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Inside PAGE 4 Scotty James wins all six events he entered in snowboard halfpipe.

PAGE 22 Falls Creek continue with their sculpture art throughout the village.

PAGE 7 Mt Buller open early with their new $6 million Bourke Street Express.

PAGE 24 Australian quadriplegic sit skier Alaskan heli skiing adventure.

PAGE 11 Hotham will host the Victorian Backcountry Festival in September.

PAGES 26-30 A sneak peek at some great international snow holiday destinations.

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Our Say WHO would have thought this time last season that we would now have a new international owner of two of Victoria’s biggest lift companies, Falls Creek and Hotham, plus this would allow season pass holders to access three Australian resorts on one pass when you add to the equation NSW’s Perisher resort.

The purchase by Vail Resorts for $179 million has really changed the landscape and now offers their season pass holders multiple destination options, both here and internationally.

Mt Buller opened their new $6 million Bourke Street Express a week prior to the opening weekend after a fantastic early start. The resort has a lot of big development continuing into next summer plus a host of key anniversaries this season. It is Mt Buller’s 70th year of lifted access, Koflers restaurant celebrates its 60th anniversary and congratulations to Ski Club of Victoria for their 90th anniversary.

Mother Nature has been playing the ‘Indian Giver’ game in the first part of the season, generously giving snow and then rescinding

on that idea, but snowmaking has once again shown it is the best investment any resort has ever made and millions well spent.

As we go to print there is another nice storm developing for mid-July which should set up nicely for peak season. August is still one of the busiest times in the resorts, but don’t discount September even if the weather does warm in the cities.

No matter what month you visit you are sure to have a great time, and really, is there a better holiday anywhere than in the snow.

Steve Cuff – Editor.

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Undisputed King of Halfpipe

By Adam Begg SCOTTY James has accomplished the ultimate dream season where he remarkably went undefeated in competition - setting him up as the most dominant snowboarder to drop into a halfpipe since Shaun White.

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GOLD: Scotty James is ecstatic winning the 2019 XGames in Aspen. PHOTO: © Christian Pondella/Red Bull Content Pool.

His array of technical tricks, including a switch backside 1080, has his competitors scrambling to keep up with his rapid progression since he won a bronze medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

Starting the northern hemisphere season with his first win at the Grand Prix at Copper Mountain Colorado in December, James went on to make it 6 wins from 6 starts, a feat no other snowboarder has ever achieved.

The Dew Tour second event featured a unique modified halfpipe with a mix of jumps and different transition types where he proved he can adapt to differing terrain. This contest was the first of its kind with James securing top position.

He proved that his transition skills could translate to jumps as well, and his win in this event made it clear to his competitors that he would be the one to beat this season.

Heading to Europe for the Swiss Laax Open, James had the competition wrapped up early with a very convincing victory.

Such was his dominance he didn’t even have to complete his last run, instead opting for a victory lap for the people.

Most riders do a style run for a victory

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lap, but not James. He rode down the wall of the halfpipe giving hi 5’s to all the kids and fans. It was the first victory lap of its kind and truly reflective of his generous personality, stoking out the kids and thanking his fans for braving the cold to watch him ride.

James is always willing to give back and he stayed out in the cold and dark until late signing autographs whilst most other riders headed back to the village for warmth and dinner.

His fourth win was the highly prestigious XGames in Aspen. After breaking his snowboard in training, he managed to peel off his sponsor stickers at the top of the course and replace them onto his back up board, re-set mentally and drop in for the win. It was his second XGames victory in three years and once again had the competition won before the last lap and proceeded with another victory lap of hi 5’s down the wall of the pipe.

In February James won his third consecutive World Title at the FIS World Championships in Park City, Utah. No other snowboarder has ever captured three world titles until Scotty James completed the hat trick earlier this year.

He completed what was possibly the best run ever in a halfpipe, a run that would have clenched gold at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympics. Victory number five was now in the bag for the season.

“I was pinching myself when I won my second world title, and I’m triple pinching myself now that I’ve won my third one, it’s absolutely amazing,” the 24-year-old said.

James’ last competition of the season was the US Open where he was the undisputable firm favourite and clearly had a target on his back. Again, he performed under pressure with big clean technical tricks and outscored the best riders in the world to complete an undefeated competition season.

The US open is one of the longest running and most prestigious events in snowboarding and James has wanted to win it since he watched it with his mum ten years ago.

