29 May 2019: Today Mt Buller announced the resort is opening early on Saturday 1 June to mark the first day of winter with a free day skiing and boarding on Bourke Street riding the new Bourke Street Express chairlift.
The resort has been blanketed with over 35cms fresh snow so far this week and we couldn’t wait until the Queen’s Birthday Weekend to roll the new 6-seater lift.
Buller Ski Lifts’ owners Rino and Diana Grollo will officially open the Bourke Street Express at 10am on Saturday morning before inviting snowlovers to enjoy free rides for the day to celebrate the first day of the snow season – a week earlier than scheduled!
There will not be any busses running between Mansfield and Mt Buller this weekend. MMBL and other operators will likely have regular bus services running from Sat 8th June.
As such driving is basically the only option for this weekend. Check the 'Snow Chain Declaration' on the Mt Buller website in the morning so you know if you will need to hire snow chains in Mansfield before you come up. All 2WD vehicles will be able to get to the carpark so long as chains are fitted as required.
Resort entry pricing is available online but listed under "Mt Buller Parking" - select 1 day and this will include your resort entry
@ibuy has a really good sample itinerary above but please note official opening of the new chairlift will be at 10am so skiing will be difficult at 9am.
Source: local
MMBL will now be running a limited service to Mt Buller from Mansfield beginning Saturday 01 June.
Busses will run Sat 01 to Fri 07 departing Mansfield at: 8AM, 9:30AM, 12:12PM, & 3:30PM.
The full bus schedule will run (7 busses a day) will be available from the 8th of June