Victorian Alps Overview
The Victorian Alps or 'The High Country' is the region roughly encapsulated in the triangle created between Melbourne, Bairnsdale and Wangaratta. This area is another of Melbourne's playgrounds since it provides excellent skiing in winter and exhilarating walking, fishing, rock climbing, canoeing, sailing, water skiing, mountain biking and horse riding throughout the rest of the year.
10 Ski Resorts
There are around ten major ski resorts some with Alpine Villages in the Victorian Alps with Mount Buller, Mount Hotham and Falls Creek being popular. The ski season nominally extends from June to October and snowboarding and cross country are perused as well as the more traditional downhill skiing.
Tour By Car
Touring by car will provide excellent sight seeing taking in lakes, national parks, fast running streams and of course the mountains. There are plenty of places to stop e.g. Mansfield, Wangaratta, Mount Buffalo and Bairnsdale. Accommodation of the chalet type as well as more traditional hotels can be found throughout the area. If you are based in Melbourne this region is very accessible and thoroughly recommended,
Fishing or Rock Climbing
The Victorian Alps are a magnet for the out door pursuit enthusiast. The activities include skiing, mountain biking, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, abseiling, rock climbing, rafting, hiking, caving, horse riding, four wheel driving.
Victorian Alps accommodation
See our general Victorian Alps accommodation for hotels and resorts in the area.
Location
The Victorian Alps are located in the north east of Victoria and has an approximate Latitude of 37.3°S and a Longitude of 146.8° E.
Driving To The Victorian Alps
Some approximate driving times to the Victorian Alps.
8Hrs From Sydney (700Km)
20Hrs From Brisbane (1700Km)
4.5Hrs From Melbourne (380Km) )
12Hrs From Adelaide (1000Km) )
See Route and Distance Calculator for more accurate driving times and routes from additional locations.
Victoria School & Public Holidays
New Years Day Tue 1st Jan.
Australia Day Mon 28th Jan.
Labour Day Mon 10th March
Good Friday 21st March.
Easter Monday 24th March.
Anzac Day Fri 25th April.
Queens Birthday Holiday Mon 9th June.
Melbourne Cup (Melbourne Metro only) Tue 4th November.
Christmas Day Thu 25th Dec.
Boxing Day Holiday Fri 26th Dec.
(End and start school on preceding and next week day (Mon - Fri) respectively)
School Starts Tue 29th January
Easter Holiday 21st March To4th April.
Winter Holiday 30th June To 11th July.
Spring Holiday 22nd Sept To 3rd Oct.
Summer Holiday 22nd Dec To Jan 27th
Starts Sunday 5th October
Ends 5th April 2009
Note: Dates for guidance only. Always check with your individual School as variations may occur for individual education authorities or establishments and dates may be subject to change. Always check with relevant State or Territory education department to confirm holiday periods at the commencement of each school year. Not all Public Holidays for individual regions within each state and territory are shown and public holidays falling on weekends are not listed. Not all Public Holidays may be applicable to all employers, organisations etc so always check with your employer, education authority etc which public holidays are applicable.
The Victorian Alps Climate
These figures are for guidance only:
Approximate Max Average Temperature
Deg C/ Deg F
Winter(June-Aug):14 / 58
Spring(Sep-Nov):19/ 67
Summer(Dec-Feb):24 / 76
Autumn(Mar-May):20/ 69
Approximate Average Monthly Rainfall - mm
Winter(June-Aug): 56
Spring(Sep-Nov): 59
Summer(Dec-Feb): 62
Autumn(Mar-May): 64