“I went with my mom, when it was in Vermont, and I remember just saying to her that I’d love to be a part of the halfpipe finals one day,” he said.

“Now, to be crowned US Open champion, I’m absolutely speechless.”

Scotty James is undeniably the best halfpipe rider in the world now and has the rest of the snowboard world chasing him heading towards the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

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LAUNCH: Scotty James in the pipe (top) and on the podium at the 2019 US Open.

PHOTOS: © Aaron Blatt/Red Bull Content Pool.

Early Season Turns THE 2019 season started in fine style with Mt Buller opening early on June 1 and all resorts reporting huge visitation for their official Queen’s birthday opening long weekend.

Mother Nature was very generous in late May and early June resulting in the best start since the legendary 2000 season. She then rescinded that early offering of big snowfalls, instead adding a few smaller top ups but keeping the nights cold allowing snowmakers to keep the snow guns firing for man made snow.

Mt Buller added to the excitement with the opening of their new $6 million Bourke Street Express, the six seater being a popular addition to the Buller lift system.

June resulted in some great early winter skiing and snowboarding for those who ventured to the mountains with plenty of willing participants making early season turns. Here is a selection of photos from June should you have happened to miss the frivolities.

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PRISTINE: Drew Jolowicz out early for some fresh turns at Hotham.

PHOTO: Chris Hocking / Hotham.

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AIR: Robbie Walker celebrates the Bourke Street Express chair opening at Mt Buller. PHOTO: Andrew Railton / Mt Buller.

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DEEP: Toshi Pander finding the powder at Hotham.

PHOTO: Chris Hocking / Hotham.

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BLAST: Jack Arthur ripping at Falls Creek. PHOTO: Jarrod Sinclair / Falls Creek.

HOW SNOW CHAINS GRIP

In order for wheel chains to work effectively, and to provide the maximum amount of traction and braking, chains must penetrate into a compacted snow on the road surface.

Wheel lock up can occur when the snow chains are used on a ‘black road’. This occurs when the icy surface begins to break up or melts and the vehicle can slide on the wheel chains under hard braking.

Please refer to the snow chain section of your vehicle owner’s manual for further explanation.

Wheel chains fitted to summer tyres on the front wheels will increase traction for take off, for driving and for braking but cannot assist with vehicle’s lateral stability.

Because of the inadequate grip of summer tyres on the rear the vehicle it will oversteer and when braking the ABS system can be activated, further increasing the stopping distance.

The problems are always worse when driving downhill than uphill.

Wheel chains fitted to summer tyres on the rear wheels will increase traction for take off and driving but cannot assist with steering, braking or lateral stability.

Because of inadequate grip of summer tyres on the front of the vehicle it will not ‘turn in’ and will understeer.

When braking the ABS system can be activated, further increasing the stopping distance.

Again, the problems are always worse when driving downhill than uphill.

WINTER DRIVING

Please read the winter driving section of your vehicle owner’s manual for further explanation.

There are issues even when diamond pattern snow chain system is used on high performance 2WD or AWD “summer” tyres.

On summer tyres snow chains will grip to the compacted snow/ice but the tyre can slip or spin within the chain even when chains are correctly fitted to the tyre.

The problem is compounded by the camber of the road, the weight and torque of the vehicle and the amount of tread on the tyre.

The problem is worse when the vehicle has been parked at the resort because of the low ambient temperature makes the tyres harder and therefore has even less grip to the chain.

CHECKING THE GRIP OF YOUR TYRES ON SNOW

When it is safe to do so, at a safe speed, and, make sure that no one is close behind you, apply the brakes firmly until the wheels lock up and the ABS is activated.

Keep the brake pedal pressed down until the vehicle stops completely. This will give you a clear indication of the grip available at that particular point in time.

You can repeat this test to continually monitor grip in different conditions.

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JUMP: Greg Murray at Falls Creek in late June.

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Natural Snow Environment LOOKING for that snow adventure with a difference, then Mt. Stirling Alpine Resort neighbouring Mt Buller is uniquely different offering a natural snow environment experience.

From the mountain car park at Telephone Box Junction you will ďŹ nd 60 kilometres of sheltered, beautifully groomed and patrolled cross country trails, suitable for skiing, tobogganing, snow shoeing and leading to an open alpine summit affording spectacular High Country views across to Mt Buller, the Bluff, Mt Howitt and Mt Buffalo beyond. “We are a ‘nature based’ resort focused on education, recreation and wellbeing,â€? said Craig Jones, long time operator of

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SKILL: Cross country lessons are available from international instructors.

