(Updated Thursday 1st October 2009)
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Discounted Lift Passes last two days of winter at Falls Creek on Saturday & Sunday;Adult $45 & Child $25.
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A brief snowfall this weekend will coincide with the last two days of the 2009 snow season.
The BOM's forecast is snow above 1500m on Friday cool southeast to southwesterly winds. Overnight temperatures falling to around 4 with daytime temperatures reaching between 4 and 9.
Saturday isolated showers, falling as snow above 1500 m. Winds east to southeasterly. Overnight temperatures falling to around 1C with daytime temperatures reaching around 8.
111 days have elapsed since we started operating the alpine resort's network of ski lifts and they will they continue to carry skiers and boarders until our planned closing day of Sunday October 4, 2009.
Accommodation bookings are still being taken by the resort's booking centers and day trippers are taking advantage of the reduced priced ski lifts tickets.
After Sunday that's it until early June next year so why not take advantage of heavily discounted lift tickets, half price resort entry and some fresh snow.
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Pic by Charlie Brown taken on Tuesday 29th September
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(Updated Wednesday 30th September 2009)
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There's only five days left to enjoy some superbly groomed, snow-covered slopes at Victoria's most picturesque alpine resort.
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Not a breath of wind and quintessential spring snow conditions after a crisp overnight freeze. The groomer operators have once again produced an array of 'corduroy' on the south-facing slopes in the aptly named Sun Valley.
Wombats Ramble, which winds its way from the top of two chairlifts adjacent to Cloud 9, and Broadway provide easy routes back to the village. The 2009 snow season is gradually drawing to a close and there's still an opportunity to enjoy some spring skiing or boarding.
Reduced priced ski lift tickets $68 for an adult and $34 for a child are very good value considering the amount of snow-covered terrain (and ski lifts) which is being offered including some of the resort's more challenging terrain, particularly Shadow
Ridge near Scotts Chairlift.
Another incentive for anyone contemplating a quick visit to the snow before the ski lifts close on Sunday is an all-inclusive First Timers package $98 ($69 child) which includes snow equipment hire, a ski lesson and the use of popular ski lifts Falls Express, Drovers and Mousetrap.
It is half price to bring a vehicle to the alpine resort for the final week of the alpine resort's winter season.
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Pic by Charlie Brown taken on Tuesday 29th September
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(Updated Monday 28th September 2009)
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As we start the very last week of season it resembles mid-winter at Falls Creek. And more snow is forecast today, Friday and Saturday.
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The quote of the day has to be “the season has started all over again.”
Many Falls Creek residents are hailing the recent three-day snowfall as the best of the season. If it isn’t, it is pretty close!
Reduced priced ski lift tickets $68 for an adult and $34 for a child are very good value considering the amount of snow-covered terrain (and ski lifts) which is being offered for the final days of the 2009 winter.
The skiing and boarding on any of the tree-lined trails today is very enjoyable. Ask any of the locals who have a grin from ear to ear. A combination of fresh snow which fell overnight and agreeable daytime temperatures is a winning trifecta.
Wombats Ramble (the longest beginner-friendly run in Australia) has reopened and some of the resort’s more challenging terrain, particularly Shadow Ridge near Scotts Chairlift, is enticing the more experienced skiers and boarders.
Another incentive for anyone contemplating a quick visit to the snow before the ski lifts close on Sunday is an all-inclusive First Timers package $98 ($69 child) which includes snow equipment hire, a ski lesson and the use of popular ski lifts Falls Express, Drovers and Mousetrap.
It is half price to bring a vehicle to the alpine resort for the final week of the alpine resort’s winter season.
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Pic by Charlie Brown taken on Sunday 27th September
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(Updated Sunday 27th September 2009)
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The BOM is stating there will be a cold and vigorous southwesterly airflow over Victoria today. It was minus 5.6C overnight at Falls
Creek and today's fresh snow will be extremely dry.
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As we start the very last week of the 2009 season it will be as good (the snow quality) as it was in July. Who would have predicted a blizzard and powder snow for the last week of the winter?
It started snowing on Friday night Falls Creek and it is forecast to keep snowing until Monday, then snow again on Friday and Saturday.
