Mount Buller, Victoria
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Mount Buller () is a town in Victoria 150 km from Melbourne. It is also the name of the mountain (elevation 1805 metres)http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=238658 the town is situated on. Primarily a resort town, Mount Buller is popular with snowsports enthusiasts in winter due to its close location to Melbourne.
Mt Buller Village
The town with a population of 2933 has around 7000 beds available in accommodation facilities, the most of any Victorian ski resort.La Trobe University has a minor campus at Mt Buller. The campus facilities include a public cinema, gym and indoor sporting facilities.http://www.latrobe.edu.au/mtbuller/
Mt Buller is also the home of the National Alpine Museum.
Mt Buller Ski Resort
The ski area around the town has a network of 25 lifts, capable of moving more than 40,000 people per hour - the highest capacity in Victoria. The highest lifted point is 1780m at Grimus Chairlift and the base altitude is 1375m at the Chalet Creek loading station on the Horse Hill chairlift / gondola. The lifts are owned by Groset, a part of the Grollo Grouphttp://www.grollo.com/ of companies.There are around 80kms of groomed trails spread over 263 hectares of terrain. 25% is beginner terrain, 45% intermediate and 30% advanced. There are also 9km of cross-country trails accessible from the village. These trails also connect Mt Buller with Mount Stirling.
Mt Buller hosts two International Ski Federation Aerial Skiing World Cup events every year in September.
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