Stirling Experience. “There is minimal on mountain development, but we can guarantee an iconic outdoor experience. Visitors are welcome to snow camp around one of the ďŹ ve mountain refuge huts or book to stay above the snowline in our self-contained Winter Alpine Camp. All are warmed with cosy wood heaters.â€?

The Visitor Centre, adjacent to the car park and toboggan slope, houses a cafĂŠ and a large equipment hire shop. This year the resort has remodelled the ski hire and school centre building to include a bright new glass frontage increasing customer area by over 20%.

Stirling Experience managers Barb and Craig Jones have taken advantage of this opportunity to totally overhaul display space and the choices of cross-country equipment in their hire range.

The shop supports a full range of modern cross-country equipment. Standard and metal edged touring skis ďŹ tted with Rottafella NNN back country bindings and sturdy leather boots, XCD telemark skis with cable bindings combined with comfortable Scott plastic shell boots plus a range of alpine touring skis with Marker Kingpin bindings. Light weight skating equipment and plenty of quality children’s

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NATURAL: Enjoy the pristine scenery at Mt Stirling.

ski equipment, snowshoes and of course toboggans and snow play gear.

Whether a novice or advanced skier, Stirling Experience operates Victoria’s largest professional cross-country ski school offering class and private lessons and a junior coaching squad seven days per week.

The Stirling Experience Mountain Ski School has again renewed its agreement with OĂœ Suusakool in Estonia and is fortunate to have six young Estonian athletes teaching cross country skiing. All are Parnu sports university graduates and experienced instructors who have competed in national and international cross-country competitions throughout Europe.

Their skills and enthusiasm for their

sport will hugely beneďŹ t guests at Mt Stirling this season via daily class lessons, group mountain guided tours or conducting race tuition and training for inter-school cross country teams.

The ski school will again offer exceptionally affordable half and full day tours on the mountain, which include both guiding and equipment rental.

Saturday afternoon snowshoe tours for just $50. Full day Sunday cross country ski tours for only $95 and our junior race squad every Saturday afternoon for just $60.

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TRANSPORT AVAILABLE FROM MT BULLER

New Lift Unveiled for 70th Anniversary THIS year Mt Buller celebrate their 70th anniversary of lifted access, and what better way to start their 2019 season than with an early opening on June 1 which included unveiling their new $6 million Bourke Street Express.

Buller Ski Lifts owners Rino and Diana Grollo were joined by their extended family to cut the ribbon to applause from the hundreds of skiers, snowboarders and sightseers who lined up to be the first to ride the new $6m chairlift.

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POPULAR: A view of Bourke Street and the new chairlift.

PHOTO: Tony Harrington / Mt Buller

Over 2000 enthusiastic locals and visitors flocked to the resort to be amongst the first to ride the lift and make some turns on Bourke Street ski run.

Buller Ski Lifts General Manager Laurie Blampied said, “This chairlift project is a big investment and represents months of hard work by many people – today we celebrate the start of winter by riding the lift and sliding together on fresh snow, which is just how we like it.”

In 1949 Mt Buller started with a single rope tow on the Bourke Street run. In the 70 years since the first skiers were transported uphill, the resort has seen many fluctuations and changes in lifts, but now offer a truly sophisticated and modern lift network with 22 lifts servicing their 300 hectares of terrain.

Looking back through the decades there was the ongoing feud between the Orange Lift and the Blue Lift companies which has been credited with fast tracking Buller’s development as they both strived for supremacy.

At the Kaptans Restaurant in Pension Grimus you will see plaques lining the

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NEW: The Bourke Street Express chair was opened in June. PHOTOS: Andrew Railton / Mt Buller.

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restaurant walls depicting the history of lifts installed at Mt Buller. It is a credit to the late Hans Grimus for envisioning long ago that this part of Buller’s history is important.

The latest addition, the Bourke Street Express has already become a popular lift in the first month of the season.

Enjoy the ride.

LINE: The crowd awaits the opening.

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CELEBRATE: Rino Grollo disembarks the first chair ride.

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Alpine News Winter - 2019 - 7

Koers 60th Year NAMED after Austrian Helmet Koer, one of the early Mt Buller pioneers, Koers restaurant celebrates its 60th anniversary this winter.

