Gravbot is nice, fully catered. Getting second week of school hols is a good grab.I made my first booking today - Gravbrot for the last week of school holidays, Friday to Friday. I'm looking forward to it!
I think I managed to get the only booking that was for a full week, one room and not pending/unconfirmed.Gravbot is nice, fully catered. Getting second week of school hols is a good grab.
A potential issue with day trips off the hill is confidence in driving in the alpine environment and competence to fit chains if needed.I think I managed to get the only booking that was for a full week, one room and not pending/unconfirmed.
Now the relentless planning begins in earnest - having not been to Hotham before, I am trying to figure out the most economical way to get there based on the following:
Given that my wife and youngest aren't going to be skiing/snowboarding, I'm uncertain if they will want access to the car for going to Bright etc - otherwise I am looking at the options, both legitimate and cheeky, e.g:
- Family of 4 (6 year old & 2 year old)
- Wife & 2 year old not doing any sliding sports
- Our vehicle is a Cerato - not exactly stellar on clearance for chains
- We will have 2 adult & 2 kids' snowboards.
I'm definitely open to any novel suggestions.
- Drive up on arrival day (permit entry). Have half day of fun, then transfer gear into lodge. Drive to Dinner Plain (Is there general parking in DP?) & get the shuttle bus back to resort. This allows wife to have day trips by getting a shuttle to DP & involves 2 days worth of resort entry.
- Similar to above, but taking advantage of the fact that we arrive on a Friday and using the Alps Link bus instead, parking at Hoys park n ride. On departure day, get the morning bus down and drive the car back up.
- Park n Ride & commercial bus or Hotham Taxi.
- Drive our car up for overnight parking etc - the obvious option
- Hire a beefier vehicle (and chains to match), paying for resort entry to park it for 8 days.
That's where I am leaning as the likely option - with a possible Sunday/Wednesday daytrip to Bright by bus for the ladies.A potential issue with day trips off the hill is confidence in driving in the alpine environment and competence to fit chains if needed.
If you don’t feel like your car is capable (it is assuming you can get chains on and also has decent tyres) just park at the bottom and get the bus up.
we get by without our car for multiple weeks at a time. doesn't feel like its necessary to have it there the 8 days.I think I managed to get the only booking that was for a full week, one room and not pending/unconfirmed.
Now the relentless planning begins in earnest - having not been to Hotham before, I am trying to figure out the most economical way to get there based on the following:
Given that my wife and youngest aren't going to be skiing/snowboarding, I'm uncertain if they will want access to the car for going to Bright etc - otherwise I am looking at the options, both legitimate and cheeky, e.g:
- Family of 4 (6 year old & 2 year old)
- Wife & 2 year old not doing any sliding sports
- Our vehicle is a Cerato - not exactly stellar on clearance for chains
- We will have 2 adult & 2 kids' snowboards.
I'm definitely open to any novel suggestions.
- Drive up on arrival day (permit entry). Have half day of fun, then transfer gear into lodge. Drive to Dinner Plain (Is there general parking in DP?) & get the shuttle bus back to resort. This allows wife to have day trips by getting a shuttle to DP & involves 2 days worth of resort entry.
- Similar to above, but taking advantage of the fact that we arrive on a Friday and using the Alps Link bus instead, parking at Hoys park n ride. On departure day, get the morning bus down and drive the car back up.
- Park n Ride & commercial bus or Hotham Taxi.
- Drive our car up for overnight parking etc - the obvious option
- Hire a beefier vehicle (and chains to match), paying for resort entry to park it for 8 days.
What am I missing? What’s the issue with the different age ranges? At the end of the day irrespective of whether it is mighty mights or kids club they all usually run the same time and have different levels for the kids in any case?
I assume he's 6? Tell them he's 7?Mighty Mites is ski only, which doesn't help for my snowboarding son.
Yeah, he's 6 in 2 weeks - but unfortunately he's already in their systems from previous trips to Perisher.I assume he's 6? Tell them he's 7?
skiing's cooler anywayYeah, he's 6 in 2 weeks - but unfortunately he's already in their systems from previous trips to Perisher.
I'm going to ask if they can make an exception for him as he has taken lessons before.
