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Mount Buller ski resort

  • Top 1,779 m
  • 47 km of runs
  • 21 lifts
A snowboarder on a snowy slope in Kosciuszko National Park
Snowboarding in Kosciuszko National Park, Australia. Photo: Chelsea Cook / Pexels.

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  • Experts47% of mapped runs are difficult

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Mount Buller has about 47 km of mapped runs and 21 lifts, with skiing from about 1,388 m up to 1,779 m (5,837 ft), a vertical drop of 391 m. By mapped runs it is number 3 of the 5 Australia ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mount Hotham (MHU), about 80 km away in a straight line.

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Bookable ski products for this resort from Viator and Klook.

  • Melbourne: Private Mount Buller Snow and Ski Tours
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  • Private Small Group Snow and Ski Tour to Mt Buller
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    Private Small Group Snow and Ski Tour to Mt Buller

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  • Private Mount Buller Snow and Ski Tour from Melbourne
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    Private Mount Buller Snow and Ski Tour from Melbourne

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    Melbourne Mt Buller Full Day Private Ski Tour

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Mount Buller 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,584 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

  1. Fri 1311°8°2.9 mm
  2. Sat 1413°3°0.2 mm
  3. Sun 1512°-1°0 mm
  4. Mon 1610°1°0 mm
  5. Tue 1712°3°0 mm
  6. Wed 1817°8°0 mm
  7. Thu 1917°10°1.1 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Mount Buller: runs from 1,388 m to 1,779 m, a vertical drop of 391 m1,4001,5001,6001,700Top of the highest mapped run: 1,779 m (5,837 ft)Top 1,779 m · 5,837 ftBase 1,388 m · 4,554 ft391 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,779 m5,837 ft
Vertical drop
391 m1,283 ft
Mapped runs
47 km98 runs
Lifts
21mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 3% (1.2 km), Easy 5% (2.4 km), Intermediate 46% (21.1 km), Advanced 47% (21.5 km)Novice: 1.2 km, 2 runs (3%)Easy: 2.4 km, 7 runs (5%)Intermediate: 21.1 km, 42 runs (46%)46%IntermediateAdvanced: 21.5 km, 47 runs (47%)47%Advanced

About 8% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 46% intermediate and 47% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice21.2 km
Easy72.4 km
Intermediate4221.1 km
Advanced4721.5 km

Lifts

21 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts12
T-bars3
Magic carpets3
Platter lifts1
Rope tows1
Mixed lifts1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Mount Hotham (MHU)Mount Hotham80 km
Albury (ABX)East Albury129 km
Melbourne Moorabbin (MBW)Melbourne150 km
Melbourne (MEL)Melbourne153 km

Ski transfers to Mount Buller

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Mount Buller?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,779 m (5,837 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,388 m (4,554 ft), a vertical of 391 m (1,283 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Mount Buller have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 47 km of downhill runs and 21 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Mount Buller?

Mount Hotham (MHU) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 80 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Mount Buller piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.

Melbourne → Mount Buller

241 km by road