dragon boat races

Dragon boat racing has been an important summer event at Falls Creek for a few years. It is a fund raiser and awareness raiser for the Cancer Council, as well as being a fun weekend. There are 6 titles up for grabs including the Club Lodge Challenge, Corporate Challenge and Women's Challenge.

If you are interested in an AAC Falls Creek team please reply to aacfallscreek(at)gmail.com You can also download an entry form and more information from Falls Creek website.

booking patterns for 2009

Booking numbers for winter 2009 have been tallied and analysed. This chart shows the weekly occupancy rates during the winter season. Weekends often pushed occupancy higher.

end of winter season resort survey

Falls Creek resort is now conducting a survey on the 2009 winter season. In addition to providing the resort with feedback, there is the incentive of entering a draw to win two five-day Adult lift passes at Falls Creek in 2010. To see or complete the survey, please click here.

end of winter

The lifts stopped turning at Falls Creek this afternoon and the official 2009 winter season has ended. In summary, the season had a great start, a fairly average middle period in August and finished with major snowfalls in the final week of the season, demonstrating once again that winter isn’t over at the end of August. A pleasing aspect of the 2009 winter season was the lift company providing some flexibility in their ticket pricing according to the snow conditions, with significant discounts offered at both the start and end of the season.

bookings
Bookings have been at record levels this season, despite what were sometimes ‘character building’ weather conditions. Details of our bookings during the season should be posted on this weblog soon. Thanks to lodge managers Greg and Jenny for all their hard work and wonderful hospitality during the season.

Falls Creek resort also shifts into its summer mode, with a series of events scheduled over the next few months. While we are members of a snowsports club because we participate in snowsports, some of us also like to use the lodge during the summer, often bringing a group of friends and family. Details of the summer bookings to date.

membership
Membership of AAC Falls Creek is currently ‘full,’ with a small waiting list. It is likely that a limited number of new members will be admitted in 2010 (both as full members and as intermediate or junior members).

lodge development plans
The AAC Falls Creek committee has also been considering lodge development plans associated with lease renewal and bushfire protection requirements. It is also in response to the views expressed in the membership survey conducted at the end of last season. In the spirit of ‘continuous improvement’ this will include a renovation of the dining area of the lodge and changes to the balcony. A detailed proposal, including cost and timing will be presented at the Annual General Meeting in May 2010. See some of the lodge development plans. Members are also encouraged to contribute ideas and suggestions to the committee.

lodge development plans

The AAC Falls Creek committee is working on lodge development plans associated with the lease renewal and bushfire protection requirements. Pictured is a front and side elevation showing a combination of colourbond and timber cladding, new double-glazed windows and revised entrance.

The plan view shows the proposed extension of the dining area and changes to the balcony. A detailed proposal including costings and timing will be presented at the Annual General Meeting in May 2010. Members are encouraged to contribute ideas and suggestions to the committee.

If you have any specific questions please use the Comments facility below and the committee will respond to them.

summer booking status 2009-10 (1)

Current booking status at the lodge for the 2009/10 summer period is outlined below. This is intended as a rough guide and is subject to change. Dates shown are those where there is some booking activity. If not otherwise stated, the lodge will be vacant. Please remember that $220 is the minimum booking for the lodge outside the winter season.

guide
green = many rooms available
amber = some rooms available
red = no rooms available

30 Oct – 02 Nov
w/e 4-5 Dec
05 Jan – 11 Jan (tbc)
w/e 5-6 Feb (tbc)
21 Mar – 27 Mar

If you wish to book into the AAC Falls Creek lodge during the summer, please contact Alan or Ken Long.

summer events calendar

05 Dec 2009 Alpine Assault (100km mountain bike event)
24 Dec 2009 Carols by Candlelight (6:30pm, outside Nelse lodge)
26 Dec 2009 Mile High Cricket Match (Village Bowl area)
27 Dec-30 Jan 2010 Summer Kids Club (children's activities)
31 Dec 2009 New Years Eve - Party in the Stars (various bars & restaurants)
02 Jan 2010 Big Fella Festival (indigenous musicians in the shadow of Mt Bogong)
09 Jan 2010 Billy Cart Derby & Bush Bash (Village roads become a racetrack)
16-17 Jan 2010 Taste of Falls Creek Festival (High Country wine, food, music)
23-24 Jan 2010 Victorian Mile High Dragon Boat Championships (Rocky Valley Dam)
24 Jan 2010 Audax Alpine Classic (2,000 cyclists on the Bogong High Plains Road)
13 Feb 2010 Mile High Tennis Tournament (Village Bowl)
05-07 Mar 2010 Artist Camp & MasterClasses
07 Mar 2010 3 Peaks Challenge (230km bike race; Falls Creek, Tawonga, Hotham)
21-27 Mar 2010 Terra Australis (7-day 600km mountain bike race in NE Victoria)
02-05 Apr 2010 Easter Family Carnival (including Easter egg hunt)

More details about these events are available here.

If you wish to book into the AAC Falls Creek lodge for any of these events, please contact Alan or Ken Long.

resort entry tax on cars to be cut by 50% for final week

Australian alpine resorts are unique internationally with their imposition of resort entry taxes. In addition to the resort entry tax on overnight car parking at Falls Creek, there is also a resort entry tax of $10 per adult / $5 per child imposed on buses entering the resort. A family comprising two adults and two children staying in Mt Beauty and travelling daily to Falls Creek by bus (with no parking) would pay $30 resort entry tax per day, while the owner of a car parked overnight at the resort would normally pay $31 resort entry tax per day.

As the 2009 winter season draws to a close, the Falls Creek resort entry tax for cars will be reduced, with a 50% discount to $15.50 on daily rates from Sunday 20 September. The resort entry tax imposed on bus passengers will remain unchanged, making that form of transport to Falls Creek less attractive during the final week of ski lift operations.

national races

AAC Falls Creek retained its grip on the Roslyn Wesche trophy at the AAC interclub races held on Saturday 5 September through the efforts of Ross, Emma and Melissa. Falls Creek was followed by Anton, Dinner Plain, Perisher and Niseko. Anton won the Masters category, followed by Southern Alps and Falls Creek.

The races were hosted by AAC Dinner Plain and held on the Sun Run slope at Hotham. Southern Alps Ski Club has offered to host the 2010 races at Thredbo.

spring

Spring Season Passes are now available.

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