Mt Buller australia
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Mt Buller Australia.
Mt Buller Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1927 the Australian ski resort Mt Buller lies at 1804 metres altitude in the Victoria region of the Australian Great Dividing Range. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Mt Buller ski area is not snow sure. Over 268 snow cannons ensure artificial Mt Buller snow making covers 20km of ski trails, which equates to around ? of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Mt Buller (Australia) is Melbourne (Tullamarine) at a distance of 248km or approximately 300 minutes driving time. Mt Buller ski season runs from June to October.
SNO-man says
Boasting the largest lift system, most marked runs, most slope-side beds, most snow-groomers and most Alpine restaurants and night spots in Victoria. The closest major centre to an international airport in Australia. Largest snowmaking capacity in Australia. Home of the Australian Institute of Winter Sports an Olympic training venue. Home of Kirstie Marshall and Jacqui Cooper, World Cup freestyle champions.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Mt Buller Australia
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Mt Buller Resort & Holiday Info
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| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | Australian Dollar490 - Australian Dollar490 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Jun 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Oct 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Mt Buller Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 80km |
| total length of Mt Buller trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 2.5km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N S E W |
| direction Mt Buller ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1804m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1600m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1600m |
| centre of Mt Buller ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 196m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 196m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Mt Buller
Skiing Mt Buller you'll enjoy ? pistes and trails and that means approximately 80km of ski runs. Mt Buller lifts number 25 with the capacity to uplift 39500 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Australian ski resort of Mt Buller is over 2.5km long.
Mt Buller Ski Area
Mt Buller ski area has ?% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, ?% intermediate, ?% advanced ski slopes and ?% for expert skiers - the most difficult Mt Buller piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Mt Buller after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Mt Buller for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Mt Buller Apres Ski
The apres ski Mt Buller scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
18 apres ski bars 24 restaurants 0 bowling 2 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 2 saunas 1 hot tubs 0 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Abseiling, Climbing Wall, Horse Riding, Ice Climbing, Indoor Climbing Wall, Massage, Snowcat Tours, Squash (2 Courts), Indoor Tennis.
Mt Buller for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Mt Buller Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Mt Buller resort - ski Mt Buller by any other name
The Australian ski resort of Mt Buller ski resort is also known as Mt Stirling and has the following common misspellings:
Mt Buller ski area has ski slopes which face N S E W
The direction which the various Mt Buller ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Mt Buller ski resort has ski slopes facing N S E W.
Mt Buller for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall