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List Of Ski Areas And Resorts In Australia
Australian Capital Territory Resorts: * Corin Forest Snow country: *Bimberi Nature Reserve ** Mount Franklin * Namadgi National Park New South Wales Resorts: *Charlotte Pass * Perisher Blue **Blue Cow **Guthega ** Perisher Valley ** Smiggin Holes *Selwyn snowfields **Cabramurra (private ski tows) ** Kiandra (abandoned mining town, birthplace of Australian skiing) * Thredbo Snow country: *Kosciuszko National Park ** The Main Range ** Mount Jagungal Tasmania Resorts: * Ben Lomond *Mount Mawson Snow country: *Ben Lomond National Park *Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park * Mount Field National Park Victoria Resorts: * Falls Creek * Lake Mountain *Mount Baw Baw *Mount Buffalo *Mount Buller * Mount Hotham **Dinner Plain *Mount St Gwinear * Mount Stirling * Tanjil Bren Accommodation Snow country: * Alpine National Park ** Bogong High Plains **Mount Bogong **Mount Feathertop * Baw Baw National Park *Mount Buffalo National Park * Mount Donna Buang *Moun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corin Forest
Corin Forest Mountain Resort (elevation 1200m) is a commercial ski field and tourist destination located in the Tidbinbilla Range, south-west of Canberra. Situated in a mountain ash forest near the Namadgi National Park. In winter, it offers Australia's most northerly lifted ski area, and the closest to the national capital of Canberra. A 1.2 km mountain slide operates in the warmer months. History and mountain statistics Corin Forest is located on the road to Corin Dam, close to Namadgi National Park and Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, around 45 minutes from Canberra. It is the only commercial skifield in the ACT. In the 1980s and 1990s, limited downhill skiing took place at Corin Forest. A development plan for Corin had been drafted following the 2003 Canberra bushfires which would see three 600m chairlifts installed together with snowmaking facilities and accommodation at this site. New owners took over in 2013 and installed a beginners' magic carpet ski lift for the 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Lomond (Australia)
Ben Lomond is a mountain in the north-east of Tasmania, Australia. The mountain is composed of a central massif with an extensive plateau above and high outlier peaks projecting from the mountain. The highest feature on the plateau is the unimposing summit of Legges Tor, at 1572 m, on the northern aspect of the plateau. The southern end of the plateau is dominated by Stacks Bluff, , which is an imposing feature that drops away to a cliffline above the surrounding foothills. The prominent outlier peaks of Ragged Jack (), Mensa Moor () and Tower Hill () surround the plateau. Ben Lomond is east of Launceston in the Ben Lomond National Park. Tasmania's premier Alpine skiing operations are located at Ben Lomond with downhill skiing facilities in the State. Its accessibility from Launceston, together with the existence of a ski village on the plateau make Ben Lomond an all year round favourite for tourists and hikers. Access to the village and summit can be made via s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Stirling
Mount Stirling is a mountain in the Victorian Alps of the Great Dividing Range, located in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia. The mountain has an elevation of above sea level. Mount Stirling is also an abbreviation of the Mount Stirling Alpine Resort, a cross-country and backcountry ski resort located on the slopes of the mountain and situated approximately from Melbourne. The Mount Stirling ski resort is a popular location for beginner backcountry skiers and snowboarders due to its distance from Melbourne and proximity to the Mount Buller Alpine Resort. As at the 2011 census, the area had a population of 36. The Mount Stirling Alpine Resort is contained within an unincorporated area under the direct administration of the government of Victoria, and is surrounded by the Shire of Mansfield. Mount Stirling was named in honour of James Stirling, a surveyor and later, the Victorian Government Geologist. Location and features The mountain and ski resort are located at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount St Gwinear
