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Falls Creek, Australia

Introduction

Falls Creek is a well developed modern resort that will make a weeks stay well worth it, but any longer a bit tedious. The 90 or so marked out trails are evenly split between beginner and advanced level, but although there are a lot of runs none are that long. Still the terrain is good and expert riders will find a selection of steep runs off the Ruined Castle chairlift which also gives access to some open sections and a route down to the terrain park. The terrain park has a 120m superpipe, the first in Australia. Carvers who like to go fast, will be able to down the fast blacks of the Internation t-bar, while beginners will find the Eagle chair gives access to good nursery slopes.

New for season

2008: Improved snowmaking inc purchase of 21 new cannons. New piste groomer.

06: new Park Bully cutter. Snowmaking on Wombat’s Ramble. Extended 4km snow fence farm to help fill in the gaps. Improved beginner lift on Playground.

05: new high speed fixed grip quad lift siituated in the Towers/Panorama area of Sun Valley. Will add a previously untracked 7.4 hectares to the resorts’ terrain. 120m superpipe launched last season

Resort Statistics

Resort Type:  Alpine
Summer: June to Oct

Lifts

Total Lifts: 13
Chair lifts: 8
Drag lifts: 3
Other lifts: 2 beginner lifts
Max people per hour: 20,000
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 92
Total ride area: 450hec/75km
Longest run: 3km

Top lift: 1780m
Vertical drop: 380m
First lift: 1600m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 17%
Red runs: 60%
Black runs: 23%

Lift Passes

Lift Passes:  Half-day $70
1 Day - AU$87
2 Days - $171
7 Days - $518
Season $1142
Lift times:[No information]

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 3m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 80%

Facilities

Night Riding: :  intermediate and beginner night boarding in the Village Bowl.
Snowboard Schools: 1 Day $131 inc lift pass, $184 inc rental.
5 Days $544 inc pass
Snowboard Hire: $143 full day lift pass + board & boots

Heliboarding: :  Not available
Snowmobiles: Not available

Further information

www.fallscreek.com.au
Email:fallscreekinfo@bigpond.com

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