The Avenue Ski Club

The lodge

In arguably the finest location on Mt Buller: ski out–ski in beside the Bourke Street run, with the village a short walk away.

Golden light on a snow-laden snow gum beside the lodge, the lodge's brick wall and snow-heaped roofline behind it, deep snow across the ground and clear blue sky above.
The snow gum beside the lodge, in golden light.

Thirteen en-suite rooms sleeping two to six; a lounge with a stone open fire; dining looking out over the Bluff; a full communal kitchen; drying room; ski store; TV room; games room; spa; and a kids' play room. In winter the lodge is managed, and linen and breakfast basics are provided.

Good to know

What's provided
Linen and breakfast basics in winter, plus pantry staples, tea, coffee, Milo and hot chocolate. Strip your beds at checkout; linen goes in the laundry bags.
Meals
Bring your own lunch and dinner and cook in the communal kitchen, or eat in the village. There's bread on hand for the kids to make cheese toasties.
Checkout is 4pm
Beds stripped, food out of the fridge and dry store, toilets cleaned, rubbish out.
Getting there
The lodge is at 24 Breathtaker Rd, beside the Bourke Street run: ski-in, ski-out. Carrying chains is compulsory on the mountain road in winter; resort entry, parking and transfer detail is in Mt Buller's guide to driving up and staying overnight.
The last few hundred metres
Don't follow the mapping apps in the village — they will try to route you across the ski slope. Coming in, turn left onto Summit Rd, then right onto Stirling Rd / The Avenue. From there either walk up the steps from The Avenue, or drive to the far end of Breathtaker Rd (by Hotel Pension Grimus) and walk back.
Conditions
Mt Buller snow report · BOM Mt Buller forecast
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The lodge

The full front of the lodge in mid-winter, balconies and external stair under snow, deep snowbanks below.
The lodge in mid-winter.
The lodge entrance on a winter night, warm light through the doorway and snow on the trees.
The entrance on a winter night.
The mid-level lounge: deep sofas and armchairs drawn up to a stone open fire, shelves of books and board games alongside, and windows looking out to the stacked woodpile.
The mid-level lounge and the open fire.
The top-level living room: sofas around a low table facing a tall dark-stone chimney breast and open fire, under a raked timber-framed ceiling.
The top-level living room.
The top-level kitchen and dining: a long timber table with red bentwood chairs in the sun, the kitchen bench beyond, and windows filled with the view out across the ranges.
The top-level kitchen and dining, looking out over the ranges.

Mt Buller

First light from the lodge: frosted trees in the foreground and a sea of cloud filling the valley below.
First light over the valley.
A village path under new snow, split-rail fence to one side and heavily rimed snow gums overhead.
The village after a snowfall.
Empty chairlift chairs encrusted in rime ice on a clear morning, the ranges stretching away behind.
Rime on the chairs.
Snow-covered ridgeline and peaks under a blue sky with high cirrus.
Fresh snow on the ranges.
A lift structure completely encased in wind-driven rime ice, sculptural against flat white cloud.
The iced-up lift tower.
The escarpment across the valley, its cap under fresh snow, forested ridges below.
Across the valley after fresh snow.
The Man from Snowy River bronze in the village, horse and rider glazed over with ice.
The Man from Snowy River statue, iced over.

Room photographs are on The rooms.

A short history

Details to come.

We're putting this together with the club's longest-standing members.

Staying at the Avenue

Guests are booked by members; see Rates. Interested in joining? See Joining the club.