Skiing in Victoria

A hospice was built at Mount Saint Bernard (Elevation 1540) around 1863 along a track developed to link the Victorian gold fields.

[7] The first ski lift went into service at Mount Buller in 1949, and in the same year rope tow was installed at Falls Creek.

[8] In 1957, Australia's first chairlift was installed at Falls Creek,[9] and the area is today the largest ski resort in Victoria.

The Kangaroo Hoppet is a leg of the Worldloppet cross-country race series which is conducted on the last Saturday of August each year, hosted by Falls Creek in Victoria.

[10] The Australian High Country is populated by unique flora and fauna including wombats, wallabies, echidnas, and the Snow Gum.