Getting here
Winter - helpful tips for getting here safely
- There are limited supermarket options on the mountain so it is best to bring your food with you. We provide tea, coffee, condiments, cling wrap and foil. You need to bring other food items.
- You must bring bed linen (bottom sheet, pillow slips and top sheet and/or doona cover) and bath towels. We provide pillows and doonas. Laundry facilities are available at no extra cost, in the lodge.
-Check the weather and road conditions on the Mt Hotham website prior to leaving home. Hotham village is at the top of the mountain so you can expect to drive in snow and you may need to fit wheel chains.
- Prepare your car for alpine conditions - ensure your coolant has anti-freeze, your battery and your wiper blades are in good condition. If your vehicle is a diesel, plan to have a fairly empty tank when you get to Bright and fill up with Alpine Diesel. A brush, shovel and scraper are all good tools for clearing snow from your car when you leave.
- You must carry snow chains for your vehicle and please ensure you know how to fit them. Some vehicles do not have enough clearance to fit chains, so contact your chain provider well in advance. We recommend hiring chains from Hoys, they have shops in Omeo, Harrietville. They also sometimes offer a chainfitting service on the mountain.
- Resort Entry Permits. Please note that in 2026 Hotham Alpine Management are no longer allowing free on-mountain arrival after 3pm on your day of arrival and you must have a valid parking permit for the entire day of your arrival through to midnight that day.
- EV charging is NOT available at the lodge or in the long-term and overnight parking bays. If you are driving an EV we recommend charging to 100% charge in Bright or Omeo and driving on 'eco' mode to preserve battery life. Over a 7 day period you can expect to lose between 7% and 15% of the remaining charge in your battery.
- Soft bags will be better than suitcases for storing in your bedroom.
-Make sure you have your emails handy that show your room number and your door access code.
- There are limited supermarket options on the mountain so it is best to bring your food with you. The General is open during the summer but with limited provisions. We provide tea, coffee, condiments, cling wrap and foil. You need to bring other food items.
- You must bring bed linen (bottom sheet, pillow slips and top sheet and/or doona cover) and bath towels. We provide pillows and doonas. Laundry facilities are available at no extra cost, in the lodge.
- Langi-Taan Ski Lodge is located above the Great Alpine Road near village bus stop 8.
- In the green-season months there is access and parking to the lodge via an unpaved road at Jack Frost (see map adjacent).
- Please drive slowly along this road as it is regularly used by hikers, bush walkers, mountain bike riders and families using the outdoor playground (located at the back of Langi-Taan and other facilities around other lodges, including the zoo-cart.
- The stairs down to the Great Alpine highway to Langi-Taan Ski lodge commence just on the Dinner Plain side of the shelter at bus stop 8.
- You will have been provided with a door access code - this is entered at the keypad on the right hand side of the entrance door.
- All other rules regarding using the lodge (as highlighted above in the 'arriving in winter' section, and the lodge accommodation information must be adhered to.
- It is strongly recommended everyone visiting the lodge have and wear solid walking shoes at all times when outdoors. Langi-Taan is in a national park with very little human traffic during the summer months. It is not uncommon to see animals and reptiles of all types living near and around the lodge and local surrounds.
- EV charging is NOT available at the lodge or in the long-term and overnight parking bays. If you are driving an EV we recommend charging to 100% charge in Bright or Omeo and driving on 'eco' mode to preserve battery life. Over a 7 day period you can expect to lose between 7% and 15% of the remaining charge in your battery.
- Soft bags will be better than suitcases for storing in your bedroom.
-Make sure you have your emails handy that show your room number and your door access code.
Summer - helpful tips for getting here safely