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A toboggan ticket is required on every one of Lake Mountain’s three toboggan runs. A single ticket includes use of a resort toboggan; your own is not permitted. Snow-making supports the Mini and Village runs when natural snowfall is short. Koala Creek needs natural snow.
Which toboggan run suits your kids?
Lake Mountain has three toboggan runs, and the resort grades each one. Two of them have a magic carpet, which is a moving walkway that carries you back up the slope.
With a four-year-old, a magic carpet is the difference between another ride and a long walk uphill.
- Mini Run. Beginner, with snow-making and a magic carpet. The resort calls it a safe, enclosed run, ideal for toddlers seeing snow for the first time.
- Village Run. Beginner too, with snow-making and a magic carpet. It sits in the village, has a longer descent, and the resort calls it fun for all ages.
- Koala Creek Run. Intermediate, longer and steeper. It uses no snow-making, and the resort says it only operates when there is enough natural snowfall. A thin season can keep it shut while the other two are open.
The resort says access to the runs and the magic carpets varies with operational, environmental and safety conditions. So check on the day if one run is your reason for going. For broader resort information, see our Lake Mountain page. Check the operator’s current activity pages for what is available on your dates.
What does a toboggan ticket cost and cover?
A toboggan ticket gives all-day access to the runs, and the resort says it may include the magic carpet. A single ticket covers anyone six years or over. A child ticket covers five and under.
In the 2026 winter season the resort listed the single ticket at $33 and the child ticket at $11. Car entry was $69, described as all-passenger entry for vehicles of up to nine seats. All three figures belong to that season, so check the resort’s entry and ticket page before you book.
Resort entry is a separate ticket, and the resort’s own toboggan ticket page says it is required.
The child ticket does not include a toboggan. The resort says the child must be with an adult who holds a single ticket and a toboggan. Do not assume a child ticket includes a separate toboggan or permits children to ride together.
Entry is capped each day, so the resort recommends pre-purchasing. On busy school holiday days it stops selling tickets once the car parks fill. Entry then switches to one in, one out, which can mean waits of several hours. Tickets are also sold on the mountain, at the information and ticket window, where the resort takes card payment only, not cash.
Do you need to bring a toboggan?
No, and your own is not permitted on the ticketed runs. A single-ticket holder receives a Lake Mountain compliant toboggan on entering the run, and returns it on leaving. The resort puts the rule down to the safety of everyone on the run.
The same rule covers a personal snowboard. It may not be used on the toboggan runs, the snow play areas or any other sloped ground.
Which toboggan runs use artificial snow?
The resort uses artificial snow on the Mini and Village toboggan runs, and in designated snow play areas. Koala Creek has no snow-making and needs enough natural snow to open.
Snow-making does not guarantee that a run will open on your chosen date. The resort says conditions vary between seasons and cannot be known weeks or months ahead. Use its daily update when planning your visit.
Snow play and tobogganing are different things with different tickets. Entry to the designated snow play areas comes with resort entry, and the runs need the toboggan ticket on top. For snow at the mountain in general, our Lake Mountain snow page covers it.
When is Lake Mountain open for tobogganing?
The resort sets a declared winter season each year. Its 2026 season ran from 6 June to 30 August. Check its open-dates page for the season you plan to visit; the 2026 timetable is not a promise about next winter.
For 2026, the resort published seven-day opening from 29 June to 10 July, and Thursday to Monday for the rest of the season. That bracket is its opening window, not the full Victorian school holiday period.
Its published winter schedule has the gate opening at 8am and facilities at 8.30am. Last entry is 3pm, with facilities closing by 3.30pm. The resort advises arriving before 11am and allowing ten to twenty minutes from the gate to the main car park.
The winter gate locks at 4pm, with visitors directed to head down by half past three. Check the current season’s schedule and daily update before travelling.
Do you need wheel chains to drive up?
Under Lake Mountain’s published policy, chain requirements depend on whether it has declared a chain day. Check the resort’s notice before the climb.
On a declared chain day, every two-wheel-drive vehicle must carry them until staff say to fit them. Drivers of four-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive vehicles need to know how to engage that setting.
Chains are hired in town before the climb, not at the resort, and staff cannot fit them for you. A two-wheel-drive vehicle arriving without them on a chain day is turned around at the entry gate. The resort names three hire shops: Marysville Ski Centre and Cross Country Ski Hire Marysville in town, and Lake Mountain Ski Hire at Narbethong.
A chain day shows up in the header of the resort’s own website, and on yellow traffic signs as you come into Marysville.
The resort describes Marysville as about a thirty-minute drive away. Allow for the road conditions on the day rather than treating that as a fixed trip time.
Back in Marysville after the runs close
The published winter gate closure gives the snow day a firm finish. Staying in Marysville lets you end the mountain drive in town.
The resort says there is no accommodation on the mountain, because it is a day-visitor resort in the winter season. It places the closest accommodation in Marysville, about 25 to 30 minutes away. Staying below the mountain avoids adding the drive back to Melbourne to the end of the snow day.
Our guide to where to stay near Lake Mountain for snow season covers that choice.
For a place to stay before a Lake Mountain snow day, Marysville Holiday Park offers cabins and riverside powered sites. Browse the cabins for a family stay, then check availability for the night before your mountain visit.
Frequently asked questions
How much does tobogganing at Lake Mountain cost?
Resort entry and toboggan access are separate purchases. The 2026 prices were $33 for a single toboggan ticket, $11 for a child ticket, and $69 for car entry. Check the resort’s current prices before booking.
Can you bring your own toboggan?
No. Only the resort’s own toboggans go on the ticketed runs, and one comes with every single ticket.
What age can children toboggan?
The split sits at six. A rider of six or over needs a single ticket. Five and under need a child ticket, plus an adult holding a single ticket and a toboggan.
Is there snow in the school holidays?
Snow is not guaranteed. Mini and Village use snow-making, while Koala Creek needs natural snow. Check the daily update and book ahead for high-demand school holiday days, when full car parks can stop ticket sales.