FALLS Creek is gearing up to officially launch its mountain bike season this weekend with its Ignition MTB Festival.

Over the weekend, Blue Dirt Mountain Bike Company expects to haul around 1000 mountain bikers up the mountain each day, making it one of the biggest shuttled events in the southern hemisphere.

The festival is a cornerstone of mountain biking in Australia, celebrating the camaraderie and culture that comes with the sport.

It’s all about hitting the trails with friends, enjoying local food and drinks, and rocking out to live music including the 2024 headliner 'The Smith Street Band'.

The event will take place on November 22-24 and you can purchase tickets at ignitionmtb.com.au

It will be the first on a series of mountain bike events at Falls Creek this summer, including cross country and enduro-racing, kids ride days, skills clinics, the all-female MTB de Femme and more.

Check out the full events calendar at: www.fallscreek.com.au/events.

After extensive upgrades and the addition of new trails over the past few years, Falls Creek's Mountain Bike Park now boasts over 50km of world-class tracks.

This significant investment has transformed the park into a premier destination, with plans for even more expansion on the horizon.

In an early start to the the season, Falls Creek and Kiewa Valley locals were recently treated to a fantastic day of mountain bike shuttles, delicious lunch and community spirit hitting the trails.

The event was made possible by the Falls Creek Alpine Resort Community Recovery Fund, generously supported by the Australian and Victorian governments.