2015 MT BULLER WINTERMEDIA GUIDE 1 WELCOMETO WINTER 2015 ATMT BULLER It’s that time of the year once again, when the days get a little shorter, the weather gets cooler and it can only mean one thing – the snow season is almost here! In this handy guide designed just for media, we’ve pulled Kate Monahan together all the information you could need for your 2015 Media & Marketing Offi cer snow stories, including what’s new, fast facts, holiday Mt Buller Mt Stirling Resort Management packages, events, important dates, prices and more, as well as where to fi nd fantastic imagery. Phone: 03 5777 6077 Mobile: 0411 330 383 2015 is shaping up to be another exciting season on top of Email: [email protected] the world at Mt Buller, after a stellar 2014 that saw record snowfalls and visitor numbers. In 2014 we welcomed over Libby Blampied 314,000 visitors to the resort, continuing Mt Buller’s lead Communications Executive as Victoria’s most popular alpine resort. Over the summer Buller Ski Lifts THREE season, we’ve been working behind the scenes on some HOURS FROM 100+ important upgrades to the resort, including the addition Phone: 03 8480 0436 MELBOURNE of new snow guns to Bourke St, the purchase of a brand Mobile: 0408 555 066 new submersible pump for the snowmaking dam and Email: [email protected] electrifi cation of the previously diesel operated Tirol T-Bar. ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS During the snow season we welcome media visits, and 22 will be happy to craft an itinerary to suit your story angle. LIFTS We encourage you to get in touch with us early so we can ensure you’re included in our program. 2 3 MEDIA VISITS & RESOURCES Media Visits The Mt Buller media team is here to assist with your snow story and resort experience this winter. We can assist in arranging resort entry, lift access, lessons, equipment and clothing, photographic talent WHAT’S and more to support bona fi de media, journalists, photographers and fi lm crews directly responsible for producing the story, images or report, subject to the discretion of the media team. We regret we are unable to provide complimentary services for family NEW members or others. Please contact Kate on 0411 330 383 or Libby on 0408 555 066 with as much notice as possible – the sooner you get in touch the more we can help. Mt Buller is continually undertaking Asian Food Court Lift & Grooming Upgrades Online Resources improvements around the resort in Mt Buller is thrilled to announce the arrival of a new Asian The much-loved Tirol T-Bar has received a major upgrade The Mt Buller website contains a media centre where Food Court for the 2015 winter season. Owned and operated ahead of the 2015 season, with the existing diesel motor you can access latest news releases, images, contact order to ensure the best possible by Extragreen Travel this new hospitality space will offer replaced by an electric version. Not only will this improve the information, videos and more. Visit mtbuller.com.au experience for our guests. Japanese, Chinese and Korean food served in an open easy reliability of this lift, which has been operating since 1972, but it and fi nd the Media link under the Resort Info tab. In 2015, our guests can look forward style for lunch and dinner. Located across 625 square metres also further underpins the resort’s commitment to implementing of space on level three of the Mt Buller Chalet Hotel, this environmentally friendly solutions on the mountain. Image Library to a range of improvements and project is part of the mountain’s long term vision to enhance To help you bring your stories to life we have A new state of the art PB400 Snow Groomer has also the Chalet experience for all of its guests. developed an online image gallery, providing access upgrades including: been added to Mt Buller’s expansive fl eet of machines. This to a large selection of print-ready photos. Images of machine has a proven track record of success at Mt Buller Snowmaking Upgrades people, landscapes, snowsports and the Village can after being leased in 2014 and will signifi cantly improve the Further investment has been made in Mt Buller’s world- all be found online and used by media in line with quality and reliability of grooming on the mountain. class snowmaking system, following the purchase of a new our terms of use and copyright conditions. Please feel free to contact us if you require a specifi c image submersible pump at a cost of $120,000. This purchase will Sled Dog Tours increase snowmaking capacity by 30% and allow the resort that isn’t in the gallery. Commencing mid-way through the 2014 snow season, to pump 800 litres of snow per second during peak periods. Mt Buller now offers sled dog tours, a truly unique You can access the online image library using Eight additional snowmaking guns have also been purchased experience which provides guests with another way to enjoy the following details: at a cost of $400,000 - these new fully automatic Pumas the alpine environment. 