The first skiers scaled Mount Buller 100 years ago this winter. How would they react if they saw the way the mountain works today?
Unfavourable winter conditions forced some ski resorts to end their season and close this weekend,while others are weighing up the benefit of staying open this year.
To cut the costs on a trip to the mountains,it comes down to timing,location and preparation.
Victoria has had a “pretty standard” start to the ski season,but two good snow blasts forecast from Monday may help change all that.
Victoria’s alpine resorts still have high hopes,despite lower snowfall than last year’s opening weekend dumps.
Soaring visitor numbers,big snow dumps and an early start to the ski season are giving Australia’s alpine resorts a mountainous lift after the worst two years on record.
Victoria’s ski fields are covered in the most early-season snow in decades,with pandemic-hit snow resorts hopeful the heavy falls signal a longer season.
With winter just weeks away and the weather turning cooler,it’s no surprise that home buyers from Sydney and Melbourne are looking for an escape from the cold and damp.
Keen to practice your snowboarding skills this winter? Alpine holiday homes cater to a range of budgets,starting from about $500,000,if you know what to look for.
Mandatory COVID tests may be putting skiers off,some operators fear,as the Victorian season opens after a quiet Queens Birthday weekend.
This swish chalet-style apartment in a rural setting features vistas of Mount Buller,the rolling Barwite Valley and the Broken River.