🌟 Happy Fun Vegans Melbourne

We have an expression in Australia - "Going to the snow." Lake Mountain is the best place to start, with mostly beginner terrain, just $67/car entry and equipment hire at reasonable prices!

We start early to give us more daylight hours in the white stuff, and the plan is to do a little cross country skiing. :-)

Rough Plan of the Day

9am - Meet at Lake Mountain Ski Hire and pick up snow gear. (If you need a lift, leave a comment!)
9:30am - Go through the basics of skiing, do some cross country skiing** and tobogganing**.
12 noon - Have a picnic/bbq (I'll bring my portastove.)
1pm - Spend a few hours playing in the snow. Make snowmen, etc. Take a walk to a nearby peak.
2pm Do a longer beginner ski trail.
Anything else we want to do. :-D
6.00pm - Drive back

Transport

If you need a lift, leave a comment. We need to carpool as resort entry is per car.

Clothing

Wear warm clothes! Scarf, gloves, all your winter warmies! Most importantly, wear wet-proof pants! ($10-$20 at most hiking/sports shops)

Food

I will be bringing vegan hot dogs, bread rolls, margarine, tomato sauce, mustard, and a portable vegan barbeque. If that's ok, just rock up! Otherwise, bring something to share. :-)

Anything else?

I'm always open to suggestions to make this even funner. :-D

What if there's no snow???

We'll give you at least 48-hours warning if it's postponed due to insufficient snow.

**This is not a tour company. We presume you have adequate ambulance cover and/or health insurance. Participation is at your own risk and is always your own individual choice.

Note: This meetup is timed for dinner so that people in the city can catch the 5:15pm train from Southern Cross which arrives at 6:41pm. The restaurant is only a few minutes walk from the station. Or look out for other events on the same day in this group if you're looking for a day trip!

Come join us for some chats, tea, and a lovely dinner at Chat for Tea - Ballarat's *only* vegetarian restaurant.

Beautiful Japanese food and tea in a Japanese setting. Loads of vegan options clearly marked, and all delicious. So whether you're in the area or making the special trip up, you are worth the trip, as is hanging out with vegan friends! :-)

Nostralis Wholemeal Pizza has been serving great Vegan and Vegetarian pizza for over 4 decades! Their pizza is world reknowned for not just being healthy, but tasty as well! Come out for a midweek pizza night!

This place is much easier to get to than it looks on the map. It's right on the corner of Balaclava and Hawthorn Rds so there are plenty of options via public transport: 3, 16, and 67 trams will bring you from Caulfield, Malvern, or Balaclava stations. (Malvern station is only 10 minutes walk away.) There's also plenty of parking should you choose to drive.

As always, my number is 0448 685 150.

See you soon, and have fun! :-D

We have an expression in Australia - "Going to the snow." This year we're going somewhere new - Mt St Gwinear has great cross-country trails and is completely free! No resort entry cost! Just hire some skis and get skiing!

There's no ski school on this trip! But if you haven't skied before, we can give you some tips on the day. These are easy cross-country trails. :-)

We start early to give us more daylight hours in the white stuff, and the plan is to do a little cross country ski, have lunch somewhere, then ski back. :-)

Rough Plan of the Day

9am - Meet at Erica Ski Hire and pick up snow gear. (If you need a lift, leave a comment!)
9:30am - Leave for Erica Ski Hire and head for Mt St Gwinear Ski Carpark
10:30am - Arrive at Mt St Gwinear Ski Carpark. Put our gear on. Do some cross country skiing** and tobogganing**.
12 noon - Have a picnic/bbq (I'll bring my portastove.)
1pm - Spend a few hours playing in the snow. Make snowmen, etc. Take a walk to a nearby peak.
2pm Do a longer beginner ski trail.
Anything else we want to do. :-D
6.00pm - Drive back

Transport

If you need a lift, leave a comment. We need to carpool as resort entry is per car.

Clothing

Wear warm clothes! Scarf, gloves, all your winter warmies! Most importantly, wear wet-proof pants! ($10-$20 at most hiking/sports shops)

Food

I will be bringing vegan hot dogs, bread rolls, margarine, tomato sauce, mustard, and a portable vegan barbeque. If that's ok, just rock up! Otherwise, bring something to share. :-)

Anything else?

I'm always open to suggestions to make this even funner. :-D

What if there's no snow???

We'll give you at least 48-hours warning if it's postponed due to insufficient snow.

**This is not a tour company. We presume you have adequate ambulance cover and/or health insurance. Participation is at your own risk and is always your own individual choice.