The Lodge
Quality and convenience
History
The Lodge was built in 1965 and has undergone a number of significant upgrades since that time. It now offers modern, comfortable accommodation with ski-in / ski-out access in winter and easy access to walking and bike trails in Summer.
The colorbond-clad lodge is well insulated (walls and under floor), has double glazing, hydronic heating and an air-lock entrance, making it energy efficient and very comfortable in winter.
The Lodge can accommodate up to 30 people with two large en suite rooms (sleeps five), four small en suite rooms (sleeps three) and two bunk rooms (sleeps four).
Location
Experience the high country all year round.
Summer activities
- Mountain biking on the new Falls Creek Mountain Bike Park
- Cycling – from leisurely family rides to the challenge of one of North East Victoria’s 7 Peaks Ride
- Walking – from gentle the Aqueduct Trail to longer day hikes
- Boating, kayaking, swimming and fishing in Rocky Valley Lake.
- Tennis at the Village Bowl
- Sightseeing – waterfalls, alpine wildflowers, historic cattlemen’s huts and more
Winter activities
- Skiing and snowboarding
- Cross country skiing
- Night skiing
- Fat biking and snow biking
- Snow tubing and tobogganing
- Snowmobile and snowshoe tours
All of this, only a matter of minutes from Carey Alpine Club’s front door.
Facilities
Members and their guests enjoy excellent facilities.
Large Ski Room
Large Walk-In Drying Room
Ski In / Ski Out
Laundry
A Modern, Double Kitchen
Large Dining Area
Open Gas Fire
Balcony
External Gas Barbecue
Fast Wi-FI
The lodge is self-catering, and Members and guests bring their own food or shop at the village supermarket. Meals are cooked in the fully equipped kitchen, where fridge and cupboard space is allocated to each room.
A separate bar fridge is available for wine and beer etc. A coffee machine and pods are supplied, as are basics like sugar, salt & pepper etc.
Bed linen is supplied (Winter only), but you’ll need to bring towels (bath mat supplied) and personal toiletries.
In Winter, our lovely live-in guest services officer, Mimi, welcomes Members and guests and is always happy to help with on-mountain information and recommendations.
Each room is allocated a duty and upon departure the room and ensuite or bathroom must be cleaned.
Getting here
Situated in North East Victoria, Falls Creek is located 385 km from Melbourne in the heart of the Victorian Ski Fields.
By Car: Falls Creek is the closest alpine resort to Albury, an easy day’s drive from Sydney & four and a half hours drive from Melbourne. You can reach Falls Creek in a comfortable day of driving from most locations in Victoria and New South Wales.
Falls Creek offers on-mountain car parking for both day trips and longer stays. The cost for parking is covered with the purchase of a resort entry permit, required for all vehicles entering the resort.
During the snow season it is a legal requirement that all vehicles entering the resort carry snow chains. This includes AWD and 4WD vehicles and applies from the season opening on June 11 through to the last day of the season on October 2.
By Coach: Most service providers travel direct from Melbourne but there are dedicated services from Sydney and Adelaide also with pickups at regional centres on the way. Albury is the closest airport and train station to Falls Creek and therefore acts as a regional hub for many coach services direct to the resort.
Park and Ride options are available in nearby Mt Beauty via Falls Creek Coach Service. There are also dedicated Tullamarine Airport pickup services to meet flights arriving from Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.
By Aeroplane: From Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, daily services fly into Albury via REX, QantasLink and Virgin Australia. The remaining travel time to Falls Creek is around 2 hours by road which is serviced daily by Falls Creek Coach Services. There are also Hire Car options available at the airport or a Private Transfer can be arranged with Snow Limo or Falls Creek Coaches.
Jetgo Airlines offers direct flights from Brisbane to Albury. Falls Creek Coaches have coordinated coach services timed to meet flights arriving into Tullamarine from Perth and Adelaide.
Operating out of Albury, the Heli-Shuttle is available to fly guests from Albury Airport direct to Falls Creek. This takes just 35 minutes by air.
Driving distances
From Melbourne: 385kms – four and half hours from Melbourne. Take the Hume Highway to the Snow Road turn-off and drive via Myrtleford and Mt. Beauty to Falls Creek.
From Sydney: 672km – seven hours drive via Goulburn, Albury-Wodonga and the Hume Highway.
From Canberra: 457kms – five hours drive via Yass and Albury-Wodonga.
From Adelaide: 974km – eleven hours drive via Pinaroo, Ouyen and Swan Hill or alternatively via Bordertown and Shepparton.
From Brisbane: 1585km – sixteen hours drive.
Contact Info
Address: 16 Parallel Street Falls Creek
Email: info@careyalpineclub.com
Facebook: Carey Alpine Club