Always one of the most popular eateries, Koers has been operated by Bob and Christine Fleming since 1971, with son Toby residing at Koers the past seven seasons.

Since being built Bob said it has had minimal changes. “When they built the building, no one knew why there were building it up there, the government built it to spend some money on the ski industry but there were no lifts up there.â€? “When I came we served basic sort of food, it was what I could carry up in a pack at night from the Abom. There were no skidoos then. The shape of the roof is not good for leaking and things like that, but it adds to the atmosphere and people like Koers,â€? said Bob. The Fleming family grew up on the mountain and 13 staff stay at Koers with Bob saying, “that place is beautiful to wake up at, if it wasn’t so beautiful, I wouldn’t have stayed.â€? “Toby and brother Ben, both of them

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NEW: Joe Masiano with staff in the nightclub.

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HISTORY: Koers Hutte about 1970.

Source: National Alpine Museum of Australia. PHOTO: Copyright: Bill Bachman. skied to school. They would catch the T-bar in the morning and ski down to the village.

When the snow was good sometimes they would be late for school, they took the long way. I didn’t ski a lot, I had to be there working and I thought if I had an accident, there goes.� “I do feel very fortunate it is a tremendous place, and the skiers are very friendly, you saw people at their best when they are skiing.�

He said son Toby runs most of the restaurant these days, “without him I

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VIEW: Bob Fleming in the kitchen years ago. wouldn’t be there.�

Toby said he had worked from an early age. “When I was little I used to ride around on this little bike, and it had a basket and we would collect cups.� “It’s a bit of an honour for me to work here, it is one of the most beautiful places to work.

And the people that it attracts, the staff and the customers, it is like nothing else.

THE new Kooroora nightclub and pub will be in full swing for peak season with the 21 residences and 24 room hotel to be built this coming summer.

Licensed for 870 people over the two oors, the downstairs nightclub ďŹ res up from 9pm and the quieter upstairs pub ideal for people to sit and have a meal.

Kooroora owner Joe Masiano said, “the old Kooroora as fun as it was as a drinking hole for over 70 years, it was a pretty unattractive building in the square. The village square is a lot bigger now and the old Kooroora had run out of its lease time. It had to be done, it was nearly condemned.�

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New Smokehouse for Spurs SNOW enthusiasts love a great feed, especially on cold days or after burning up calories on the slopes. So how excited will they be when they approach the top of the Northside Express Chair at Mt Buller this winter and smell the new BBQ aromas emanating from Spurs restaurant?

The new Iron Maiden Smokehouse BBQ burning constantly may just be too hard to resist.

Smokehouse pit boss Scott Gould is new on board for this season and said they wanted to bring a new take to Spurs and really make it a destination so people who come to the mountains can have a full experience. “We’ve turned Spurs into an American style BBQ joint. All your very-much typical American fare - the slow smoked brisket,

chopped pork, house made sausage made from the trim left from the brisket and the pork, brine chicken and smoked served with a pickle and Alabama white sauce,� said Scott. “We wanted to make it a bit more of an experience and a destination on the mountain so rather than people just treating it as something to eat, they can come and have this really amazing experience as well.�

The smoker was built by Andy Collins from SC Smokers who reconditioned an old steamer boiler into a giant offset smoker.

The smoker ďŹ re box is stocked with wood with the meat placed in the cooking chamber. “The heated smoke ows across all the protein or vegetables and - happy days we are pretty excited to use it.â€?

The smoker is no lightweight and weighs in at 4.7 tonnes. They have a structure around the smoker that is custom built to suit the American style BBQ, with corrugated iron and exposed wood beams.

Guests may also want to pull up a seat on the deck close by the smoker on those cold days. The ďŹ re box will be running at 800 degrees so depending on where you are standing, “you can deďŹ nitely get toasty, that’s for sure.â€?

During the early season Scott said they had

to ďŹ ne tune their use of the smoker. “One of the biggest challenges was keeping the snow off it, the ďŹ rst few days the whole thing was covered in snow which was not ideal when you are trying to light a ďŹ re. “We run it 24/7 now, it’s constantly ticking over, so at night time we ďŹ ll up the ďŹ rebox with big logs, shut it all down and that’s enough to keep ticking overnight just to stop the snow settling on it. Then we come back in the morning and ramp it back up.â€?

