YMCA Howmans Gap Alpine Centre

Located above the snowline in dense forest in Victoria’s High Plains, 4km below Falls Creek Ski Resort, YMCA Howmans Gap Alpine Centre offers affordable accommodation for groups and families all year round in a secluded setting.

YMCA Howmans Gap Alpine Centre is close to the action that Falls Creek provides. In winter at Falls Creek there is cross country skiing, downhill skiing, snowboarding, toboggans and more. For the rest of the year, Falls Creek is a great location for mountain biking, road cycling, fishing, bushwalking, wildflower spotting and relaxing.

We have two types of accommodation available:

(1) Main Accommodation Block:
Comfortable heated chalet-style accommodation for up to 158 people in rooms sleeping between two and seven people in bunk beds. ... [+] More These rooms have shared bathroom facilities. We have wheelchair access. Prices in the main accommodation block include fully catered meals with a continental and cooked breakfast (7:45am), cut lunch, and three course dinner (6:30pm - let us know if you will arrive late and we can put some dinner aside for you). We do cater for guests with dietary requirements, please let us know in advance. BYO alcohol. Pillows and blankets are supplied. You need to provide your own sheets and/or sleeping bag and towels, or you can hire them for $9.50 each(advance notice required).

(2) Self Contained Houses:
We have 2 self contained houses, the Melaleuca House and the Cedar House. You will need to provide your own meals in the houses. The houses are fully furnished, heated and have full cooking facilities. Houses sleep eight with one double bed and three sets of bunk beds. Spare mattresses are available. You need to provide your own sheets and/or sleeping bag for the bunk beds and towels, or you can hire them for $9.50 each(advance notice required). Separate bathroom and toilet. TV provided in houses is for watching movies (DVD player provided), no TV reception.

Facilities provided at YMCA Howmans Gap include a lounge room with plenty of comfy chairs and a fire place, TV (no recpetion) and DVD player. A games room with a pool table, table tennis tables, air hockey and foosball, half size basketball court and an oval. Two drying rooms to dry your gear out after a great day of skiing, heating in all rooms, a laundry (free of charge) and conference facilities are also on-site. The conference room and the dining room both have data projectors and screens and DVD players.