Steve Allen’s Sixty Nights at Lake Albina Lodge

Steve Allen spent sixty nights a year in Australia’s remote Lake Albina Lodge in the seventies and eighties, describing it as lunar-like after blizzards, with no heat but cozy if you bundled up. Often alone despite its official twelve-person capacity, he learned to ski, explored backcountry terrain, and witnessed ice cornices collapsing. He survived whiteouts, a broken leg, and even had med students help him out — and once joked about “green” painkillers. The lodge was demolished in 1983, leaving him heartbroken; he now hikes elsewhere in high-country huts. He wonders how today’s crowds would make a sixty-night stay impossible — and how far the mountain’s vibe has changed. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e6a11d8ee0991981