With a feel like temperature of minus 12C at 6am just imagine how good the snow-covered slopes at Victoria's largest alpine resort will be today? There was more fresh stuff overnight - so get out there and make the most of the last 7 days of winter.
Whilst the Cats won by a whisker Falls Creek is offering all footy tragics (including the Saints who were gallant in defeat) half price lift tickets today if they wear their footy colors. It is also half price to bring a vehicle to the alpine resort.
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Falls Creek Lift crew member Scott Wight overjoyed with the end of season winter blast at the resort. Falls Creek still has a week to go of lift operations closing on October 4th.
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Pic by Chris Hocking taken on Sept 27th 2009
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(Updated Saturday 26th September 2009)
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It started snowing last night and it hasn't stopped. There's a substantial amount of fresh snow with more to come tomorrow and Monday.
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Who would have predicted a blizzard on the second last weekend of the winter season? Mother Nature has been kind to us and skiers and boarders are going to have a great days' skiing and boarding tomorrow and possibly Monday and Tuesday.
It was very cold this morning at Falls Creek (with a feel like temperature of minus 8.8C) and it isn't going to be much warmer for the next two days. The upside is mid-winter dry snow in Sun Valley, no crowds and a sensational array of snow-covered slopes to choose from.
If you can drop everything do so! It looks and feels like mid winter today.
The final week of the season at Falls Creek will be celebrated with one of the more substantial snowfalls of the entire snow season.
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(Updated Saturday 26th September 2009)
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We'll start the last week of our season with the predicted chilly weather and a substantial amount of fresh snow.
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It is quite cold this morning at Falls Creek with a feel like temperature of minus 10.7C. However, there's an upside, mid-winter dry snow in Sun Valley and half price ski lift tickets this weekend for anyone who shows up at a ticket office window wearing his or her favourite footy colours.
It looks and feels like mid winter today and the snow will continue to blanket the alpine resort throughout the weekend. The final week of the season at Falls Creek will be celebrated with one of the more substantial snowfalls of the entire snow season.
The forecast states a cold and vigorous southwesterly airflow over Victoria on Sunday and the mercury will not get above zero at Falls Creek today.
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Pic by Chris Hocking of the Martin family of Queensland embracing AFL celebrations & Falls Creek's winter chills.
The Alps have seen around 20cm of new snow with temps dropping near -4C and a windchill below -10C. The snowfall is expected again into Sunday and is likely to bring the biggest snowfall of the season. Falls Creek continue its lift operations until Oct 4th.
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(Updated Thursday 25th September 2009)
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Whilst the competition on the field is expected to be hot at the respective grand finals in Melbourne and Sydney on Saturday it will be very cool in the mountains.
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A serious cold front is expected to bring mid-winter snow to Australia's alpine resorts which will entice skiers and boarders back to the slopes for a final days' skiing and boarding before resorts such as Falls Creek conclude their winter season.
To celebrate the AFL grand final blockbuster on the last Saturday in September, and the two NRL preliminary finals this weekend, anyone who shows up in footy colours will be eligible for a half price ski lift ticket on Saturday or Sunday at Falls Creek.
New snow and cheap lift tickets. What a great trifecta. Plus it is half price to bring a vehicle into Victoria's largest alpine resort from now until the end of the planned ski lift operation on October 4.
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(Updated Thursday 24th September 2009)
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It will get colder tonight and a heavy snowfall is forecast late Friday with the mercury set to plummet well below zero.
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There could be some additional snow on the AFL Grand Final Day and Sunday (when the freezing level is tipped to dip below a 1000 meters) the alpine resort could look and feel like mid-winter.
The fresh snow and chilly weather should have a positive outcome providing a top-up which will enable the ski lifts to keep turning
until the resort's planned closing date of October 4.
Falls Creek will be the only Victorian resort to offer skiing and boarding during the first week of October. It is the last 'roll of the dice' for those who enjoy snow-covered slopes until the 2010 winter season is declared open.
Don't forget anyone wearing their footy colors this weekend is entitled to a half price ski lift ticket and half price resort entry.
Go the Cats! Go the Saints!! May the best team win on the day....
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(Updated Wednesday 23rd September 2009)
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The second cold front, forecast to arrive on Friday, will be more beneficial than the one which provided a dusting of snow overnight.
