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Snow Conditions

(Updated: 6 hours, 37 mins ago) Falls Creek Web site
 

New Snow (Cumulative)

  • Past 24 Hours: 0 cm
  • Past 48 Hours: 0 cm
  • Past 72 Hours: 0 cm
 

Base Depth

  • Lower Elevation: 0 cm
  • Middle Elevation: 0 cm
  • Upper Elevation: 28 cm
 

Surface Conditions

  • Primary: Spring
 

Terrain Type

  • Ski Lifts Open: 10 of 15
 

Notes - Provided by the resort in their native language.

  • NEW Night Skiing on Wombats Ramble Tonight 6-9pm, adults $20, child $10, family $49. FREE Pete the Snow Dragon Show at 5pm Today in the Village Bowl. Fox FM broadcasting live from Quay West Friday 13 August.
    Issued at 5:40 am EST on Saturday 31 July 2010
    for the period until midnight EST Tuesday 3 August 2010.

    Warning Summary at issue time
    Nil.

    Details of warnings are available on the Bureau's website www.bom.gov.au, by telephone 1300-659-217* or through some TV and radio broadcasts.

    Weather Situation
    A low pressure trough over southwestern Victoria is expected to cross remaining southern areas on Saturday. A vigorous cold front will cross Bight waters on Saturday before moving through Victoria early on Sunday. An associated low pressure system will deepen and move across Tasmania and Bass Strait later on Sunday before tracking over the Tasman Sea on Monday. another cold front will approach southwest Victoria late on Tuesday.

    Forecast for the rest of Saturday
    Cloudy. Scattered showers, falling as snow above 1400 metres. Winds west to northwesterly averaging 25 to 40 km/h becoming northwesterly 35 to 50 km/h later in the evening. Temperatures around 5 during the day.

    Mount Buller Snow showers. Windy.Max1
    Mount Hotham Snow showers. Windy.Max1
    Falls Creek Snow showers.Max2
    No UV Alert, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]

    Forecast for Sunday
    Cloudy. Snow increasing to blizzard conditions in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms with hail from the late morning until evening. Winds northwesterly averaging 45 to 55 km/h, reaching 65 km/h at times, tending westerly later. Overnight temperatures falling to around minus 2 with daytime temperatures between minus 2 and zero.

    Mount Buller Blizzard conditions.Min-2Max-2
    Mount Hotham Blizzards.Min-3Max-2
    Falls Creek Blizzards.Min-2Max-1

    Forecast for Monday
    Cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Winds west to southwesterly averaging 35 to 45 km/h, reaching 55 km/h at times, tending south to southwesterly 30 to 45 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to around minus 4 with daytime temperatures reaching around 3.

    Mount Buller Snow. Windy.Min-4Max-1
    Mount Hotham Snow. Windy.Min-5Max-2
    Falls Creek Snow.Min-4Max0

    Forecast for Tuesday
    Cloudy. Isolated showers during the morning, falling as snow above 1400 metres. Winds south to southwesterly averaging 20 to 30 km/h, reaching 45 km/h at times, tending west to southwesterly later in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around minus 1 with daytime temperatures reaching around 5.

    Mount Buller Morning snow Showers.Min-2Max1
    Mount Hotham Morning snow showers.Min-3Max0
    Falls Creek Morning snow showers.Min-3Max2
    The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:15 pm EST Saturday.


    Fair to good skiing in most open areas, all home trails open to the village (Broadway Fair). Conditions will be soft. Be aware in some areas the cover is becomming marginal. Please observe all ski patrol signs.
 

Ski report provided by ski.com.au

 

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31 Jul 2010

48°F / 9°C

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Falls Creek Reviews

  • by Christine Harvey 17 Mar 2010
    • Overall Rating 4.0
    • Family Friendly 5.0
    • Downhill Terrain 4.0
    • Terrain Park 4.0
    • Nightlife 2.0

    Falls Creek - sweet!

    Pros: Ski in and ski out
    Cons: Snow condition unreliable

     
  • by hedgey 9 Jan 2010
    • Overall Rating 4.0
    • Family Friendly 5.0
    • Downhill Terrain 4.0
    • Terrain Park 5.0
    • Nightlife 2.0

    Well worth the extra 90 mins drive time

    Pros: No waiting, good variety & all on snow accommodation
    Cons: Pretty quiet for night life

     
  • by LiveSnow 17 Nov 2009
    • Overall Rating 5.0
    • Family Friendly 5.0
    • Downhill Terrain 4.0
    • Terrain Park 5.0
    • Nightlife 4.0

    Fallz Review

    Pros: The village, the terrain parks, the terrain and the skiing was good in Sept.
    Cons: the oversnow service, some of the food prices

     

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