Fire destroyed two buildings at Ben Lomond on May 15.
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The Ben Lomond Alpine Hotel was reduced to rubble and the Parks and Wildlife Service day shelter gutted, causing more than $1 million damage.
Closure of the day shelter means the closest public toilets are located at the Ben Lomond campground, eight kilometres from the ski village.
We’re looking back at photos of the hotel when it was known as the Creek Inn.
The fire
One of the hotel’s owners alerted emergency services of the fire at 10.20pm.
Heavy tankers from Blessington, Evandale, Prospect and Ravenswood responded. Due to travel time up the mountain, it took crews about 20 minutes to arrive.
It is a great loss to the Ben Lomond ski park.
- David Downie
It took firefighters about three hours to contain the blaze.
More than 12 hours after the initial call for help, firefighters were still working to extinguish spot fires.
The facade of the shelter area which leads into the hotel remained standing, but the hotel had been reduced to rubble.
For information about closures or changes, visit the Parks and Wildlife Service website.