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Snow is expected to fall down to 1300 metres on Friday and Saturday and it
could keep snowing until Monday.
The AFL grand final weekend will be chilly in Melbourne and even colder in the mountains. In fact this could be one of the most significant snowfalls since June which will be a bonus for those footy fans who qualify for half price ski lift tickets this weekend.
Anyone wearing an AFL footy strip this weekend (Saturday and Sunday) will be
eligible for a half price ski lift ticket. Plus cars entering Falls Creek on Saturday or Sunday will be half price.
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(Updated Tuesday 22nd September 2009)
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Today's forecast stated wild weather in South Australia but the upside is snow is predicted this week at alpine resorts such as Falls Creek.
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The AFL grand final weekend will be dominated by a cold front which will result in fresh snow, rejuvenating the snow cover at Falls Creek, the only Victorian resort to offer skiing and boarding during the first week of October.
It has been a solid winter season with skiing and boarding from the Monday of the Queen's Birthday weekend until October 4 the official closing date of the alpine resort's snow season.
Anyone wearing an AFL footy strip this weekend (Saturday and Sunday) will be eligible for a half price ski lift ticket. Plus cars entering Falls Creek will be half price.
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Pic by Charlie Brown of Nick Noble a fanatical Geelong supporter
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(Updated Monday 21st September 2009)
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Whilst it isn't the glass-half-full time of winter (there's less than two weeks left) it is still providing some joy for the 'White Spacers' who arrived yesterday.
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A combination of sub-zero temperatures overnight and a chilly minus 6C wind chill would have given the impression it was still mid-winter as opposed to the start of the second last week of the alpine resort's winter season.
Snow is forecast for Wednesday and even more snow is expected at the weekend. Which ensures the 2009 season ends with a flurry of fresh snow.
School-aged skiers and boarders from Queensland are amongst the guests taking advantage of the 50% off peak season prices and this weekend, the biggest on the sporting calender for Victorians, anyone who shows up wearing an AFL footy jumper, will be rewarded with a half price ski lift ticket.
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Pic by Charlie Brown
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(Updated Monday 7th September 2009)
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Winter like weather will deliver a fresh blanket of snow this week leading up to two events at Victoria's largest alpine resort.
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Young, school-aged snow enthusiasts who have qualified for their respective categories in the five day Australian Interschools will be assured of well-covered race tracks.
The participants in the inaugural fun-filled Singles Week (between 13 - 18
September) will also appreciate the brief return of cool weather. A combination of several nights of snowmaking and sub zero overnight temperatures has refreshed the alpine resort's overall snow cover.
September is regarded as the fun part of each winter season at resorts such as Falls Creek. This is the time to party and make the most of what's left of another snow season.
The days are longer and the cost of skiing and boarding has tumbled.
Numerous all-inclusive packages are up to 50% off peak season prices and it is an ideal to introduce newcomers to the snow.
In fact the creative minds behind the inaugural Singles Week at Falls Creek may have added a new event to the numerous activities at the picture-postcard alpine playground which could result is some significant new friendships.
They'll be ample opportunity to meet like-minded singles (and some hot Snowsports School instructors) on and off the slopes.
Flying solo singles will not only ski and board they will also be enticed to go snow biking, snow tubing, partake in sunset drinks on a mountain top and check out the alpine resort's vibrant apres ski scene.
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(Updated Tuesday 25th August 2009)
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Today's snow conditions were, where it was sheltered, some of the best that skiers and boarders have had this winter.
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And tomorrow could be one of the best days of winter if the forecasted bitterly cold weather and more snow eventuates.
Anywhere where there are deep pockets of light snow it is sensational riding. The abrupt change in the weather at alpine resorts such as Falls Creek has had a huge influence on the operators of all the snow-related businesses.
Before it was what's going on with the weather? Now it's as good as it gets on the south-facing slopes at arguably the most picturesque winter playground in the Victorian Alps.
The world's most exciting freeriders are also grateful (some more relieved than grateful as they've come a long way) for the fresh snow. It will be a huge boost for the annual Stylewars event which kicked-off today.
For the next four days there will some pretty crazy boarders getting some big air in the Ruined Castle Terrain Park.
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