Editor's note: Since this article was first published, a lack of snowfall has delayed the traditional June long weekend start to snow season at Selwyn. Stay up to date here
Selwyn Snow Resort is reopening, and it’s worth a visit, writes Austinmer's Brittany Dignam, owner of Lake Eucumbene Units.
Here for a good time, not a long time – that’s snow in Australia. So when the white stuff starts falling this winter, our family will be making the most of it at Selwyn Snow Resort.
On June 10 its lifts will start spinning for the first time since bushfire destroyed the resort in 2020. It had to be entirely rebuilt, an undertaking made even more difficult by the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, when construction come to a halt.
Three years on, Selwyn Snow Resort is ready to welcome us back and general manager Lucy Blyton-Gray says it’ll be worth the wait.
“Guests can expect a state of the art visitor’s centre that houses guest services, rentals, gift shop, food and beverage offerings, toilet facilities, kids club, lockers,” she said. “Everything you need is in the one building.” Selwyn is also Australia's first snow resort to have “an entirely accessible guest facilities centre”.
In terms of terrain, the resort has something for everyone – advanced trails for Mum and Dad, as well as lots of gentle slopes for kids and first-timers. Our first stop will be the 180m toboggan park. “We have the largest magic carpet in the southern hemisphere that can transport our tobogganers up the hill, to then slide down,” Lucy said.
Selwyn is known for its family-friendly and affordable snow holidays. A day of tobogganing is just $25 per person, and you can pre-book online.
Where to stay
@lake_eucumbene_units is a tranquil two-acre property with bush and lake outlooks in Old Adaminaby. In town, @ivy_cottage_adaminaby is cosy and dog-friendly. @adaminabystonecottage is a stylishly restored cottage with mountain views.
Where to après
Try the new Selwyn Centre bar and bistro, or stop in at The Snow Goose Hotel, a family-friendly, country-style pub in Adaminaby.
