Winter sees this village buzzing with activity as keen skiers and holiday makers enjoy life above the snow line. Snow play, beginner skiing and tobogganing are some of the activities on offer as visitors enjoy unique accommodation with easy access to the serious skiing opportunities at Mount Hotham.
Dinner Plain has something for everyone all year round. In spring and summer, the alpine bush is a continually changing kaleidoscope of wild flowers with sublime walking tracks around the village, to Mount Hotham and beyond. Walking out to Mount Feathertop is a profound experience as you look over the entire Victorian Alpine region that rolls in continuous vignettes of blue as far as the eye can see.
Autumn at Dinner Plain can be frosty, cool and mild as the bush plants finish their flowering cycle ready for winter. Cosy lodges, open fires and good company makes it an ideal destination for Easter. The town is brimming with families. Kids relishing the freedom to ride their bikes around the village unencumbered. We have seen tribes of kids some as young as 5 brushing the frost off their bike at 7am ready to do the circuit whilst Mum and Dad enjoy the peace of a really good coffee to start the day.
This Easter we walked along the fire trail at the back of the village taking the little paths that circle off in to the bush. Yasmin found an antler. A souvenir from one of the deer that live amongst the trees. We were intrigued by its texture. Very hard, smooth and cold to touch. Not like bone. Collections of mossy branches and the treasured antler have made their way to Melbourne as a special memento of Easter at Dinner Plain.
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