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Falls Creek is a carfree ski resort in north-eastern Victoria, Australia. It is located about 350 kilometres by road from Melbourne in the Alpine National Park, with the nearest town Mount Beauty, approximately 30 kilometres away at the foot of the ranges. The resort lies between an alititude of 1,500 and 1,600 metres, with the highest lifted point at 1780 metres. Skiing is possible on the nearby peak of Mt McKay at 1,842 metres, travelling by snowcat from the resort. Venice (J.H. Crawford) Auto-free zones are also known as car-free zones and pedestrianised zones. ... A ski area is a place where one goes to participate in the sports of skiing and snowboarding. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Nickname: Garden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 3,600,650 in the Melbourne metropolitan area (June 2004) and 61,670 in the City of Melbourne (which covers only the central city area). ... Alpine is a national park in Victoria (Australia), northeast of Melbourne. ... Mount Beauty is a town in Victoria, Australia. ...

The high plains in the area have been is use for summer cattle grazing since grazing licenses were first issued in 1851. Some of the cattlemens huts still survive and are a tourist attraction in summer. After the Second world war a hydro electric power scheme was started in the Kiewa valley by the State Electricity Commision of Victoria. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

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 constructed there in 1957.

The resort now features 15 ski lifts and 40 kilometres of groomed cross-country skiing trails, ranging from gentle nursery slopes to expert runs. Falls Creek, with its higher altitude, is regarded as having better runs for proficient skiiers than Mount Buffalo or Mount Buller and ranks with Mount Hotham as Victoria's best. However, Australia's notoriously fickle snow conditions ensure that snowmaking using the water from the nearby Rocky Valley Dam is sometimes, particularly early in the season, the main source of skiable snow. Consequently, like all Australian snowfields, Falls Creek's customer base is almost entirely domestic. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Mount Hotham is a ski resort in Victoria, Australia. ...

The resort features 4,500 accommodation beds, and consequently a large number of restaurants, bars, and nightclubs to amuse the guests at night. Some apartments are privately owned, but the resort's management requires that they must be available for hire when not occupied.

The resort also serves as a summer base to explore the massive national park surrounding the resort.

External Links

• Falls Creek homepage
• Ausi Ski Bum