falls Creek, a buzz that no one visiting or working in the resort over the last couple of weeks could deny. With major projects like the Wombat’s Ramble snowmaking wrapping up and getting ticked off as complete, and with the resort having had three major pre season snow dumps in the last couple of months, there is a vibe of anticipation for a spectacular season. |
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$200M of development underway at Falls Creek! |
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Falls Creek is becoming Australia's fastest growing alpine resort and this winter stage one of the $50 million St Falls/All Seasons Gateway Project will open. |
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What's NEW for Winter 2008! |
Mar 11, 2008 |
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Can't wait for winter to arrive? Here is what to expect from Falls Creek this ski season including more snowmaking, new grooming machines, and a host of new activities and products to choose from. |
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NEW Sk8 Ramp Opens at Falls Creek! |
Jan 21, 2008 |
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A new skate ramp is the latest tourist attraction at Falls Creek and was officially opened recently by the Minister for Tourism and Major Events, Tim Holding. The skate ramp was funded by a community development grant of $20,000 from the Victorian Government’s $4 million bushfire recovery program.
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