I have always wanted to go alpine skiing, but I'm so afraid to ski down those hills
You just need to learn to ski.
I would love to love to ski in Mount Buffalo, Victoria where the first ski tow was constructed in 1936
Wow!    Do they get much snow in Mount Buffalo?
Oh, yeah their highest peak is call Mount Bogong
Is that peak named after a person?
I believe it is named after the Bogong moth.
That is kind of funny.    How tall is the peak?
Mount Bogong
Mount Bogong, , located in the Alpine National Park and part of the Victorian Alps of the Great Dividing Range, is the highest mountain in Victoria, Australia, at above sea level.
The Big River separates the massif of the mountain from the Bogong High Plains to the south. From the nearby town of Mount Beauty to its summit, Mount Bogong rises more than , thus making it one of the highest peaks in Australia not only in terms of its elevation above sea level, but also in terms
a recreational ski location into the 1930s, but was destroyed by bushfire in 1939.
Skiing began at Mount Buffalo in the 1890s and the Mount Buffalo Chalet in Victoria was constructed in 1910. Australia's first ski tow was constructed near Mount Buffalo in 1936. Buffalo's first ski lodge was built at Dingo Dell in 1954. A bushfire in 2006 forced the temporary closure of the resort and negotiations are continuing over a new lease on the property.
A stone cottage was built at Mount Hotham in 1925 to cater for