Skiing Falls Creek

We took Cath and her new skis on their first journey into the back country. With the snow disappearing quickly and the weather looking a little sketchy, we opted to stay relatively close to the lodge for our outing to Falls Creek - yep not the Victorian Falls Creek! 

Lack of snow cover meant we walked down and across Gauthega dam and a short distance up before finding the start of decent snow. On our skins went to begin the hour long climb up Guthega Trig.

 

 

Skiing off to the east, we made our first downhill decent through the snow gums and into Farm Creek all very tentatively. Safely at the bottom, we spied a natural piste at the top of the creek and decided to trek up to it. 

 

Through some amazing large, gnarled snow gums we snaked our way up to an awesome view and what turned out to be a sensational natural ski run!

 

Under the lip of Guthega Trig, we ate lunch eyeing off the many ski tracks coming off the top. Andy suggested that we could do our last run from the top. Yep it didn't look that steep - until we tried climbing up! Slowly though and without incident we found ourselves at the top. Launching off the edge, trying to keep in control and upright we made it down all the way into Falls Creek for the last time.

 

 Andy coming off the steeper bit!

Another uphill slog followed by a long traverse that was challenging on tired legs and soggy snow! We had a fantastic day of spring snow backcountry skiing!