MOTHER Nature has come to the party, delivering fresh snow at both Falls Creek and Hotham alpine resorts, raising hopes lift and alpine ski runs could open soon.
Falls Creek had 26cm of snow and Hotham 27cm on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning as temperatures dipped to -2°C, with some lighter falls on Thursday.
While lifts weren’t running, cross country skiers at both resorts were out on trails.
Betony Pitcher, marketing manager at Falls Creek, said the village was looking “magical” blanketed in snow, “which is a great sign of things to come”.
Emily Smith, marketing manager at Hotham, said the fresh falls puts the resort “in a promising position to safely open our lifts soon for our guests”.
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The Bureau of Meteorology’s weather forecast for both resorts over the next six days offers promising signs for more fresh falls and good conditions to make snow.
Snow showers of up to 2mm today, 2mm tomorrow, 15-20mm Sunday, 10-15mm Monday, 1mm Tuesday and 5mm Wednesday are possible; with minimum temperatures of zero to minus five degrees expected to aid snowmaking.
For the latest on the resorts go to www.fallscreek.com.au and www.mthotham.com.au