Mount St Gwinear is a mountain in Victoria, Australia, located at the north-east end of the Baw Baw National Park in the Gippsland high country. It is popular with families looking for a cheap and accessible snow-play/tobogganing destination and cross-country skiers. The Baw Baw Plateau provides an abundance of easy touring terrain. Mount Baw Baw downhill ski village is approximately 9 km away across the Baw Baw plateau to the south-west and trails link the resorts. Mount St Gwinear was named by the Geologist William Baragwanath after Saint Gwinear of Cornwall. He also name the near by Mt St Phillack. Baragwanath was born in Ballarat of Cornish parents and many of the miners at the near by Walhalla gold mines were also Cornish. See also *Alpine National Park * List of mountains in Victoria *Skiing in Victoria, Australia References External links Mount St Gwinear Saint Gwinear Saint Gwinear was a Celtic martyr, one of only two early Cornish saints whose biogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinner Plain
Dinner Plain is a town in Victoria, Australia, Victoria, Australia, located on the Great Alpine Road, 13 kilometres from Mount Hotham, Mount Hotham Alpine Resort, and 375 kilometres from Melbourne. At the , Dinner Plain had a population of 230, yet has over 200 lodges and chalets for Tourism in Australia, tourist accommodation. Dinner Plain is a thriving all-year-round resort with a wide range of summer activities such as bush walking, horse riding, mountain biking and tennis. Dinner Plain has one ski tow for use during winter. History The late Holocene (pre-Contact) Aboriginal traditional owners of the Dinner Plain region were likely the Omeo tribe of the Yaitmatang (various spellings) language group (Howitt 1904). Other groups of Aboriginal people, including neighbouring Dhuduroa, Brabalung (Gunai-Kurnai) likely passed through and visited the Alpine area of Victoria's High Country. Gunn (2002) has suggested a widespread "confederacy" of tribes existed across the Australian A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Hotham
Mount Hotham is a mountain located in the Victorian Alps of the Great Dividing Range, in the Australian state of Victoria. The mountain is located approximately north east of Melbourne, from Sydney, and from Adelaide by road. The nearest major road to the mountain is the Great Alpine Road. The mountain is named after Charles Hotham, Governor of Victoria from 1854 to 1855. Mount Hotham's summit rises to an altitude of Mount Hotham Alpine Resort, a commercial alpine resort, is located on the slopes of Mount Hotham summit and nearby mountains. Administratively, the mountain is within Mount Hotham Alpine Resort unincorporated area, land which is managed by Alpine Resorts Victoria. This unincorporated area is surrounded by Alpine Shire. Climate As with most of the Australian Alps, Mount Hotham's climate is, compared to the bulk of Australia, cold throughout the year; with particularly cold maximum temperatures, and Mount Hotham is one of very few areas in Australia that fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Buller
Mount Buller is primarily a resort town on the slopes of Mount Buller in the Shire of Mansfield of the Australian state of Victoria. It is located approximately northeast of Melbourne. It is popular with snowsports enthusiasts in winter due to its proximity to Melbourne. In the warmer months it is popular with visitors to the Victorian Alps and bike riders. At the , Mount Buller had a population of 243. Mount Buller village The town has around 7000 beds available in accommodation facilities, the most of any Victorian ski resort. La Trobe University had a minor campus at Mount Buller. The campus facilities included a public cinema, gym and indoor sporting facilities. La Trobe has vacated the mountain, however the Resort Management Board is now using the building, better known as the Mount Buller Community Centre, as its home. All facilities are still operational, with the cinema, gym and sports hall open all year round. Mount Buller is also the home of the National Alpine Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Buffalo
Mount Buffalo is a mountain plateau of the Australian Alps and is within the Mount Buffalo National Park in Victoria, Australia. It is located approximately northeast of Melbourne. It is noted for its dramatic scenery. The summit of the highest peak of the plateau, known as The Horn, has an elevation of AHD. Mount Buffalo is managed by Parks Victoria. History Before European settlement, Mount Buffalo was visited by the Mitambuta and Taungurung people who visited to feast on Bogong moths (''Agrotis infusa''). Hamilton Hume and William Hovell were the first Europeans to visit the area and they named the mountain during their 1824 expedition, noting the mountain's resemblance to a giant, sleeping buffalo. In 1836, the explorer and Surveyor General of New South Wales, Thomas Mitchell visited the area and named the mountain Mount Aberdeen, unaware it had already been named Mount Buffalo. Recreation There are extensive walking tracks across the Plateau that is studded with l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Baw Baw
