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MT BULLER NEWS — Wednesday, June 23, 2021 — PAGE 1
June 23, 2021
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WE’RE BACK Mt Buller’s ski instructor Ross Taylor was all smiles on Saturday, June 14 for the return of snow and visitors to the Mt Buller resort marking the soft opening for the 2021 snow season. Ross is a long time member of the instructors team on the mountain and enjoys working with kids and adults - and skiing himself of course. For story and more photos of the opening day turn to page 10. PHOTO: Jordan Mountain/Mt Buller
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Garry Cook receives honour
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Opening weekend
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Gabriel’s new book
INDEX Skier profile........ p7 Real Estate ....... p17
‘Shred for Chumpy’ at your local mountain SNOWFIELDS, and in particular snowboarders across Victoria, including Mt Buller, will remember the snowboarding legend Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin on July 8 with a special event “Shred for Chumpy”. Snowboarders from Falls Creek, Hotham, Mt Stirling and of course Chumpy’s favourite mountain Buller, will celebrate the man he was and what he loved most - shredding the fresh snow. Friend and business partner, Ryan Tiene said: “I was a pro snowboarder too, I filmed video parts and being the
same age as Chumpy we connected throughout our careers. “But we didn’t come close till afterwards when Chumpy became my business partner at Turn & Burn. “We ran snowboard camps and mental strength camps. “Those who remember the skills and thrills of even watching Chumpy in action are invited to take part in this anniversary event - 12 months on from the day he died in a snorkelling accident on the Gold Coast.” Chumpy Pullin was a world champion and was brought up on Mt Buller
learning to ski and snowboard; taking on snowboarding as a profession, competing in world competitions and bringing home championship cups. Ryan said there has been a great response to the proposed “Shred for Chumpy” day since it went viral on Facebook, especially from a lot of people who were not able to attend Chumpy’s funeral or paddle outs at the beach where he died last year due to COVID-19 restrictions, or were not close enough to Chumpy and maybe felt a bit uncomfortable going. “A year on I think the wider com-
munity that looked up to Chumpy can really get a chance to say goodbye doing something he loved and was so great at,” Ryan said. “Everyone is welcome on all mountains to join in on the event - the day so far is very loose.” Ryan has invited those who want to remember Chumpy to meet in the morning (place to be decided) where he will have someone say a few words and then it’s just ‘get out there and go shred, have a good time and enjoy the mountains’.
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