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Buller owners buy Mt Hotham airstrip

The Grollo family–owned alpine development business Altiset has bought Mount Hotham Airport for more than $6.5 million with plans to develop the land and increase capacity in the area. The family owns the Mt Buller Chalet Hotel & Suites and Abom...

North East Media 08 Feb 2023
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Gardner to lead Alpine Resorts Victoria

FORMER Tourism North East CEO Amber Gardner will shoulder the responsibility of guiding the most significant restructure of Victoria’s alpine resorts in decades. Ms Gardner was, on Friday, announced the inaugural CEO of Alpine Resorts Victori...

North East Media 10 Sep 2022
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Keeping the body fueled

A DAY’S shredding Hotham’s famously adrenalin–pumping runs and kilometres of scenic trails takes a lot of energy and happily the resort is stacked with many eateries and bars to keep the furnaces stoked from first turns to last drinks. Here’s...

North East Media 18 Aug 2022
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Hotham hounds

THERE are two types of dog in the world. Ones that hate the snow, and ones that just LOVE it! You will quite readily recognise dogs that love snow. They roll, leap, lay and generally frolic in amongst the white icy goodness with an unfettered joy...

North East Media 18 Aug 2022
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My Happy Place: An audience with Len Dobell

IF you have spent any time skiing at Mt Hotham during this century (or the later portion of last century) you may have seen, heard, spoken to, had a coffee with, skied with, been helped out by, or come across the general manager of operations, Len...

North East Media 18 Aug 2022
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Small native mammals in residence

MEET Geoff, he lives in a lodge at Mt Hotham and is officially known as a Small Native Mammal in Residence (SNMiR ....... because who doesn’t love an acronym!).You may have seen Geoff yourself. It goes something like this ..... It is late afternoon...

North East Media 18 Aug 2022
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Powder Days at Hotham: The inside line

AS deep winter approaches, we look to the sky and our minds wander towards the prospect of fresh snow falling at Hotham. It’s been an amazing start to the season. Hats off to the mountain’s operations teams who have worked tirelessly around the clock...

North East Media 18 Aug 2022
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Strong demand for properties at resorts

THE alpine property markets of Dinner Plain, Mount Hotham and Falls Creek are tracking well and are set to exceed all known records, according to John Castran of Castran Real Estate.“Dinner Plain and Hotham continue to complement each other with...

North East Media 18 Aug 2022
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Hotham legends share secret stashes

RIGHT now is the time to find out exactly why Mt Hotham alpine resort is known as the powder capital of Australia. We’ve asked five local legends to share their personal faves and secret stashes on the best downhill runs, cross country trails and...

North East Media 18 Aug 2022
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Busy times up at Hotham

Well, we are starting get to the pointy end of the season with August typically being a busy time for us at Mt Hotham. Our visitation has been exceptional this year with some records being broken. The flipside has been that (just like any other...

North East Media 18 Aug 2022
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How Well Do You Know Hotham Quiz. Part 2

THINK you know all there is to know about Mt Hotham? Test your knowledge with the second of our short but incredibly interesting historical quizzes. Answers and explanations are on page ?? (no cheating!).The explanations are far more interesting...

North East Media 18 Aug 2022
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70 years of ski lifts at Hotham – Part 2

IT’S 1980 and the ski season is in full swing. After a day of getting dragged up the hill by a procession of platters, stick pomas and T–bars you are waiting in a huge lift queue at Hotham’s only chairlift, Playground, to take you back up to the...

North East Media 18 Aug 2022
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Business collaboration leads to mini–pilot with students

AS I write this we are heading into the third week of the winter season 2022. It’s been a whirlwind that is likely to continue!What a start it has been and a wonderful collaborative effort between the lift company, our businesses and the resort...

North East Media 30 Jun 2022
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Get Ecstatic at Hotham this winter

HOTHAM will hopefully be getting a taste of a new and exciting event this season, one that is guaranteed to get the blood and mind pumping – Ecstatic Dance. Brought to you by full time Hotham resident and identity Damon Eves (Damo to his friends)...

North East Media 30 Jun 2022
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How well do you know Hotham – a history quiz!

THINK you know all there is to know about Mt Hotham? Test your knowledge with this short but incredibly interesting historical quiz. Answers and explanations are on page 19 (no cheating!).The explanations are far more interesting than the...

North East Media 29 Jun 2022
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Holiday fun, on and off the slopes, at Hotham

SCHOOL holidays will be busy at Hotham, with advance bookings ensuring the resort will be full of people keen to make happy family memories. With the best early snow cover in decades, and most of the skiable areas and lifts open, there will be heaps...

North East Media 29 Jun 2022
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70 years of ski lifts at Hotham – Part One

LOOKING back over 70 years of lift operations at Mount Hotham is an interesting exercise to say the least. In that time there have been around 30 different ski lifts gracing the ski area (and perhaps some not so ‘gracing’!). Lifts have included...

North East Media 29 Jun 2022
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Nathan in Hotham hot seat, and loving it

NATHAN Butterworth took up the position of general manager at Mount Hotham Skiing Company in April this year. With a record start to the 2022 snow season, he caught up with Mt Hotham Falls Creek News to share his experiences so far, and hopes for the...

North East Media 29 Jun 2022
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Tis the season to be jolly

NOTHING quite warms the heart more than having to dig out the front of your lodge in early June. That is exactly what faced every Mt Hotham lodge manager and members for the Queen’s Birthday long weekend. Even as the weather continued to be its most...

North East Media 29 Jun 2022
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POW Australia relaunches to Protect Our Winters

IF you love winter, delight in snow covered mountains and ski in Australia, then it might be a good time to take notice of Protect Our Winters (POW) Australia. After two disrupted ski seasons, the official opening weekend last month brought...

North East Media 29 Jun 2022
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After 50 years, Zirkys finds new owners

AFTER 50 years of operation, one of Hotham’s most iconic lodges, Zirkys, has changed hands, with a new owner and management team for the 2022 ski season. The sale marks a new chapter for the business which has been associated with Hotham legend...

North East Media 29 Jun 2022
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Lifts rolling as resorts get early start to snow season

MT HOTHAM and Falls Creek kicked off their 2022 snow season a week early on Saturday, with lifts rolling and heavy snowfall greeting excited locals and visitors to the alpine resorts. Mt Hotham Skiing Company general manager Nathan Butterworth said...

North East Media 08 Jun 2022
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Mountains of snow to enjoy

MORE lifts will be rolling, and more terrain open this weekend at Mt Hotham and Falls Creek alpine resorts, as they prepare to welcome thousands of visitors to celebrate arguably their best Queen’s Birthday weekend in more than 20 years. Snowfalls...

North East Media 08 Jun 2022
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