Mount Baw Baw is a mountain summit on the Baw-Baw Plateau of the Great Dividing Range, located in Victoria, Australia. The name is from the Woiwurrung language spoken by Eastern Kulin people. It is of uncertain meaning, but possibly signifies, ''echo'', or ''ghost''. The Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort is an unincorporated area, that includes the Mt Baw Baw summit, which is under the direct administration of the government of Victoria, and is surrounded by the Baw Baw National Park, in the Shire of Baw Baw Location Mount Baw Baw is about east of Melbourne and north of the Latrobe Valley. Mount Baw Baw itself is one of a number of peaks on the Baw Baw Plateau, a long plateau tending about 20 km north-east and is about 10 km wide. Other peaks on the plateau include Mount Mueller, Mount Whitelaw, Talbot Peak, Mount St Phillack, Mount Tyers, Mount Kernot and Mount St Gwinear. The plateau itself is isolated from most of Victoria's high country by the deep valleys of the Tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Mountain (Victoria)
Lake Mountain is a mountain peak on a plateau that hosts a cross-country ski resort that is known by the same name. It is located in Victoria, Australia, approximately north-east of Melbourne. The Mount Bullfight, which is within the Mount Bullfight Nature Conservation Reserve, is the highest peak that can be reached by a cross-country ski trail from Lake Mountain. Access to Lake Mountain's own summit itself is restricted to a snow shoe track in winter. Lake Mountain is the most popular ski resort in Australia when measured in terms of total visitor numbers, including sightseers, due to its proximity to Melbourne. The Lake Mountain Alpine Resort is surrounded by the Yarra Ranges National Park into which its ski trails lead. The resort is an unincorporated area under the direct administration of the government of Victoria, and is surrounded to the west, north & east by the Shire of Murrindindi and Yarra Ranges Shire to the south. There is no lake at Lake Mountain. It is cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falls Creek, Victoria
The Falls Creek Alpine Resort is an alpine ski resort in the Hume region in northeastern Victoria, Australia. It is located in the Alpine National Park in the Victorian Alps, approximately by road from Melbourne, with the nearest town being Mount Beauty, which is approximately away. The resort lies between an elevation of above sea level, with the highest lifted point at . Skiing is possible on the nearby peak of Mount McKay at , accessed by snowcat from the resort. The resort is an unincorporated area, directly administered by the government of Victoria, and surrounded by the Alpine Shire. History After World War II, the Kiewa electrical scheme was started in the Kiewa River valley by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria. On land previously used only for summer cattle grazing in the natural alpine grasslands, the first ski lodge was built in 1948 by workers from the scheme. The first lift, a rope tow, was built in 1951 and the first chairlift in Australia was con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Field National Park
Mount Field National Park is a national park in Tasmania, Australia, 64 km northwest of Hobart. The landscape ranges from eucalyptus temperate rainforest to alpine moorland, rising to 1,434 metres (4,705 ft) at the summit of Mount Field West. History Mount Field National Park was founded in 1916, making it, along with Freycinet National Park, Tasmania's oldest national park. The area around Russell Falls has been protected for its natural beauty since 1885, when it was set aside as Tasmania's first nature reserve. The last known wild thylacine was captured in the region in 1933. The reserve was called "National Park" before 1946, but was officially renamed to its present name in 1947. Etymology Mount Field National Park was named for Judge Barron Field, who visited Tasmania as an itinerant judge in 1819 and 1821. Geology During the Pleistocene period, a snowfield covered the top of the Mount Field plateau and fed glaciers in the surrounding valleys. A large, 12&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