My cheeky option would be to see if there's anyone out there with an Epic pass who wants to join us on our trip (there's one more bed empty in our room) and would be happy to give him some assistance each day.![]()
dis one useful? https://www.asgaard.com.au/Cams for Hotham now cleaned up for season 22'
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(BigD is still offline)
dis one useful? https://www.asgaard.com.au/
its a m3u8 stream. so pretty much any browser should be able to handle it.Thanks,
Didn't know that existed.
It does not appear to be a standard video player (like youtube) so I'll see if I can embed it or not on ski.
its a m3u8 stream. so pretty much any browser should be able to handle it.
tho you may need a cors header added, lemmie know if so.
will bring my ice skatesI always forget how pretty it is here.
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Loch carpark won't be finished. But the top level will be open, and at least its as much space as it used to be, maybe a tiny bit more?
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I hadn't thought of that.will bring my ice skates
Crazy if they haven't heated it, i've had alpine diesel gel in that carpark even when temps are positive, the windchill is ferocious. And seen so many car slides!I hadn't thought of that.
If it has no heating its probably going to be real bad
A good gust of wind over the ridgeline and cars get pushed into slalom gully? haha.
I loaded the manifest into a JW player and I get a cross domain error.the PIA is that it does not just drop into any templates I got - anything can be done, but catering to a single cam outside of the CMS always ends up as a gotcha.
I loaded the manifest into a JW player and I get a cross domain error.
It plays fine locally in VLC.
the PIA is that it does not just drop into any templates I got - anything can be done, but catering to a single cam outside of the CMS always ends up as a gotcha.
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The camera is at Asgaard Alpine Club - https://www.asgaard.com.au/
the dots at night in the bottom right are a lazer light show projected at the Genny. doesn't show up well on the camera unless its a foggy night.
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Can it melt and start again on the 8th June? Giving me time to drive to the lodge door before RMB close Davenport Drive for winter?hooray for snow.
its not enough to ski, and its gonna melt, but its better than the foggy windy terrible conditions we've had all week.
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Hm, I think you'd better double check the luggage sled is readyCan it melt and start again on the 8th June? Giving me time to drive to the lodge door before RMB close Davenport Drive for winter?
Pushers required @Any see you at the Moritz carpark. Only 150 metres from there.Hm, I think you'd better double check the luggage sled is ready![]()
afaik, the HR staff get/got here this week.So 3 weeks out from the start of the season and still no lessons/lift passes up - but when I tried to check the store just now I got a queueing message, so they might be close to actually going live?
Looks like you might be right. Resort entry just came up.So 3 weeks out from the start of the season and still no lessons/lift passes up - but when I tried to check the store just now I got a queueing message, so they might be close to actually going live?
Yes I saw that and have come to the conclusion there is zero discount for multi days (I stay at DP so no benefit in the 3pm arrival for me)I interpret the below as a change this year i.e. the "free entry after 3pm" condition is now only if two subsequent paid days are purchased in advance, for "only" $56 per day. What do you learned forumites think?
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Mt Hotham Short Stay Resort Entry permits on sale now!
Mt Hotham Short Stay Resort...mthothamrmb.activehosted.com
Buy in advance to save
To help drive your snow dollars further, if you purchase before midnight on the day prior to arrival you pay only $56 per day - that's a saving of $6 per day!
First day free
And to make overnight stays even more attractive we're offering the first day free on multi-day stays. Buy a multi-day permit (two or more consecutive days), arrive after 3pm on the first day, and get the first day free.
Falls haven't allowed any free resort entry after an appointed afternoon time so Hotham moving backwards on their policy is in line. One impact is that people on their way up to DP won't stop for dinner at a Hotham business if they have to pay $56 for a park, if they haven't bought 2+days of consecutive resort entry. That however, probably is of little interest to the resort board.I think they're realizing that everyone here has their ways around it, like you said, 'just catch the bus', 'say you're driving to DP', and they're probably starting to close up the gaps and loopholes.
Maybe once people aren't rorting the system and everyone is paying their fair share maybe the price will go down .... hahahahahaha. As if.
Could also be a result of the recombining Hotham's and Falls management boards back together again.
I didn't think it had happened yet, but maybe they're getting some things started.