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Ski Australia - Victoria

Mount Buller Resort Reviews

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Visitor reviews for Mount Buller Ski Resort

Mount Buller Ratings

Overall: 3.6. Based on 37 votes and 33 reviews.

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Snowsure: 3.1

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • Mount Buller is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 3.9

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Mount Buller has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 3.1

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 3.9

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 3.7

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Mount Buller

Public Transport: 3.5

  • There are no buses or taxis to Mount Buller
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 4.3

  • No places to stay in/near Mount Buller
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 3.4

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 4.3

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Mount Buller

Ski in/Ski out: 4.5

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 3.8

  • There are no child care facilities at Mount Buller
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 4.3

  • Mount Buller relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 4.1

  • There are no snow groomers at Mount Buller
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Mount Buller are groomed daily

Shelter: 3.4

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Mount Buller is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 2.1

  • If snow conditions are poor at Mount Buller, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 3.2

  • Mount Buller usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 4.1

  • The staff at Mount Buller are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Mount Buller are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 2.9

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 4.2

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 4.4

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 4.0

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 4.1

  • No intermediate terrain at Mount Buller
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 4.0

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 3.4

  • Not even a kicker at Mount Buller
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 3.0

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Mount Buller
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 3.1

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Mount Buller has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 3.8

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 4.0

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 3.7

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 3.5

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 3.4

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 3.2

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 2.6

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 3.3

  • Overall, Mount Buller is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 2.4

  • Overall, Mount Buller is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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June 07, 2009
Peter
I have skied at all Victorian resorts and most of the big North American resorts and keep coming back to Mount Buller. Why? Because it's the best Oz resort in terms of terrain, facilities and accessibility. Sure, it's not as big as US or Canadian resorts but it certainly offers the best of the best as far as Aussie resorts go. I don't understand how it can be suggested that Hotham (Mount Hotham) or Falls (Falls Creek) are generally seen as the benchmark of Vic & Aus skiing; Buller is the quintessential Victorian & Australian resort. The other resorts merely try to follow what Mount Buller offers. This place rocks.
August 05, 2005
brett
MT Buller has grown on me in terms of a great ski resort. Originally, for its relative short distance travel time from Melbourne, it is convinient to take a day trip from the city and have genuinely good skiing. Although Mt Hotham and Falls Creek and generally seen as the benchmarks of Victorian and Australian skiing, Mt Buller's snow experience is fun and quite cheap for students wishing to take up the sport, compared to the other two big resorts which do not offer student rates. For a fun time, on a budget money pocket, you cannot go past Mt Buller for a weekend trip.
May 20, 2005
Dan
The Mt Buller Alpine Resort is 250km north east of Melbourne and occupies an area of 2300ha of which 850ha are devoted to Resort operations. Rising to an altitude of 1805 metres above sea level, the Resort embodies some of Victoria's most spectacular alpine and sub-alpine terrain. Located at the eastern extremities of the Delatite River catchement, Mt Buller Alpine Resort adjoins other significant tracts of public land managed by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Mt Buller is clearly emerging as Australia's best all season alpine resort. It offers 180ha of ski trails as well as wide, open space above the tree line.The longest ski trail is 2.5km with an average snowfall of 1.5m. There are 25 ski lifts, capable of moving 40,000 people every hour. And since the maximum number of people skiing is approximately 10,000 at peak periods, there are no delays in catching a ski lift. The season opens in early June, although snowmaking generally begins in late May, provided weather conditions are suitable. The season closes in late September, as the alpine resort begins to assume its glorious Springmantle. The Mt Buller Alpine Resort is only a three hour drive from Melbourne. There are 7000 beds available at the Resort in hotels, commercial lodges and clubs. A further 2300 guest beds are available in nearby towns such as Mansfield, less than a 45 minute driveaway.