Falls Creek snow report & weather forecast
Falls Creek sits in VIC, rising from a 1600 m village to a 1830 m summit — 230 m of vertical served by 15 lifts. Alpine Intelligence models Falls Creek’s conditions hour by hour across the elevation band, blending official meteorological forecasts, satellite cloud imagery and terrain analysis into a visibility index, run-surface predictions and snowmaking windows.
Falls Creek conditions right now
Conditions data updated
Falls Creek is currently 7.8°C at the 1600 m village, feeling closer to 5°C in the wind. Wind is a light breeze at 9 km/h, which is the main driver of lift holds on the exposed summit chairs. Visibility is moderate, with flat light likely on open runs. The freezing level is 2210 m, above the 1600 m village.
The base depth at Falls Creek is 0 cm, modelled from snowfall, melt and settlement at resort elevation. There has been no meaningful new snow in the last 24 hours. The surface is best described as minimal natural cover. Natural cover is minimal — machine-made surfaces only.
No significant snowfall is modelled for the next 24 hours. Model agreement across ECMWF, GFS, ICON, GEM and BOM ACCESS-G is fair (45/100). Wet-bulb temperatures are too warm for snowmaking tonight. The best window on the current run of the models opens Wednesday 8 am.
- Temperature
- 7.8°C
- Wind
- 9 km/h (gusts 13)
- Visibility
- 2.9 km
- Freezing level
- 2210 m
- Base depth
- 0 cm
- Fresh (24 h)
- 0 cm
- Snow surface
- minimal natural cover
- Next 24 h
- 0 cm
- Next 72 h
- 0 cm
- Model agreement
- Fair
- Snowmaking tonight
- 0 h
Falls Creek mountain statistics
- State
- VIC
- Village elevation
- 1600 m
- Summit elevation
- 1830 m
- Vertical
- 230 m
- Lifts
- 15
- Timezone
- Melbourne
Falls Creek lifts
7 × Quad chairlift · 4 × Carpet · 3 × Poma · 1 × Triple chairlift
| Lift | Type | Top elevation | Wind exposure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit | Quad chairlift | 1773 m | high |
| Eagle Express | Quad chairlift | 1757 m | high |
| Ruined Castle | Quad chairlift | 1756 m | medium |
| Scott | Quad chairlift | 1757 m | medium |
| Towers | Quad chairlift | 1745 m | medium |
| Drovers Dream | Quad chairlift | 1745 m | medium |
| Halley's Comet | Quad chairlift | 1749 m | low |
| Gully | Triple chairlift | 1582 m | low |
| International | Poma | 1767 m | medium |
| Lakeside | Poma | 1748 m | medium |
| Monkey Bar | Poma | 1765 m | low |
| Boardwalk | Carpet | 1755 m | low |
| Mouse Trap | Carpet | 1749 m | low |
| Pete's Train | Carpet | 1600 m | low |
| Snowsports School | Carpet | 1600 m | low |