Hard to believe in just 3hrs from Melbourne there's a winter playground that feels like another world! It's possible to do it in a day - but you'll want to stay longer...
You'll want to settle in for a real winter holiday and there's a wide range of options including hotels, apartments and cosy lodges to make you feel right at home.
Getting to Australia's most accessible major alpine resort is easy. Plan your drive, or explore options including coaches - and we'll see you soon.
Plan resort entry, parking, transfers to your accommodation and transport around the village, inc. accessible options.
Find your way and get your bearings with our helpful maps before you visit. Almost everything in resort is a short walk, or shuttle ride, to the slopes!
Can you believe the first skiers got sliding up here 100 years ago? We've been loving it ever since. With over 80kms of runs to explore it's time to get your slide on!
Skiing and snowboarding is just the beginning. Find a mountain of experiences to make your complete winter holiday with fun things to do, on and off the slopes.
Rent what you need. Shop for what you want. Enjoy the convenience of rental and retail services to keep you sliding and comfortable during your visit, or plan a little retail therapy.
Bring your appetite and embrace the apres vibes in resort. You'll love the variety of bars, cafes and restaurants up here - who's hungry?
Smart skiers and boarders pre-purchase lift passes whether it's for one day, a few days or a whole season. Find the right pass for you and make the most of off-peak savings.
Season membership unlocks unlimited days on the slopes, discounts and perks all season long. It also opens doors to savings and free days at partner resorts.
The instructors at the Ski & Snowboard School have lessons for everyone from beginners to advanced riders. Find a lesson time and style to take your riding to the next level.
Nothing beats a one-on-one ski or snowboard lesson tailored just for you. Invest in yourself, brush up on your technique and enjoy a VIP experience.
The Ski & Snowboard School can help you identify what level you are at and what your learning goals are. Start here to find the right lesson to suit you and your abilities.
Snow Squad seasonal programs offer a full winter of on-snow fun, learning, and development for young athletes, as well as children and teens wishing to progress their intermediate skills to the next level.
2025 Season Memberships now on sale. Prize freeze from 2024 for a limited time. Hurry - sale ends 31 Oct.
Browse, compare, and book all lodge, hotel, and apartment options on Mt Buller and in the Mansfield region. Filter by price, features, location, and special offers.
With exclusive offers like Kids Stay Free and Snow Guarantee, you'll never need to book anywhere else.
Hard to believe in just 3hrs from Melbourne there's a winter playground that feels like another world! It's possible to do it in a day - but you'll want to stay longer...
You'll want to settle in for a real winter holiday and there's a wide range of options including hotels, apartments and cosy lodges to make you feel right at home.
Getting to Australia's most accessible major alpine resort is easy. Plan your drive, or explore options including coaches - and we'll see you soon.
Plan resort entry, parking, transfers to your accommodation and transport around the village, inc. accessible options.
Find your way and get your bearings with our helpful maps before you visit. Almost everything in resort is a short walk, or shuttle ride, to the slopes!
Can you believe the first skiers got sliding up here 100 years ago? We've been loving it ever since. With over 80kms of runs to explore it's time to get your slide on!
Skiing and snowboarding is just the beginning. Find a mountain of experiences to make your complete winter holiday with fun things to do, on and off the slopes.
Rent what you need. Shop for what you want. Enjoy the convenience of rental and retail services to keep you sliding and comfortable during your visit, or plan a little retail therapy.
Bring your appetite and embrace the apres vibes in resort. You'll love the variety of bars, cafes and restaurants up here - who's hungry?
Smart skiers and boarders pre-purchase lift passes whether it's for one day, a few days or a whole season. Find the right pass for you and make the most of off-peak savings.
Season membership unlocks unlimited days on the slopes, discounts and perks all season long. It also opens doors to savings and free days at partner resorts.
The instructors at the Ski & Snowboard School have lessons for everyone from beginners to advanced riders. Find a lesson time and style to take your riding to the next level.
Nothing beats a one-on-one ski or snowboard lesson tailored just for you. Invest in yourself, brush up on your technique and enjoy a VIP experience.
