Here at Australia Travel Guide, we provide some of the best information on things to do and see in Australia. This blog features the amazing skiing that you can undertake near Melbourne at the magnificent Mount Buller.
Mount Buller
Only a three-hour road trip from Melbourne is the amazing Mount Buller, and it is one of the most accessible major snow resorts in Australia. It offers premier skiing and resort activities and is a popular destination for skiers all over the world to come to.
Traversing the slopes, skiers can take in the spectacular views on their skis, snowboards or toboggans.
Ski Lifts
Many ski resorts are blighted by long queues trying to access the slopes, but at Mount Buller you can spend more time skiing than queuing. This is because Mount Buller has a highly impressive lift network, which is actually the largest in Victoria.
The resort has twenty-two lifts that regularly transport forty thousand people every hour. These lifts open up over three hundred hectares of snowy terrain that is open to skiing, snowboarding, and tobogganing.
The slopes of Mount Buller have something to offer every level of ability. From novice to professional, and there are many varied runs that will suit everybody. From gently undulating terrain to highly challenging, steep Black Runs. There is also an additional three terrain parks, a cross country course, and two toboggan parks.
Nightime Thrills
Mount Buller offers an amazing variety of things to do day or night. You can clamber on a sled pulled by huskies and take off into the wilderness, take in the splendid scenic views from chairlift rides, or relax and have some personal pampering in Australia’s highest spa.
You can even sign up for some night skiing with the slopes that are illuminated by vast floodlights. Or perhaps take to the air in a helicopter and get a birds-eye view of this magnificent snowy playground.
Mount Buller is great fun for the whole family, why not go on the Gnome Roam adventure or even pop to the cinema to see the latest movies.
Mount Buller Village
Off the slopes Mount Buller Village has plenty of attractions. There are many choices of accommodation to select, from typical mountain chalets to modern luxury hotels with all the amenities you could possibly require.
In fact this resort has more on-mountain accommodation than any other ski resort in Australia. There are an estimated seven thousand beds that are available in Mount Buller Village from basic backpacker dorms to remote alpine retreats.
The Village is also home to over thirty bars and restaurants, so expect a great apres-ski scene when the day is over.
Mount Buller is an excellent distraction from the city, and being only three hours from Melbourne is a great location for a weekend or short break.
