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read moreAmid scarce snowfalls across most of Australia’s alpine resorts, Mt Buller has opened its winter season with skiing, snowboarding, tobogganing and other activities as of today.
With the King’s Birthday long weekend marking the traditional opening of the season, Mt Buller’s Bourke Street Chairlift rolled into action this morning for first tracks of the winter as a result of a month-long effort of snowmaking.
The resort’s all-weather snow factories enabled the Bourke Street run to open to skiers and boarders as of 8.30am for the first chair.
Mt Buller’s alpine village is also offering a weekend of live music, family entertainment, snow, parties and, as of tonight, fireworks.
Welcoming the start of the season, Mark Bennetts of Mt Buller Mt Stirling Resort Management, advised “the long weekend is all about getting together with friends and family and celebrating the start of the snow season.
“The fact we are getting in a little skiing and snow fun is a bonus.”
The sparce snow cover at Australia’s alpine resorts this year contrasts with 12 months ago when, as a result of two pre-season storms that dropped over a metre of snow during the fortnight leading into the June long weekend, the opening weekend was considered the best in two decades
As a result, resorts are offering extensive entertainment programs.
As of yesterday, Thredbo advised “we’re celebrating winter in style all long weekend with a huge line-up of events, entertainment and more to kick off the season.”
The resort also, as of yesterday, stated it was “starting the long weekend right with a fresh dusting of snow up top overnight and there’s more promising snow and cooler snowmaking temps in the forecast.”
Images: The first chair riders of the winter season at Mt Buller (top, from left: Samuel Caulfield, Tristan Mildenhall , Daniel Capuzza, Lachie Holbrook, Ryan Staples and Angus Meissner) and winter sport action at Mt Buller (below, credit: Tony Harrington).
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31st May 2023 - Victoria Police urge snow visitors to be well prepared
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23rd April 2023 - Road reopening restores access to Falls Creek Alpine Resort
14th April 2023 - Thredbo Resort welcomes first snowfalls ahead of 2023 winter season
24th March 2023 - Thredbo launches winter season passes, lift passes and lessons for 2023
18th February 2023 - Top skiers and snowboarders call for winter sport’s international governing body to act on climate change
12th December 2022 - Michael Kennedy congratulated for 20 years as Snow Australia Chief Executive
20th November 2022 - Thredbo named Australia’s Best Ski Resort sixth consecutive year
20th October 2022 - Snow Australia officially recognised as full member of the International Ski Mountaineering Federation
7th October 2022 - Alpine resorts look back on a successful winter season
19th September 2022 - Mt Buller welcomes weekend of snow
12th September 2022 - Alpine Resorts Victoria appoints Amber Gardner as inaugural Chief Executive
1st June 2022 - Early winter snowfalls prompt early opening at Victoria’s Mt Buller
10th August 2021 - Mt Buller reopens for snow lovers from regional Victoria
27th July 2021 - Mt Buller and Mt Stirling resorts to reopen to snowlovers from midnight
24th April 2021 - 50 days out from Queen’s birthday weekend season opening Mt Buller commences snowmaking
6th August 2020 - Victorian alpine resorts close to visitors
16th July 2020 - Victoria’s Mt Buller advises of ongoing ski operations
4th January 2020 - Bushfire crisis sees Victorian alpine resorts among areas declared state of disaster
9th August 2019 - Significant snowfalls transform alpine resorts
8th December 2017 - Perisher to invest $4.2 million in snowmaking and new chairlift
6th August 2017 - Alpine resorts invest in snowmaking to reduce impact of climate change
20th March 2017 - Mt Buller innovation changes snowmaking in Australia
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