This is my first time with an epic pass and this season I was planning on going to Falls Creek for the first time. I didn't even check accommodation yet and after searching, I couldn't find a single place on mountain, Mount Beauty, or in Bright that offers shared accommodation as an option. Am I searching the right places? Is Falls Creek not typically solo-friendly? (not wanting to pay $600/night for a private room)
Half of me is considering renting a campervan for <$100 a day then either taking the shuttle up from Mount Beauty for $79 or pay the $69 park permit fee. Other half of me is considering just going to Hotham (struggled with the blues there last season) which has a $270 bus from Melbourne then many lodges that have shared rooms where you just book a single bed for ~$110-138/night.