My
friend, Allan and I have skied Lake Mountains in Winter 2012 and 2013. After the black Saturday 2009 fires,
Marysville and Lake Mountain has had a facelift. Homes have been rebuilt. A Park Office has been open, as have one or two new ski stores at
Marysville. The trees have been
regrown and the Lake Mountain kiosk has also been given a boost.
In
regards to snow conditions, there was a huge amount of the white stuff last year, unlike this
year's conditions. We were not very
sure that skiing was even possible when reaching the snow season gate entry and were told of
the half of km walk to the snow. We were among the early arrivals in the
car park on the 27thof August.
As
expected, we took the walk with our ski gear to the start at Helicopter Flat. This day ski was our first skiing in the
snow season, therefore it was intended for a warm-up and the easiest were chosen first, followed by the intermediate trails. Allan had a stop to put on a bandage to prevent himself from getting blisters. One
of the skiers, we met on the trail, sprained her ankle and her skiing buddy approached us to make a request for an easy and short way to finish. After leaving the Lookout Rock, we skied
back down via the Royston and Muster Trails and arrived at the car park in the
late afternoon. It was then a piece of
cake and a cuppa in the kiosk before we took off for the drive home, with sunset
views along the way and the hope for another skiing trip in the coming weeks. View post Skiing Falls Creek 2013.
Ski Trail Map and the photos
Lake Mountain Alpine Resort
My best friend, Allan and Me in 2012
... on the trail
Lunch with the views from the Lookout Rock
.. off the trail for a pose
The Lookout Rock in 2013
First skiing in the season
Trail marker with map
The Crossways
Leaving the alpine
