FALLS CREEK - FROM THE BOWL AREA

Falls Creek is located in the Bogong High Plains Victoria, Australia. It is a great beginners and intermediates resort with enough advanced terrain to keep us more advanced skiers amused. Due to this its a great place for groups and families to ski so everyone no matter what level can enjoy themselves.

For the beginner Falls Creek at least allows you the luxury of learning at the top of the mountain and not make you feel bad being at the bottom and dreaming of getting up there one day. As you learn there are plenty of home trails and easy runs to get you going and before too long you will ski down Wombats Ramble giving you the pleasure of skiing top to bottom for the first time.

Intermediates have the whole of sun valley to play in as well as home trails and the town itself. Falls is a fantastic place for intermediates as each run from Drover Dream to Ruined Castle gets a little more advanced so you can progress across the hill run. With the new chair lifts in the sun valley its becoming much easier to ski there and the wait in long cue's is pretty much eliminated now.

Advanced skiers well we get the Summit and Maze areas and these are great, the Summit and Exhibition area gives us bump skiers some fun and the Maze is through the trees and has some great winding and challenging runs. 

Don't overlook the International run from the top of the summit you can ski all the way to Gebi's ski hire at the car park either down the international run (a tip in this area though if its getting soft or marginal use rock hoppers as there is a lot of loose stone in the snow) or drop down into the gully.

Falls Creek has much to offer, being on the snow makes it a great holiday as in the evenings you get to walk around town in the snow and really feel the atmosphere. For accommodation there are a few things to consider, if you have beginner children stay near the Falls Creek Express Lift as their ski school is at the top of this, the bowl will also be fun for kids this season with the addition of a new snow adventure park in this area.  In the bowl the kids have a ball with there toboggans off the bank near the Frying pan.

Older kids and families, couples etc will be well accommodated anywhere in the village as it is an easy place to get about.  Nothing is to far away in Falls Creek and the home trails make getting home to any area in town easy, ask a local the best way back to your lodge.

Getting around Falls Creek has never been easier with the introduction of a free Shuttle Service from 8am in the morning to 6pm.  This does however get very busy at peak times so allow for this.  The Shuttle travels around town about once every 30 minutes.  

The village is great, it sits on the side of a hill overlooking Spion Kiope and Mt Bogong. Summer or Winter the village has a lot to offer, Bars, Hotels, Resorts and perfect mountain air. Many people ski at Falls Creek and never really learn to appreciate the true beauty of the village and its surrounds. The wild life abounds, I have seen Possums, wombats, wallabies and Kangaroo's. You might even get to see some imports like a fox or two and Deer.

Falls Creek truly is unique, no other ski village can boast to be ski in ski out like Falls Creek and it just gets better every year.

The introduction of a free shuttle service in the village (winter only) has made getting around with little kids easier than ever. This service runs from early morning to 6pm.

 Have fun in my favourite place.