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Mount Hotham Ski Resort in Victoria

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Mount Hotham, in Victoria, Australia offers great skiing options. The mountain is located approximately 350 km north east of Melbourne; 750 km from Sydney; and 1,000 kilometres from Adelaide by road.

Hotham Alpine Resort features 3.2 square kilometres of ski area including 35 km of tree-lined cross-country trails and a network of 13 lifts. The longest run at Hotham Alpine Resort is 2.5 km. Hotham features an abundance of runs for skiers and boarders of all standards from beginners (20%) to intermediates (40%) and advanced (40%). The resort is home to one of Australia’s most difficult runs, the steep Mary’s Slide.

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Mount Buller Skiing

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It is the time of year when Australians start to think of heading to the mountains for some skiing, snowboarding and relaxing in mountain lodges. Mount Buller in Victoria is one of the favorite spots for such ski vacations. The Mount Buller ski season opens Jun 9th this year.

Mount Buller is the closest major mountain to Melbourne, just 3 hours drive (220 km).

Check up on current conditions with the live Mt. Buller snow cams. Normally the peak snow pack is in late July or early August.

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