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Located a three-hour drive from central Melbourne, Mount Buller is a huge resort boasting a myriad of trails to suit all levels of experience along with excellent restaurants, ski-in-ski-out lodging and a lively après-ski scene.

Despite its size, the large ski resort town offers a friendly atmosphere and provides all the basic facilities you’re likely to need including ski and snowboard hire, a ski school, supermarket, clothing boutiques, banking facilities and a post office. A courtesy shuttle makes getting around the ski resort of Mount Buller a breeze.

The large mountain offers a good variety of runs to suit everyone from beginners to experts, spread over 450 acres of skiable terrain and boasting the largest vertical drop in Victoria. A total of 25 chairlifts transport up to 40,000 people up the slopes per hour, while the resort is also home to a terrain and snowtube park, half pipe, two toboggan runs and over five miles of cross country trails.

The ski resort of Mount Buller offers a generous range of lodging options to suit all budgets, including ski-in ski-out accommodation as well as numerous lodges that are easily accessible via the free shuttle bus network. When it comes to dining at the ski resorts in Mount Buller, you’re spoilt for choice, with a number of first-rate bistros, cafés, steakhouses, brasseries, kiosks and restaurants, while the resort is also home to several hotels, bars, pubs and even a tapas bar that all stay open well into the night. La Trobe University’s Mount Buller campus provides a full range of gym and sporting facilities.

Mount Buller ski resort is located in the middle of Victoria’s beautiful wine region, with a number of charming towns to explore within an hour’s drive of the resort if you’re in need of a break from the slopes. The legendary High Country offers numerous scenic drives and countless breathtaking views, as well as other outdoor activities.

The official ski season kicks off in early June and runs until late September, although snowmaking normally gets underway in late May, depending on conditions. Chairlift tickets are usually cheaper on weekdays. Most people tend to drive to the ski resorts in Mount Buller, given the lovely scenery and its proximity to Melbourne.

Skiing in Mount Buller

Mount Buller is a large ski resort popular for the number and variety of its runs, its lively après-ski scene and its close proximity to Melbourne, only a three-hour drive away.

A good spread of runs ensures there’s something for everyone at Mount Buller, with 25 per cent of slopes designated as beginner runs, 45 per cent as intermediate and 30 per cent as advanced, spread over 450 acres of varied terrain. The longest run comes in at under two miles, while all trails are serviced by a total of 25 chairlifts with an hourly lift capacity of 40,000 people. Night skiing in Mount Buller is available and snowboarders will enjoy the terrain and rail park as well as the half pipe, while kids will love the snowtube park and two toboggan runs. Snowshoeing, telemarking and cross country skiing are also popular here.

There is plenty of nighttime entertainment to keep you busy well into the night, with a number of popular pubs, bars and cocktail lounges on offer, while a huge range of restaurants, cafés and bistros ensure there’s something to suit all tastes. Mount Buller is also home to Australia’s highest cinema, while the Mount Buller campus of La Trobe University offers a fully-equipped gym and a range of sporting facilities.

Mount Buller is a large resort boasting the biggest vertical drop in Victoria and the second-largest chairlift capacity in the country after Perisher Blue. A full range of facilities are provided, along with ample accommodation that includes convenient ski-in ski-out lodging, making skiing in Mount Buller a pleasure.

The ski season runs from early June through to late September, with the extensive snowmaking facilities kicking into gear in late May. The best snowfalls tend to occur during July and August, while chairlift tickets are generally cheaper on weekdays. During the weekends the slopes tend to fill up with day-trippers from Melbourne. The best way to get here is to drive although a range of other transportation options to Mount Buller is also available.

Transportation to Mount Buller

Mount Buller is located a three-hour drive from Melbourne in Victoria’s legendary High Country, the state’s famous gourmet food and wine district. Car is the best means of transport for getting here as you can take in the beautiful scenery along the way, although other transportation options to Mount Buller include coach connections and even helicopter transfers.

Most people prefer to drive to Mount Buller and take in the lovely scenery along the way. It’s a three-hour drive from the centre of Melbourne and resort entry fees are paid at the town of Mirimbah before heading up the well-maintained road to the extensive parking areas. Parking attendants will direct you to the most convenient parking space before you board the courtesy over-snow transport to your lodgings.

Melbourne International Airport receives daily flights from all capital cities as well as many regional centres. From here you can hire a car, where ‘drive and slide’ packages include chairlift and resort entry fees, or you can board a connecting express coach to the slopes.

There are regular coach services connecting Mount Buller with Melbourne’s Spencer Street Station and the airport, as well as smaller towns such as Mansfield, Merrijig and Mirimbah. A helicopter service provides an exhilarating but expensive way to hit the slopes, leaving from either Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport or Essendon Airport. The trip takes an hour and the views are nothing short of magnificent.

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