Returning to Hotham for it's eighth year, Australia’s favourite celebration of human-powered snow adventures is back! The Australian Backcountry Festival (formerly known as the Victorian Backcountry Festival) is set to return to the majestic Victorian High Country for its eighth year, running from Friday, August 29 to Sunday, August 31, 2025.
With all lifts spinning, we’re running full steam ahead into an action-packed August. From on-snow competition to action packed après events and everything in between there’s something for everyone coming up this month at Hotham. Check out some of the highlights…
After 27cm (and counting) of fresh snow over the past couple of days and strong winds blowing it into all the right places, we're stoked to announce that Orchard is opening tomorrow for the first time this season! Get ready to lap some of Hotham's best intermediate and advanced terrain.
Hotham once again lived up to its reputation as the freeride capital of Australia, hosting the Freeride World Tour Qualifier 2-star event. More than 80 athletes from Australia, New Zealand, North America, and Europe descended on the mountain to throw down in the infamous Peach Bowl zone in Heavenly Valley.
As the School Holiday’s wind down, there’s a change of pace in the resort and we thought we’d share some of our favourite local tips with you. Did you know that the second half of July is a great time to visit? School’s back, but the August skiers haven’t arrived and the resort is a little quieter – especially if you can sneak in a mid-week escape.
After the success of last year’s inaugural event, the Freeride World Tour is set to return to Hotham later this month with a FWT Qualifier event scheduled for a July 24th to 27th window.
The snowstorm delivered, dropping 40cm of fresh snow across the resort over the past few days bringing the base up to 84cm.
The mountain vibes were high this weekend, with 11 lifts spinning, great snow and beautiful bluebird conditions!
After a bout of wild mountain weather, temperatures have plummeted, and winter is back in full force at Hotham. The snow started at 2pm on Tuesday and didn't let up until earlier today!