Within Falls Creek ski village, roads are closed to cars during winter. It’s a small detail, but one that creates alpine-European charm. Falls Creek is Victoria’s largest ski field.
Credit: Aimee Hyde The streets are dusted with snow, like icing sugar, and peppered with warmly lit pubs and restaurants. The air is fresh in every sense of the word. White-capped mountains and sub-zero temperatures conspire to make you feel alive and 450 hectares of skiable terrain beckons.
This winter wonderland is (much) closer to home than, say, Canada’s Whistler or Japan’s Niseko. And having been crowned “Subaru AWD Country” since 2022, it’s also prime road trip territory – Falls Creek is just four-and-a-half hours northeast of Melbourne or a mere two-hour drive from Albury airport. So why not buckle up for an adventure? If you do, here’s how to make the most of it.
The road to Falls Creek As with any good road trip, the journey is half the fun. Outside The Golden Tricycle. Credit: Georgia Boonen The drive from Albury is a cruisy hour and fifty minutes, but it delivers a dazzling montage of scenery: wide bronzed plains, leafy green canopies, winding hills and deep valleys where regal gums stretch to the sky.
Signposts (some hand-painted) signal some of the best views, like Cranky Charlie, Roper’s Lookout and Fainter Falls. A stopover in Yackandandah is well worth the short detour. The former goldmining town is a treasure in its own right, with streets steeped in history an.