Hotham. Anyone Heading up? or Know of a Good Forum?

Hi all, did a 3 day weekend trip from mid north SA to Hotham with a mate last year and loved it. Its a 17hr drive or 10hrs via Adelaide airport. Will most likely get on the 6am sat morning flight, ski/board sat arvo, sat night and all Sunday. Head back Sunday night or Monday morning. A couple of questions:

1) Is it as good up there as the website says? I've never seen Blue Ribbon open, let alone the Orchard. Will it last this weekend? The next?

2)Mate is off to London, can't find anyone else keen (not many snowboarders or skiers out here). Park entry at $45 for one person isn't great, but public bus doesn't run on Saturday. Any ride sharing forums out there for trips to Hotham? I normally hire a Jucy Car to go up and happy to take others up if they chip in for entry/ fuel costs.

3) If solo, considering a relocation Rv for accommodation and trip back. Can you park at Dinner plain or anywhere just outside of park boundary for the night and pay the $15 via bus to enter for the day? Assume u can drive in after 3pm to get a meal / beer no charge, as long as you leave by midnight.

Cheers all. Jealous of those only a few hrs away.

Comments

  • I've been up practically every weekend this season, so let me answer a few.

    1. Blue Ribbon is open as of last week, and I don't see the snow melting this weekend, or even the next. Condition of the snow however will vary. Same goes for Orchard.

    That's all I can answer.

    Having been up all season I feel that its all downhill from here (to be expected) and I'm getting a bit tired, so I'm calling it a season otherwise would have loved to carpool and split the costs a bit. Maybe next year.

    • Cheers legend. Yeah saw its 13 today. Will test it. But I'll take local knowledge if u think it will hang in. Should have a mate to go over on 29th, but would love to get on it this weekend.

      Will keep u in mind for next year. Cheers again.

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