Ballarat also has a deep art tradition, evident in galleries, exhibitions and theatres. And it has a wildlife park with koalas, kangaroos, emus and wombats in a woodland setting of peppermint gums. High Country, skiing and trekking As you go east from Melbourne the hills and valleys get steeper and you enter the high country, up among the twisted snowgums and soaring peaks of the Snowy Mountains. Victoria has three major ski resorts. Mount Buller is the most popular, mainly because it is only 246 km from Melbourne.
Snow cannons work hard in year's of light snow.
Falls Creek tends to have more natural snow. Mount Buffalo also offers good cross-country. When the snow melts, Mount Buffalo has 140 km of walking trails to enjoy, delicate spring wildflowers, crystal clear streams and massive granite tors. The Man From Snowy River. The trek travels through river valleys, tall mountain forests, snowgum woodlands and up through alpine moors to the High Plains of the Alpine National Park.