MBSS will be back for the winter of 2025! To book a green season tours, visit Adventure Guides Australia
G'day from Mount Buffalo!
Mount Buffalo Ski School is part of Adventure Guides Australia, an outdoor experience company owned by long-time local David Chitty. Adventure Guides Australia has been offering amazing outdoor experiences in Victoria's High Country to visitors for nearly 40 years.
Mount Buffalo Ski School will be running winter activities each year during the winter months. Our lessons, tours, and rambles are suitable for children as young as 5 years old. All our experienced instructors and guides are friendly and ready to help you have a fantastic time on your trip to the snow. Tours are normally conducted at Cresta Valley. We all look forward to seeing you in the winter seasons!
To book activities for green seasons, please visit Adventure Guides Australia website.
Mount Buffalo Ski School
We love showing visitors around this beautiful mountain in winter. You can...
- Learn how to cross country ski - our experienced instructors will have you touring the Cresta Valley XC ski trail network in no time.
- Go on a scenic snowshoe tour - bushwalking in the snow is an experience not to be missed.
- Family Snowplay Adventure - our snow play adventure is designed for adventurous families with kids as young as 5 years old.
Bookings are essential for all our tours. You can book directly online, or call us if you have questions. We do private group bookings too!
Mount Buffalo In Winter
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Mount Buffalo Ski School: Tours and Lessons (Advertised Tours)
Book tours online, check out our tour calendar to see what is available.
XC Ski halfday Lessons and Tours (3hrs)
From $155pp
You will learn how to move on skis (parallel stride), how to travel uphill, downhill and how to turn. You'll also learn how to stop (important!) and how to get back up when you fall over – as we all do on occasion! And then practice these skills out on the XC trails. Your ski instructor will provide coaching and tuition throughout the tour, which will help you improve your ski technique.
Halfday Snowshoe Tour Cresta Valley (snowshoes provided)
From $155pp
Enjoy the beauty of a snow-capped Mount Buffalo on a guided half-day snowshoe tour at Cresta Valley. We tailor the length and difficulty of the tour to the group. Usually, we mix the route between marked and unmarked trails.
Full-day XC Ski Lessons and Tours
From $295pp
On this lesson/tour, we take you on an extended tour on the groomed cross country trails, plus (snow permitting) a backcountry tour around the 4 km trail through the “Valley of the Gods” or other backcountry areas.
Mount Buffalo Tours and Lessons (Private Tours)
If you would like to arrange a customized tour for yourself or your group, please give us a call to discuss. Below are some of the tours we can tailor for your group.
Family Snowplay Tour
From $880 per group (6-12 people)
This snow play adventure is designed for families with kids as young as 3 years old. Our experienced leader will guide you through every step of the way and teach you how to have fun in the snow safely, activities including tobogganing, leisure snowshoe walk, build snowman, and learn a few things about coping with different weather conditions, and most importantly create a beautiful memory with your little ones. All activity equipments are included in the tour.
Full-day Snowshoe and Introduction to Backcountry Safety (Snowshoes Provided)
From $295pp
A full day of snowshoeing where we explore some of the backcountry areas of Mount Buffalo as well as marked snowshoe trails. We will also discuss snow camping, the use of ice axes, crampons and other backcountry access and safety tools. The importance of understanding severe weather (when not to go) and avoiding or preparing for avalanche risk will also be included. Also communications safety and use of PLBs etc.
Full-day XC Ski Lessons and Tours
From $295pp
On this lesson/tour, we take you on an extended tour on the groomed cross country trails, plus (snow permitting) a backcountry tour around the 4 km trail through the “Valley of the Gods” or other backcountry areas.
XC Ski Hire Shops Near Mount Buffalo
Not all ski hire shops have cross-country skis. The hire shops listed below are the only businesses we know of in the region that currently stock XC skis, boots and poles for rental. Remember to allow enough time to have your boots and skis properly fitted before you travel up the mountain for your lesson or tour. As Mount Buffalo snow is often icy, we recommend that you hire steel edge backcountry style skis for your tour as they work much better than plastic edge skis in icy and other conditions when away from groomed trails.
- Rays Ski Shop – Great Alpine Road, Myrtleford 03 5752 1306 (steel edge backcountry skis)
- Bright Chalet Ski Hire – Great Alpine Road, Bright 03 5755 1833 (steel edge touring skis)
- Happy Valley Hub – 5023 Great Alpine Road, Ovens 03 5751 1845 (Adult steel edge touring skis and plastic edge children's skis)
- Porepunkah Ski Hire - 5 Nicholson St, Porepunkah, Australia - 0476 586 659
- Everest Outdoors - Bright - 28A Ireland St Bright VIC 3741- 035 7552227