Cross country skiers given cold shoulder as Falls Creek climate change planning sparks trail row

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Olympian and former resort director join battle to preserve nation’s leading cross country skiing area from development

Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty ImagesPaul Gray knows better than most what’s at stake if a world-renowned cross-country ski trail becomes collateral damage in a bid to boost year-round tourism at Falls Creek.

But in June, the resort announced plans to start clearing snow next year from a 1.2km stretch to allow cars and shuttle buses to reach a major new development near Rocky Valley Lake. “I was at the initial meeting when the bombshell about road clearing in 2023 was announced,” Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club secretary Ronice Goebel says.

The year-round activation of the lakeside precinct is supported by business operators, according to the Falls Creek Chamber of Commerce president, Lisa Logan. Spring says there is public concern that summer season activation is being used as a Trojan horse by FCRM to establish additional winter car parking, while green season activation is secondary.

 

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