Take it slow on the way to the snow. The roads to Mount Buller, Mount Hotham and Falls Creek are paved with pit stops in alpine villages that are perfect for snow wanderers. Enjoy outstanding coffee merchants and cellar doors, restaurants and provedores, craft breweries and chocolate makers in Mansfield, Milawa and King Valley, Bright and Mount Beauty – plus enthralling art, both indoors and out, in Benalla.

Explore our favourite stop-offs on the way to the snowfields:

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Benalla

Take the art route on the way to Mount Hotham or Falls Creek with a stop in Benalla. Home to the Wall-to-Wall street art festival, this is the place to up your street (sm)arts with a tour of murals by some of the country's most well-known names. And don't miss the Benalla Regional Art Gallery, which is internationally recognised for its outstanding historic and contemporary Australian art collection.

Future Perfect: Celebrating 50 Years of Benalla Art Gallery, collection exhibition 2018 to 2019

Benalla Art Gallery

Art galleries
Experience a diverse exhibition program of Australian art spanning 200 years, including outstanding examples of contemporary and Indigenous work.
Ceramic Mural

Benalla Ceramic Mural

Architecture & design
The Benalla Ceramic Mural was created by some of Australia's leading ceramic artists and many people from Benalla. It emerges from the rolling green lawns...
Benall Street Art

Benalla Street Art Self Guided Walk

Public art
Benalla is known as the Street Art capital of Australia. Their street art scene is dynamic and continually evolving, especially after our annual Benalla...
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Snowfields

Falls Creek Eagle Chairlift, High Country, Victoria, Australia

Falls Creek

Snow & skiing
Visit Falls Creek Alpine Resort, Victoria's largest ski resort and is renowned for its reliable snow cover, cross country trails and terrain parks.
Mount Hotham, High Country, Victoria, Australia

Hotham

Snow & skiing
Known as the 'powder capital' of Australia, Hotham is the highest Victorian ski resort and is renowned for its double black diamond terrain.
Mount Buller, High Country, Victoria, Australia. Image: Andrew Railton, courtesy Mt Buller

Mount Buller

Snow & skiing
Ski from the slopes to your front door at this alpine wonderland nestled high on the ski fields, with quaint lodges, family digs and luxury hotels.

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See & do
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Experience unforgettable downhill skiing at Victoria's major resorts – Mount Buller, Falls Creek and Hotham – and at Mt Baw Baw.