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Buller at a glance
Location and access Terrain
– – Easy three-hour drive from Melbourne
(248km north-east of the city) – – Over 300 hectares of skiable terrain
– – Closest major alpine resort to any
international airport – – Terrain mix:
20% beginner
45% intermediate
35% advanced
A true alpine village – – Longest run – Little Buller Spur 2.5km
– – True ski-in, ski-out alpine village with the most
on-mountain beds in Australia - 8,000+ beds
– – Wide range of accommodation types from hostels 
and lodges to luxury hotels and private chalets
– – Over 40 cafes, bars and restaurants ranging
from easy take-away to fine dining
– – 14 specialty retail stores including equipment
rental outlets, fashion boutiques and souvenirs
– – 180 seat cinema - the highest movie theatre
in Australia
– – World-class ski and snowboard school, with 
250 certified instructors
– – Yoplait Petit Miam Buller Kids Centre, catering 
for children from just 3 months old
– – Day spa, sled dog tours, snowshoe tours,
helicopter flights and more
Elevation and snowfall
– – Summit altitude – 1805m
– – Village altitude – 1600m
– – Highest lifted point – 1780m Grimus chairlift
– – Base altitude – 1375m Chalet Creek load station
– – Snowline – 1200m
– – Lifted vertical drop – 400m
– – Average cumulative snowfall – 2.42m
– – Average snow depth – 1.1m
– – Three Terrain Parks
Lifts
– – Victoria’s largest lifting system with a
network of 22 lifts
– – Capacity to move 40,000 skiers per hour
– – One high-speed six seater (Mercedes-Benz)
– – Two detachable quad chairs
(Blue Bullet Express and Northside Express)
– – Seven quad chairs (Fox, Wombat, Summit,
Howqua, Southside, Bull Run and Bonza)
– – Two triple chairs (Grimus, Federation)
– – One double chair (Lydia’s)
– – Four T-bars (Koflers, Skyline, Boggy Creek, Tirol)
– – One rope tow (Canyons)
– – Four carpet lifts (Bourke Street, Cattleman’s
Carpets, Happy Feet and Gliders)
Snowmaking and grooming
– – The new computerised SnowSat system allows
groomers to precisely manage snow depth and smoothly
groom the snow across the runs for better cover.
– – The SF 220 Snowfactory can produce up to
220 cubic metres of snow daily at temps up to 15 o C
– – 248 snowmaking guns across the resort capable
of pumping 400 litres of water per second
– – Snowmaking boosts cover on more than 78 hectares
and 19kms of trails
– – Fleet of 12 grooming machines including two
specialised terrain park groomers, two winch cats, two
dedicated tobog gan park groomers and a
cross-country track setter
Winter Media Guide 2018
mtbuller.com.au
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