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Activities
Mount Hotham Alpine Resort is only 10 minutes away and offers
Australia's best powder snow, with areas to suit everyone
including downhill and cross-country skiiers, snowboarders,
snow shoers, hikers and those just sight-seeing.
For skiing and snowboarding beginners, Dinner Plain village
has an easy slope and platter lift, with instruction available.
Mt Hotham lift tickets are valid at Dinner Plain. Lift tickets
valid for the Dinner Plain lift only, are available from Pinnacle
DP.
With sufficient snow falls, a portion of the slope is fenced
off for snow play activities, no charges apply. Toboggans
can be hired from Hoys Ski Hire.
Dinner Plain has 16 km of cross country ski trails for all
standards, which weave in amongst the majestic snowgums. These
trails are also suitable for snow shoeing, an option for those
who enjoy a slower pace. For the more adventurous cross country
skier, try the Mt Hotham Dinner Plain Ski Trail, 11 or so
kms of varying standards, winding through the forest, across
open snow plains, and offering a wide variety of panoramic
vistas.
Australian Sled dog tours are based in Dinner Plain and
can give you the opportunity to experience the unique tradition
of sled dogging.
Dinner Plain Village host the annual Altitude 5000 Sled
Dog Race, the only race of its kind in Australia held in snow!
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