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FRIDAY 3 JULY 2009 6.00am

HEAVY SNOWFALLS ABOUT THE RESORTS - IT'S ON!

What a storm! It's snowing heavily about the resorts with over half a metre of new snow so far around Falls Creek and Hotham and over 35cm of fresh at Mt Buller. Lake Mountain and Mt Baw Baw have received around 15cm of new snow and it's still snowing across all the resorts. We should see snowfalls continue for the next couple of days with strengthening winds.

Start packing the car!

Falls Creek			Mt Hotham
Altitude 1860m Very good fresh dry snow cover for skiing & boarding in all open areas. Best runs Towers/Drovers. All home trail open. Very good XC on 29kms of groomed trails. Snowmaking in progress. Lifts 8/15 O'nite Temp -2.9°C Curr't Temp -2.9°C Nat'l Snow Depth 67cm Fresh (24 hour) 24cm Last Snowfall 03/07 Toboggan Run Open Weather Snowing Wind Light W S'Making Depth 67cm+ Road Open, chains 2cms Gully, Drovers,Towers (Int), Falls Express, Mousetrap, Eagles, Monkey Bar, Petes Paradise open. Bungy Tramp 3-5.00pm. Snow Bike Lessons 1hr - 1.30pm & 2.30pm. Snow Mobile Tours 11.00am/1.00pm. Pete/Snow Dragon 5pm Wed/Sat – Village Bowl). Heli Link open/weather permit. Try the Float room - Summit Ridge, for info/bookings 0409 033 920. www.fallscreek.com.au			Altitude 1861m Very good fresh dry groomed snow cover for skiing & boarding in the open areas. Good to very good in village (groomed). Snowmaking in progress. Lifts 6/13 O'nite Temp -3.7°C Curr't Temp -3.6°C Nat'l Snow Depth 58cm Fresh (24 hour) 23cm Last Snowfall 03/07 Toboggan Run N/A Weather Snowing Wind Mod SW S'Making Depth 58cm+ Road Open, chains 2wds Lifts - Summit Quad, Summit Trainer, Road Runner, Big D Quad & Playground from Mid Station. Night skiing Wed/Sat nights 6.30-9.30pm Big D. Movie night at Hotham Gallary Thurs. Harry the snowdragon Wed/Sat 4pm Big D. Board like a girl program 4/7. Live bands, DJ's & happy hours. Interschools Grand Prix GS 11-12/7. www.mthotham.com.au
Mt Buller			Mt Baw Baw
Altitude 1804m Very good to excellent fresh dry snow for skiing & boarding in the areas open. (Best skiing Lt Buller Spur, Bourke St). XC on a good cover of ungroomed snow around Village. Lifts 6/22 O'nite Temp -2.7°C Curr't Temp -2.7°C Nat'l Snow Depth 48cm Fresh (24 hour) 25cm Last Snowfall 03/07 Toboggan Run Open Weather Snowing Wind Mod SW S'Making Depth 58cm Road Open, chains 2wds Lifts open - Blue Bullet, Holden Express, Bourke St Carpet, Koflers, Wombat & Summit. Shakespeare - the Chalet 03/07. Buller Cinema. *Terrain to open later this morning. All on mountain o'night visitors required to carry wheel chains. Day visitors chain carrying requirement - 2WD YES, 4WD YES. www.mtbuller.com.au			Altitude 1564m Excellent fresh ungroomed snow cover for skiing and boarding in the areas open. Excellent tobogganing & snowplay. Lifts 2/7* O'nite Temp -2.3°C Curr't Temp -2.3°C Nat'l Snow Depth 14cm Fresh (24 hour) 12cm Last Snowfall 03/07 Toboggan Run Open Weather Snowing Wind Light SW S'Making Depth 14cm Road Open. Chains 2wds* School holiday program. Discounted gate entry. Snowmaking on standby. Accommodation 5165 1136. Big Air bag closed. **To be assessed at 9am. www.mountbawbaw.com.au
Lake Mountain			Mt Buffalo
Altitude 1530m Excellent XC on fresh snow on all trails. Excellent tobogganing, sightseeing & snowplay. O'nite Temp -1°C Curr't Temp -1°C Nat'l Snow Depth 15cm Fresh (24 hour) 15cm Last Snowfall 03/07 Toboggan Run Open Snowplay Excellent Weather Snowing Wind Strong NNW S'Making Depth 20cm Road Open. Chains 2wds. Snowmaking in progress. Bistro open. Ski & toboggan hire in Marysville (fire has destroyed ski hire on the mountain, will be replaced in two weeks). Lake Mtn Mini Series No 1 19/7. New snowmaking machine, first of it's kind in Australia, can make snow in conditions up to +25degrees! www.lakemountainresort.com.au			Altitude 1695m Report 02/07. Fair to good fresh snow cover for sightseeing & snowplay. Insufficient snow cover for XC skiing. Toboggan runs closed. Cafe at Dingo Dell open 10am-4pm. There is no downhill sking available at Mt Buffalo. Lifts Nat'l Snow Depth 10cm Fresh (24 hour) 10cm Last Snowfall 02/07 Toboggan Run Closed Snowplay Open S'Making Depth N/A Road Open, chains 2wds Chalet closed. Great waterfalls / walks. Heated shelter open at Cresta 9-4 daily. Adventure Guides Australia are running snow shoe shuffles & XC ski school out of Cresta - go to mountbuffaloskischool.com.au or call 0433567869 www.parkweb.vic.gov.au
Dinner Plain			Mt Stirling
Altitude 1575m Very good cross country on ungroomed trails. Very good sightseeing & snowplay. Good tobogganing. Lifts 0/1* Snow Depth 30cm Fresh (24 hour) 13cm Last Snowfall 03/07 Road Open, chains 2wds Lift expected to open Sat 04/07. Cafes, supermarket, Day Spa & Hotels all open. DP Hotel - welcome to DP Sun night with drink specials/bar snacks. Dog sled tours. www.visitdinnerplain.com			Altitude 1747m Report 02/07 - XC limited on a poor ungroomed snow cover on the upper trails only with a 2km walk to snowline. Toboggan run closed. No skiing on lower trails. Nat'l Snow Depth 10cm Fresh (24 hour) 10cm Last Snowfall 02/07 Toboggan Run Closed Facilities Open Road Open & clear TBJ 0cm, Cricket pitch 5cm, GGS 15cm. Cafe, ski hire & ski patrol operating. Circuit road closed. Freeheel Fest 25 & 26 July. www.mtstirling.com.au
Mt St Gwinear			Mt Donna Buang
Altitude 1514m Report 02/07 - Poor XC on a limited snow cover on all trails. Erica ski hire open. Av Snow Depth 8cm Last Snowfall 01/07 Toboggan Run Closed Facilities Closed Road Open & clear www.stgwinear.info			Altitude 1250m Report 02/07 - No snow. No fees being charged. Parks Victoria Info Centre 13 1963. Nat'l Snow Depth 0cm Last Snowfall 11/06 Toboggan Run Closed Facilities Open Food Van Closed Road Open & clear www.parkweb.vic.gov.au

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