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Over forty families each with three generations of skiers were the first to ride the only new chairlift in Australia at Mt Buller today.

The Bonza chairlift is the only new chairlift to be built anywhere in Australia or New Zealand this year and Mt Buller celebrated the launch by inviting families to gather three generations to ride the chair for the first time.

Renowned winter Olympian Alisa Camplin had the honour of starting the lift which

The Bonza chairlift is the only new chairlift to be built anywhere in Australia or New Zealand and Mt Buller.....

Mt Buller today invited passionate skiing families at the mountain to open the new Bonza Chairlift on the Opening Weekend of the snow season next weekend.

The Bonza chairlift is the only new chairlift to be built anywhere in Australia or New Zealand and Mt Buller is commemorating the launch by inviting families to gather three generations to ride the chair for the first time.

Mt Buller has always been a family mountain and Bonza is the family

Mt Buller is celebrating the arrival of spring with discounted skiing and snowboarding from this weekend.  Snow lovers will save 30% off the regular price of a single day pass from Saturday and 50% on multi-day lift passes.

A two-day lift pass this weekend is now discounted down to $103 for an adult, $82 for tertiary students and just $56 for a child up to Year 12 – great savings on spring skiing and snowboarding! 

Spring is the ideal time to di

Sunday 28 August, Mt Buller : An impressive line-up of athletes from across Australia and around the world gathered on the Summit at Mt Buller in glorious sunshine yesterday for the iconic James Boag’s ABOM Mogul Challenge.  In it’s 23rd year this prestigious moguls event continues to attract a stellar international line up vying for the $8,000 prize purse.

Australia’s remarkable winter 2011 is continuing with more snowfalls in the past week....

Australia’s remarkable winter 2011 is continuing with more snowfalls in the past week at most
resorts.

Mt Hotham reports 31cm of fresh snow has fallen over the past seven days.

“With a base depth of 100cm and still more snow on the way this is shaping up to be a season to remember.” said a resort statement.

The skies cleared on Saturday, long enough to celebrate with the first fireworks for the season.

Australia is enjoying its snowiest start to the season for decades...

Australia is enjoying its snowiest start to the season for decades and at the country’s largest ski area, Perisher, the official snow depth measured by Snowy Hydro at Spencer's Creek is now at 158.9cm, the highest it's been at this time of the season since 1990.

Although all Australian resorts are also doing well for snow, Perisher is crediting the regional
investment in cloud seeding for making the snow cover even better than it would have been
anyway, th

Here is the official video clip from Saturday night's 6th Annual Burton Cattleman's Rail Jam.

Jye Kearney, 18, from Jindabyne NSW has won the 6th Annual Burton Cattleman’s Rail Jam....

Sydney, Sunday 17th July 2011 – Jye Kearney, 18, from Jindabyne NSW has won the 6th Annual Burton Cattleman’s Rail Jam – the country’s biggest rail event - in a showdown between Australia’s best rail riders at Mt Buller last night.

Jye took out the title with a near flawless session that saw him stand out above the other 16 competitors on a level all of his own.

A full-size replica of Mt Buller’s Cattleman’s Rail staircase...

A full-size replica of Mt Buller’s Cattleman’s Rail staircase was officially opened in the Skyline terrain park at Mt Buller today.

Photocredit Mt Buller & Andrew Railton

The Burton Cattleman’s Replica Stairset feature is a 20 step flight of stairs and is an exact replica of the Village steps used for the one-night o

Sydney, Monday 11th July, 2011 – Australia’s top snowboarders are gearing up for the 6th Annual Burton Cattleman’s Rail Jam.