THERE is plenty to enjoy at Falls Creek in spring with spring snow and the blooming of flowers.

The resort experiences high visitation year round, especially on weekends so to make your trip to Falls Creek seamless, here are a couple of tips:

Always pre–purchase your Resort Entry Permit online and in advance at fallscreek.com.au and hit the road early to make the most of your day;

Consider parking your car in Mt Beauty and catching the Falls Creek Coaches bus service for a hassle–free journey or kick back with one of the private operators transporting visitors up the mountain;

Make your trip during the week – avoid the traffic and enjoy wide open runs and plenty of on mountain fun while everyone else is at work.

September 2 to 10 is Gay Ski Week with numerous events taking place in venues and on the slopes – keep up to date with all the happenings at fallscreek.com.au/whats–on/.

The mountain bike park and season opens on November 18 to 20 with the Ignition Mountain Bike Festival – a weekend hinged on the core social elements of the rider lifestyle with beers, bikes, shuttles, bands and much more.

The Alpine Challenge, Falls Creek, will be held on November 26 and 27 and is, without doubt, the toughest, most challenging, most spectacular and rewarding all mountain trail run in Australia – if not the southern hemisphere – over seven distances.

Whether you want to tackle the 10km or the 100 miles, they can be run solo, in teams, or in relay teams, you will find the most challenging weather conditions from intense heat during the day or snowstorms and driving rain, to subzero temperatures at night.

So pack the family this spring and explore what Falls Creek has to offer.