Winter wonderlands: The places to be when it gets cold
Rain has been pelting our capital cities, and snow drenching mountainsides across Australia, and you are probably reading this wrapped up in warm clothes and blankets cradling a cup of hot Milo, or wishing you were.
To help you survive the Winter that is well and truly upon us, here are some idyllic mountainside chalets and lodges to warm your soul.
Mount Hotham, VIC
Some of the quaintest properties currently for sale are all to be found near Mount Hotham in the Victorian Alps, north east of Melbourne.
With snow-frosted rooves, toasty living rooms and only a short walk to the slopes, what could be better.
Bullwinkle lodge ($537,000)
Shamrock lodge ($124,000)
Milky Way lodge ($549,000)
Bogong Lane lodge ($655,000)
Dargo Chalet ($589,000)
White Mountain Lane lodge ($615,000)
Mount Baw Baw, VIC
This fully renovated ski lodge allows you to ski straight up to and away from the front door. Mount Baw Baw is also the closet snowfield to Melbourne, so nothing could be easier.
Baw Baw Village lodge ($325,000 to $350,000)
Build your own snow palace
If you want to build your own ice palace, here is a lot for sale in Dinner Plain, Victoria close to restaurants, cafes and a spa retreat.
Land for sale in Dinner Plain, VIC ($189,000)
Snow capped mountain views
If you prefer to gaze lazily across at winter without having it slide off the eaves and onto your head every morning, then perhaps one of these homes in Tasmania would suit you better.
In the winter time, you will be able to enjoy views of snow capped mountains from the safety of your slightly warmer veranda or balcony.
