digitalhippie
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yeah mate there are great public showers/amenties in the bottom of the QT complex, right on Bogong High Plains Road and directly across from the Village Bike Cafe/Ignition festival
Ignition MTB Event, Falls Creek November 19-20, 2016
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wkkie
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Good to know Pete, thanks for the info.
There's 3 listed camp sites around 15km south of the village. I'm hoping that they are actually available and the info isn't 10 years out of date....
digitalhippie
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Pretty Valley Hut is probably the most popular designated camping spot on the high plains closest to Falls Creek - a bunch of folk camp out that way, including MTB. There's also the camp areas out on the high plains incl Raspberry Hill, Langford West, Buckety Plain etc. Bush camping is also permitted elsewhere, think some restrictions apply e.g distance from roads etc.
FWIW I'd be checking out Pretty Valley, great spot and it's a pretty cruisey ride into Falls and back. The lodges in the village that have sponsored Ignition are also offering special deals for the weekend.
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wkkie
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Thanks again Pete. Does the Pretty Valley site have room for a camper trailer? I know the others do, but if Pretty Valley does that'd be preferable being riding distance.
digitalhippie
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yeah mate plenty of room for camper trailers at Pretty Valleyc. In the peak of Summer after xmas there's all kinds of campers down there - motorhomes, caravans, tents, etc. I rode past it today, looking great!
Also just a heads up that the High Plains Road might not have re-opened by Nov 19-20, if so Pretty Valley is it for camping anyway!
wkkie
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digitalhippie
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yeah that's the one. You'll see when you get there the camp ground kinda sprawls on both sides of the road. BTW When you're riding into Falls from Pretty Valley you can jump onto the trails (from just near the '30 min' graphic) vs staying on road all the way.
For anyone coming to Ignition, the trails within the resort are prime. Between the World Trail crew, Falls Creek Resort crew and the weather it's looking pretty sweet ATM.
And for those on the Fainters ride, I scoped out trail conditions today. It's going to be epic!
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Gravity Addict
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Is there much, if anything up there for big rigs? or just better of bringing out the enduro bikes?
digitalhippie
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Trail/enduro bikes are weapons of choice at Falls, 100%.
digitalhippie
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The World Trail and Resort Management crews are doing massive amounts of work at Falls to get everything ready for opening weekend.
Trail conditions are great ATM. Weather forecast for the next week looks pretty good too.
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dunndog
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Nice. We're really looking forward to this. Bright shuttles on the Friday, and a parting sesh at Beauty on our way out Monday if our limbs and digits are still intact and can move.
digitalhippie
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sounds like a great plan to me!
digitalhippie
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Just a headsup that bookings for Ignition close this Sunday November 13, so get on to it ASAP if you are thinking of coming along.
Flowtown is ready and waiting.. and running super fast!
[video=youtube;wvOAJ2R2zZk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvOAJ2R2zZk[/video]
It's going to be a mega weekend. Get on it! :biggrin:
Flowtown is ready and waiting.. and running super fast!
[video=youtube;wvOAJ2R2zZk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvOAJ2R2zZk[/video]
It's going to be a mega weekend. Get on it! :biggrin:
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wkkie
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Did you already sign up?Well I'm out. My knee is healing well though won't be ready in time for Ignition
Miguel75
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I have mate. I've emailed Bluedirt to see what we can do about transferring the money to another shuttle date...