Catch the Bus, Drive Down Emissions

As we head to the mountains for a winter escape, it’s important to remember that the bulk of our environmental impact of our snow trip comes not from the resorts themselves but from how we get there. In fact, at resorts like Falls Creek a staggering 85% of emissions are estimated to come from transport¹.

Fortunately, there are solutions, such as ridesharing and busses to the slopes.

How bad can a car trip be?

As Australians, we heavily rely on our cars—they’re part of our identity, and we love a good road trip. However, that drive to alpine resorts may be having more impact than you realise. For instance, a single round trip from Melbourne to Falls Creek in a Ford Ranger (the top-selling car in 2022) would emit 202 kg CO2-e. To limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, each person must cap their emissions at 2000 kg CO2-e each year, and yet we’re blowing 10% of this on a single trip to the snow²

What is the best way to reduce my emissions travelling to the snow?

Catching the bus, however, is the best way to reduce transport emissions to the slopes. Taking away the stress of driving, leaving the car off the mountain is an affordable and accessible way to cut climate pollution from your snow trip. Snow-goers taking the bus will release 85% less emissions than if they were driving alone.

Carpooling is another solution

Carpooling is an easy way to take cars off the road, and keep emissions out of the air. With a snow trip seeming less affordable in a cost-of-living crisis, splitting fuel is also a great way to save money. Sharing a ride also keeps the roads safe, reducing traffic and roadkill, and you might even make some new mates to share the slopes with.

Check our our POW Carpooling and emissions calculator tools to calculate and reduce your impact

Fall Creek Case Study: Join the Transportation revolution

Get on board with reducing your transport emissions; with 5 services from Mt Beauty daily & 1 from both Melbourne & Albury, there are plenty of options to stress less and get the bus. If Falls Creek Coach Service runs at full capacity over the 2024 season, we can take around 12,000 cars off the road, reducing emissions by an estimated 330 tonnes CO-e, the same amount of climate pollution that 22 average Aussie households release each year.

If the more within the Aussie ski community switch the car for the coach, we can have a significant impact in cutting our sport’s climate pollution. By growing the market for shared transport, we can expand the important services provided by those like Falls Creek Coach Services. If half of all visitors to Falls took the bus, the total emissions of the resort could be cut by 18%.

How do I get to Falls Creek by bus?

With Falls Creek Coach Services, you can hop on a bus from various locations across Victoria, including:

• Southern Cross Station
• Melbourne Airport
• Albury Airport
• Albury Train Station
• Mt Beauty
• Myrtleford

By choosing Falls Creek Coach Services, you’re playing an important part in preserving our beautiful alpine environment, and the planet, for future generations. Choose a greener, more sustainable journey to the slopes. Get the bus, and make a difference!