2015 will see the team from Australian and Super Pumas will be installed on the southern side of http://www.mtbuller.com.au/mediagallery Sled Dogs Tours return to Mt Buller with their large team of Bourke Street and will complete the automation of Mt Buller’s Username: media gorgeous Siberian Huskies, offering a range of new tours most popular ski run. The existing guns will be relocated to Password: buller and experiences for visitors from a meet and greet with the the south side of Baldy – signifi cantly increasing the reliability dogs to an extended half-day tour. Tours operate in the of this terrain. This initiative will also complete snowmaking Send us your stories and photos Corn Hill Road area, a quiet and scenic corner of the resort coverage on the Baldy slope and provide snow security for We appreciate receiving a copy of the published with sensational views of Mt Buller, Mt Stirling and the the cross-country track on Tirol Flat, as part of Mt Buller’s or broadcast stories generated by your visit to surrounding mountains and valleys. commitment to the Australian Interschools to be hosted in Mt Buller and Mt Stirling. Your feedback is valuable 2015 and 2017. and helps us to better resource future media visits. 4 5 2 2 2 Bus Stops Information Lifts ABOM EXPRESS CHAIRLIFT Ski School Loop Ticket Office – Network of 22 lifts 15 Summit Road Loop Parking FAST – Victoria’s largest lifting system STANDARD LN Stirling Road Loop Toboggan Area – Capacity to move 40,000 skiers per hour 14 Visitor Shuttle Loop Visitor Shuttle COBBLER LN – One high-speed six seater (ABOM Express) 13 BEEHIVE LN BREATHTAKER RD BLUE BULLET Public Toilets – Two detachable quad chairs (Blue Bullet Express SUMMIT RD NORTHSIDE EXPRESS CHAIRLIFT FACTS and Northside Express) 12 Police – Seven quad chairs (Shakey Knees, Wombat, Summit, Fire (CFA) CANYON ROPE TOWS CHAIRLIFT 11 ATHLETES’ WALK Winter season Howqua, Southside, Bull Run and Bonza) THE AVENUE Medical – Offi cial opening - Queen’s Birthday Weekend, – Two triple chairs (Grimus, Federation) 10 BLACK FOREST Ski & Snowboard School Saturday 6th June, 2015. WALK ALPINE – One double chair (Lydia’s) CENTRAL Free intra-village shuttle – Average days open – 128 9 – Four T-bars (Kofl ers, Skyline, Boggy Creek, Tirol) Location – One rope tow (Canyons) 8 – Four carpet lifts (Bourke Street, Cattleman’s Carpets, – Easy three-hour drive from Melbourne 7 CLOSE Happy Feet and Gliders) CLOSE – 248km north-east of Melbourne MT BULLER RD LYDIA LASSILA CHAIRLIFT 6 CHAMOIS – Closest major alpine resort to any Accommodation international airport – Most on-mountain beds in Victoria (over 7000) 5 DELATITE LN CHAMOIS RD Elevation and snowfall – A range of accommodation styles including lodges, STIRLING RD 4 apartments, hotels and more – many of which are – Summit altitude – 1805m ski-in, ski-out – Village altitude – 1600m 3 – Highest lifted point – 1780m Grimus Chairlift Snowmaking and grooming 2 – Base altitude – 1375m Chalet Creek load station – Snowmaking covers more than 78 hectares and 19kms of trails STIRLING RD – Snowline – 1200m – Fleet of 16 grooming machines including two specialised terrain 1 – Lifted vertical drop – 400m park groomers, two winch cats, two dedicated toboggan park A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U groomers and a cross-country track setter – Average cumulative snowfall – 2.42m – Extensive system of 223 snowmaking machines across MT BULLER – Average snow depth – 1.1m the resort, including 151 automatic guns Terrain – Terrain mix: 20 per cent beginner, 45 per cent intermediate, 35 per cent advanced 1805 M VILLAGE – Over 300 hectares of skiable terrain METRES – Longest run – Little Buller Spur 2.5km 223 SNOW ABOVE MAP – More than 80km of marked trails SEA LEVEL – Our Frank Freestyle Parks provide plenty of options for GUNS adventurous guests, including a rider cross course and a range of features 80KM OF RUNS 6 7 SKI Our lift pass prices change A B-TAG is throughout the season so we can an electronic lift ticket SNOWBOARD always deliver the best deal. that will automatically open For 2015 adult and tertiary lift pass lift gates when you’re in range. & prices, visit mtbuller.com.au. 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