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Mount Buller ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Mount Buller is a ski area in Mount Buller, Victoria, Australia with 47 km of mapped downhill runs and 21 lifts, between 1,387 m and 1,776 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
47 km
Lifts
21
Top elevation
1,776 m
Vertical drop
389 m
Nearest airport
MHU · 80 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy2.4 km
  • Other0.6 km
  • Beginner1.2 km
  • Advanced21 km
  • Intermediate21 km

99 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap, 13 km with snowmaking. Colours follow the North American piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 12 Chairlifts
  • 3 T-bars
  • 3 Magic carpets
  • 1 Button lifts
  • 1 Rope tows
  • 1 Combined lifts

Mount Buller is a ski area in Mount Buller, Victoria, Australia. Its 99 mapped downhill runs add up to 47 km, which ranks it #3 of 16 ski areas in Australia and gives it 16.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 472 m long.

Slopes at Mount Buller

About 8% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 45% intermediate and 46% advanced or expert, which makes Mount Buller best suited to confident and advanced skiers. 12.6 km (27%) of the runs have snowmaking, which helps early and late in the season.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 21 lifts: 12 chairlifts, 3 t-bars, 3 magic carpets, 1 button lift, 1 rope tow, 1 combined lift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,387 m up to 1,776 m, a vertical drop of 389 m.

Getting to Mount Buller

The nearest airport is Mount Hotham Airport (MHU), about 80 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 44 min by car; Albury Airport (ABX) is 129 km away. Nearby ski areas include Mount Stirling, Mt St Bernard, Lake Mountain and Mount Hotham (35.8 km), which together add 42 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Mount Buller

  1. 1
    Mount Hotham Airport Flag of AustraliaMount Hotham, Australia Airports in Australia
    MHU80 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Albury Airport Flag of AustraliaEast Albury, Australia Airports in Australia
    ABX129 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Melbourne Moorabbin Airport Flag of AustraliaMelbourne, Australia Airports in Australia
    MBW150 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Melbourne Essendon Airport Flag of AustraliaEssendon Fields, Australia Airports in Australia
    MEB150 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Mount Buller have?

47 km of downhill runs (99 runs): 2.4 km easy, 0.6 km other, 1.2 km beginner, 21 km advanced, 21 km intermediate. It is #3 in Australia by piste length.

How high is Mount Buller?

The lifts and runs reach 1,776 m (5,827 ft); the lowest point is 1,387 m, a vertical drop of 389 m.

What is the nearest airport to Mount Buller?

Mount Hotham Airport (MHU), about 80 km away in a straight line; Albury Airport (ABX) is 129 km away.

How many ski lifts does Mount Buller have?

21 lifts: 12 chairlifts, 3 t-bars, 3 magic carpets, 1 button lifts, 1 rope tows, 1 combined lifts.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.