List of ski areas and resorts in Australia
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Victoria

Resorts:
  • Falls Creek
    Falls Creek, Victoria
    Falls Creek is a ski-in, ski-out 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. The resort lies between an altitude of 1,210 and 1,830...

  • Lake Mountain
    Lake Mountain
    Lake Mountain is a cross-country ski resort in Victoria 90 km from Melbourne. It is the most popular ski resort in Australia in visitor numbers due to its proximity to the populous city of Melbourne, mainly from casual visitors....

  • Mount Baw Baw
    Mount Baw Baw
    Mount Baw Baw is a mountain in Victoria, Australia. Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort is an Unincorporated area of Victoria surrounded by the Shire of Baw Baw.-Location:...

  • Mount Buffalo
  • Mount Buller
  • Mount Hotham
    Mount Hotham
    Mount Hotham is a mountain in Victoria, Australia. It is home to Hotham Alpine Resort. The mountain is located approximately north east of Melbourne, from Sydney, and from Adelaide by road. Mt Hotham's summit rises to an altitude of above sea level...

    • Dinner Plain
  • Mount Stirling
    Mount Stirling
    Mount Stirling is a cross-country and backcountry ski resort in the Australian state of Victoria approximately 230 km from Melbourne. Mount Stirling is a popular location for beginner backcountry skiers and snowboarders due to its distance from Melbourne and proximity to the Mount Buller...

  • Mount Saint Gwinear
    Mount Saint Gwinear
    Mount Saint Gwinear is a mountain in Victoria, Australia, located at the north-east end of the Baw Baw National Park in the Gippsland high country. It is popular with families looking for a cheap and accessible snow-play/tobogganing destination and cross-country skiers. The flat Baw Baw Plateau...



Snow Country:
  • Alpine National Park
    Alpine National Park
    The Alpine National Park is a national park in Victoria , northeast of Melbourne. It covers much of the higher areas of the Great Dividing Range in Victoria, including Victoria's highest point, Mount Bogong and the associated subalpine woodland and grassland of the Bogong High Plains...

    • Mount Bogong
      Mount Bogong
      Mount Bogong , located in the Alpine National Park, is the highest mountain in Victoria, Australia. The Big River separates the massif of the mountain from the Bogong High Plains to the south. "Bogong" in the local Aboriginal language means bigfella...

    • Bogong High Plains
      Bogong High Plains
      The Bogong High Plains are a section of the Alpine National Park in the Australian state of Victoria and are situated south of Mount Bogong. This area forms part of Australia's Great Dividing Range and in winter is one of the largest snow covered areas in the country. It can be easily accessed from...

    • Mount Feathertop
      Mount Feathertop
      Mount Feathertop is the second-highest mountain in the Australian state of Victoria and is a member of the Australian Alps located entirely within the Alpine National Park. It rises to and is usually covered in snow from June to September...

  • Baw Baw National Park
    Baw Baw National Park
    Baw Baw is a national park in Victoria, Australia, 111 km east of Melbourne. It contains the Baw-Baw Plateau and Mount Baw Baw, a small ski resort, including nearby town, technically outside the national park....

  • Mount Buffalo National Park
    Mount Buffalo National Park
    Mount Buffalo is a mountain plateau in Victoria , 200 km northeast of Melbourne. It is one of the oldest parks in the Australian Alps, being first established in 1898 when 1165 ha was reserved around Eurobin Falls...

  • Mount Torbreck
    Mount Torbreck
    Mount Torbreck is a mountain in Victoria, Australia 150 km from Melbourne. The mountain was listed as a place that could be declared as an alpine resort in The Alpine Resorts Act 1983, however no resort was ever developed on the site and it was recommended to be changed to a natural and...

  • Mount Donna Buang
    Mount Donna Buang
    Located approximately 80 km from Melbourne, Mount Donna Buang in Victoria, Australia, at is the closest snowfield to Melbourne.In winter, it usually receives snow suitable for snowplay and tobogganing, and during the non winter months the area is well visited by bushwalkers...



See also: :Category:Ski areas and resorts in Victoria (Australia)

New South Wales

Resorts:
  • Charlotte Pass
    Charlotte Pass, New South Wales
    Charlotte Pass is a location in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia where the Kosciuszko Road crosses Kangaroo Ridge. The location is also often referred to as Charlotte's Pass, both colloquially and in official documents.Charlotte Pass Village Charlotte Pass is a location (elev....

  • Perisher Blue
    • Blue Cow
      Blue Cow, New South Wales
      Blue Cow is part of Perisher ski resort in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, in the Snowy River Shire. It is within the Kosciuszko National Park, and is administered by the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service . During winter months, the only access to the...

    • Guthega
      Guthega, New South Wales
      Guthega, New South Wales is a ski village and hydro electric dam site located in the Kosciuszko National Park, on the upper reaches of the Snowy River in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. The village is made up of private lodges, a restaurant and bar, commercial accommodation, and...

    • Perisher Valley
      Perisher Valley, New South Wales
      Perisher Valley is a ski resort village in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, in the Snowy River Shire. It is primarily a winter only resort village, although all year round accommodation is available. It is within the Kosciuszko National Park, and is administered by The New South...

    • Smiggin Holes
      Smiggin Holes, New South Wales
      God's CountrySmiggin Holes is a ski resort village in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, in the Snowy River Shire. It is primarily a winter-only resort village. It is within the Kosciuszko National Park, and is administered by New South Wales Department of Environment and Climate...

  • Selwyn snowfields
    Selwyn snowfields
    Selwyn Snowfields is a small ski resort in the northern part of the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, in the Snowy River Shire and Kosciuszko National Park...

    • Kiandra (abandoned mining town, birthplace of Australian skiing)
    • Cabramurra (private ski tows)
  • Thredbo


Snow Country:
  • Kosciuszko National Park
    Kosciuszko National Park
    Kosciuszko National Park covers 690,000 hectares and contains mainland Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko for which it is named, and Cabramurra the highest town in Australia...

    • The Main Range
      Main Range (Snowy Mountains)
      The section of the Great Dividing Range between the Ramshead Range and Dicky Cooper Bogong in the Snowy Mountains is known as the Main Range. It can also be used more generally for the peaks on or on short spurs off the range. It contains many of the highest peaks in mainland Australia...

    • Mount Jagungal
      Mount Jagungal
      Mount Jagungal is a mountain within the Jagungal Wilderness Area of the Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales, Australia. At 2061 metres AHD, Mount Jagungal surpasses any elevation except for peaks in the Main Range and Gungartan . Because it stands alone in an extensive plain Mount Jagungal...



See also: :Category:Ski areas and resorts in New South Wales

Tasmania

Resorts:
  • Ben Lomond
  • Mount Mawson
    Mount Mawson
    Mount Mawson is situated in the Mount Field National Park in Tasmania, Australia. The mountain is located approximately 89 kilometres north west of Hobart and 232 kilometres from Launceston by road...



Snow country:
  • Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
    Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
    Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park is located in the Central Highlands area of Tasmania , 165 km northwest of Hobart. The park contains many walking trails, and is where hikes along the well-known Overland Track usually begins...

  • Ben Lomond National Park
    Ben Lomond National Park
    The Ben Lomond National Park is located in the northeast of the Australian state of Tasmania, about 50 km east of Launceston. The park has an area of 18,192 ha and was established on 23 July 1947...

  • Mount Field National Park
    Mount Field National Park
    Mount Field National Park is a national park in Tasmania, Australia, 64 km northwest of Hobart. The landscape ranges from eucalyptus temperate rainforest to alpine moorland, rising to 1,434 metres at the summit of Mount Field West....



See also: :Category:Ski areas and resorts in Tasmania

Australian Capital Territory

Snow country:
  • Bimberi Nature Reserve
    Bimberi Nature Reserve
    The Bimberi Nature Reserve is a reserve that comprises part of the Brindabella Ranges about 30 kilometres south-west of Canberra. It lies between Namadgi and Kosciuszko National Parks...

    • Mount Franklin
  • Namadgi National Park
    Namadgi National Park
    Namadgi National Park is located in the southwestern part of the Australian Capital Territory, bordering Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales. It lies approximately 40 km southwest of Canberra, and makes up approximately 46% of the ACT's land area....

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