The Ski & Snowboard School can help you identify what level you are at and what your learning goals are. Start here to find the right lesson to suit you and your abilities.
Snow Squad seasonal programs offer a full winter of on-snow fun, learning, and development for young athletes, as well as children and teens wishing to progress their intermediate skills to the next level.
2025 Season Memberships now on sale. Prize freeze from 2024 for a limited time. Hurry - sale ends 31 Oct.
Browse, compare, and book all lodge, hotel, and apartment options on Mt Buller and in the Mansfield region. Filter by price, features, location, and special offers.
With exclusive offers like Kids Stay Free and Snow Guarantee, you'll never need to book anywhere else.
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Last updated 01 October 2024 12:00PM
100 years of skiing on Mt Buller means there have been decades of amazing people working across the mountain to make it the top winter destination it is. From the Blue and Orange lift companies to what has now become Buller Ski Lifts (BSL), it’s the people that have certainly made the place.
To celebrate this century milestone, BSL invited all staff from across the decades to join in a reunion day across three different July and August dates. With a complimentary lift pass to reacquaint themselves with the mountain they once worked on, everyone then headed to Moosehead for a celebratory catch-up and après in the afternoon. IT was fabulous to see people come back for the days who had worked at Mt Buller from the late 1970's through the 80's, 90's, 2000's and up to now.
Photo 1 - Matej Sabol and Bronte McCoy
Bronte’s favourite moments of working at Mt Buller are all made up of the amazing friends and co-workers that have become family, and the fun and friendly banter that happens on the job everyday. Her favourite memory is the time she announced on the work radio “Matej is a loser” forgetting everyone could hear her on the radio. Luckily, Matej didn’t take it to heart and they remain fast friends.
Photo 2 - Left to Right: Darren Hudson, Bronte McCoy, Andre Costal, Leigh Delahoy, Kat Laney, Tomas Zelenka
For Darren, Andre and Leigh, their favourite memory as ski instructors at Mt Buller are the nights spent at Grimus Pension in Herbie’s Bar or Kaptan’s Restaurant, where they were always looked after by the Grimus family. They remember always having the best time there with the locals from around the mountain.
Photo 3 – Left to Right: Anthony Livingston, Janine Livingston, Lachy Clark, Tess Hoinville, Andrew Clark, Alex Peter, Karen Hoinville, Peter Kendall
Karen Hoinville worked at Buller for 11 seasons between 1976 and 1986. Her first 5 seasons were with Orange lift company, and the last 6 years she worked for Koflers, Arlberg and the Mt Buller Store. For the years she’s worked for Orange, she ran Shakey Knees ticket office where it would get really busy as it was open 7 days a week until 4pm. She would close the ticket office for lunch on the weekend. Hans Grimus used to send his dog, Kaptan, to keep her company on busy days. Her favourite run was Dam Run
Peter Kendall worked on the Tirol T-bar lift in 1981 (one of Australia’s biggest snow fall seasons on record!). He also wired the current ski patrol base during the mid 1980’s and dug footings for Horse Hill chair lift by hand!
Photo 4 – Left to Right Tracy Daw, Justin Carmody aka Giggles, Nigel Buchanan aka Big Nig - previous IT Manager
Justin Carmody worked in lift operations maintenance. His favourite memory was years ago on one of the wild wind hold days, Nigel took his bedsheets, tied it on poles at Tirol and it was just flapping in the wind. Very funny moment for Justin (but we don't recommend anyone try it again).
Nigel Buchanan’s favourite memory is when he played a practical joke on somebody, they took their revenge on him by packing up all his belongings (bed, clothes, ski gear, tv/VHS – the whole room!) and set up his bedroom in the old Lift Operations sign-on shack. He slept in there for two nights and joined all mornings meetings from bed each day.
Photo 5 - Justin Carmody and Nigel Buchanan revisiting the bottom of Bull Run wearing their old uniform and old staff beanies.
Thank you to everyone that joined in the celebrations on the mountain to share great memories and reconnect with Mt Buller today. Mt Buller is built on all the people who have come before and is able to continue into the future with thanks to all who are here working now.
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