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Signatures- A new film by Sweetgrass Productions

August 6, 2009
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New Sweetgrass Productions Film, “Signatures”, tells a story of seasonal shifts and the snowy brushstrokes of renowned alpine athletes. Shot in HD, with magnificent Cinematography and soundtrack.

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Blackcomb Mountain Re-Opens

August 3, 2009
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The fire at Whistler/Blackcomb that started last Thursday after lightning strikes is now 85% contained. This has allowed the re-opening of Blackcomb Mountain to guests yesterday.

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Forest Fire Threatening Blackcomb and Whistler

July 31, 2009
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Parts of Whistler and Blackcomb mountains are being evacuated after a forest fire broke out Thursday afternoon near the 2010 Winter Olympics skiing site.

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Coffee Spots At Mt Buller – A Quick Review pt.1

July 29, 2009
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Over the past few months we ran a poll on who does the best coffee at Mt Buller. There are many coffee spots on the mountain including a couple of new ones in recent years. So, we decided to head out around the mountain in search of the best coffee spot at Mt Buller. Here’s Part 1 of our coffee review!

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A Lesson in leaning too far forward on the skis

July 19, 2009
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Ian Huyton over at Winter Wonderings has posted a great article as to why leaning too far forward on the ski’s can become a bad habit when skiing.

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Getting to Mt Buller – Driving Pt 2

July 12, 2009
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This post looks at the options of catching the bus from Mansfield/ Merrimbah to the Village or driving the car up the mountain. Which one is better, easier and cheaper?

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Australia’s National Ice Sports Centre

July 12, 2009
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Victoria is currently building the National Ice Sports Centre in Docklands, Melbourne and is progressing nicely! Have a look at the recent video of what the centre looks like at the moment.

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Travelling Times from Melbourne to Mt Buller

July 11, 2009

How long does it take to get to Mt Buller? Here are some approximate travel times from Melbourne to Mt Buller via the three main highways.

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Feel like taking a winter sickie?

July 5, 2009
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[photo by Personnel Today]
Yup, and the front door is at Mt Buller…….sorry!
After a ripper dump just before the weekend it’s forecast to dump again next weekend with up to 20 cms expected.
Keep this excuse handy!

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A Very Handy Tip

July 4, 2009
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Here’s a handy tip on how to get up the slopes quicker than everyone else.
If you live in Melbourne and are heading up to Mt Buller, by-pass the lift ticket queues and pre-purchase your lift ticket at Altitude Clothing Store located at  241 Elizabeth St, Melbourne.
Unfortunately you can not buy direct on their on-line store.
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Getting to Mt Buller – Driving pt1

July 4, 2009
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If you are thinking about heading up to Mt Buller there are two ways of getting yourself up on the mountain- Bus and Car. Driving the car would have to be the best method of the two. But which way should you go? Here’s some directions!

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Fresh Snow @ Mt Buller

July 2, 2009
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[Photo by Teton Gravity Research]
It’s a perfect weekend to be making Snow Angels with nearly 30cms dumping over the past 24 hours at Mt Buller. Skiers and boarders at Mt Buller will have their pick of 15 lifts this weekend, and possibly more, on a natural snow depth of 48cms.
See you up there!

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A beautiful promotion for Telluride Ski Resort

June 19, 2009
Telluride Promotion

This is a simply stunning promotional video of a day at Telluride Ski Resort, Colarado.

I love the snippet of the Ski Patrol person and his dog on the ski lift. Very sweet!

Enjoy.

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Stratton Resort Employees Practice For Gondola Evacuation

June 11, 2009
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Certainly not for the light hearted. Of course if an emergency were to occur I don’t think the rescuers will have an opportunity to look down to become nervous about being 80 feet above the ground! I wonder what the procedures are for the few gondolas Mt Buller have on HorseHill Lift?

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Getting To Mt Buller

June 10, 2009
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Seasonal skiers know how to get up to Buller quickly; we know the best routes, how long it will take, where to stop, what to take and what to do once up on the mountain. But what about newbies? Over the next week or so I will explore every option possible for getting up to Mt Buller, laying out all the information and details for first timers.

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More fresh snow for Mt Buller

June 9, 2009
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Well, Mt Buller is over half way towards having a “meter party”!
Snow has continued to fall overnight and well into today with a total of 25 cms falling in the past 24 hours.
This takes the snow depth to 56 cms around the resort.
Lifts are expected to open on Firday with the usual lifts among those [...]

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Mt Buller has a great opening weekend!

June 8, 2009
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What a fantastic start to the season.
After the early excitement of snow in May had died down, there were concerns that ski season 2009 may not get off to a good start. And with no snow falls leading up to opening weekend, it was indeed looking a bit grim.
How wrong everyone was!
This weekend saw the [...]

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Want clean mountains? Head to Switzerland!

June 4, 2009
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I love Switzerland. It’s always so clean, the people are so lovely and the scenery is absolutely breathtaking.
When I visited Zurich last year I thought that the Swiss mountains had a definite ’sparkle’ to them and now I know why. They get cleaned!
Next time I go to Switzerland I will have a better appreciation for [...]

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