The Iron Maiden Smokehouse at Spurs is open for lunch when the Northside Chair is running during the winter season.

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Alpine News Winter - 2019 - 9

Grooving on Hotham Groomers Hotham may be renowned for its powder skiing, but don’t discount the variety of groomed runs it offers intermediate and advanced skiers and boarders. Local legend Buff Farnell takes us on a guided groomed tour.

By Buff Farnell WELCOME fellow Hotham gliders and anyone who’s considering a visit to Mount Hotham.

Everyone knows I do love riding the backcountry and the Hotham off piste, but we have so many amazing blue groomed trails I thought I would introduce you to a few.

The beauty of Hotham is it has great variety that allows you to cruise across the resort and at the same time take in all the stunning views.

Let’s start at the top of the Summit Quad chair. Stop for a minute and just take in the 360-degree views to Feathertop and Bogong, plus you can see Mt Buller in the distance to the south west, it does not get any better.

Now ski down towards the village but keep to the left as you pass the Road Runner chair unload and cross over the

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CRUISE: The Heavenly runs are always inviting.

Hull Bridge onto the Sun Run. As its name sounds, the sun beats down here all day and is a nice cruiser that softens early.

At the bottom of Sun Run turn left at the intersection then turn right onto Sundowner trail that has great pitch to go fast or lean into some fun turns. As you near the end of Sundowner you can go hard left for the easy option onto Slalom Gully and the Heavenly Valley chair, or hard right over the edge down Pump House Drop. This soon gets steeper but is manageable, just watch your speed and it has a different aspect so snow can change quickly.

Turn right onto Swindlers trail which brings you to the bottom of the Village Audi quattro lift. You have just enjoyed a nice long run and now admire the views over the Gullies and Wall of Death steeps as you ride back to Hotham Village.

If you went to the Heavenly Valley chair you will have a great selection of blue or black runs that are mostly always groomed. Plus, you see the runs from the chair making choices easier.

Further afield take an adventure from the top of Heavenly to The Orchard chair.

This area is great for intermediates with plenty of cruiser runs ripe for the picking.

At the top you can now look back and see how far you have skied from the village.

Runs like Zirks, Bushwacker and Chirons are just a few and they offer different gradients of steepness. If you don’t want it too steep, just ski the outer runs like Watershed.

To return to the village, take the Keogh’s

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PICKINGS: The Orchard area offers great blue groomed options.

PHOTOS: Chris Hocking / Hotham. chair and follow Greenline, Milky Way and Lower Image and you are back at the Heavenly area or continue on the Village Audi quattro chair.

You have just completed a great exploration of some of Hotham’s great groomed runs.

I hope you got your groove on with this blend of different groomers at Mt Hotham that I love. If you spot me on the lift say hi and we can run a lap together. See you in the mountains, cheers Buff.

YOUR COMFORT ZONE REDEFINED New backcountry tours in 2019 The best spots are not always marked on a map and this season, Hotham introduces guided tours into its renowned backcountry terrain.

From introductory to private lessons, there is no excuse to step outside the comfort zone within the safety of expert instruction from a Hotham guide.

Learn more at hotham.com.au

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CRANK: Buff Farnell carving off the Heavenly Valley chair. PHOTO: Karl Gray.

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STUNNING: Backcountry skiing at Hotham with Feathertop as a backdrop.

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WHEN snowstorms roll into Hotham the locals certainly get excited. They know the aspect of their resort combined with wind and the trees often catch more flakes than other resorts resulting in deeper powder days.

Hotham Ambassador Drew Jolowicz is no stranger to such days having skied at Hotham for 30 years. He vividly remembers 2017 when the blizzard of oz dumped huge snow.

“It was a sixty-centimetre day in bounds, that was one of the deepest days I can remember for a while. It was super deep, an incredible snowfall that one, it was one of the first trilogy of storms, the blizzard of oz number one,” said Drew.

Like many hard core skiers and snowboarders at Hotham, Drew is one

who will plunder the in bounds powder while it lasts, either during the storms or once it clears. But once they have had their fill of resort powder, Hotham offers some of the best backcountry and fresh turns.

“On the good days I like to ski the resort first and then head out of bounds in search of fresh powder in the backcountry.”

It is this growing theme that now has resorts offering backcountry tours which Hotham have also added to their programs this year.

Plus, they will also host the Victorian Backcountry Festival from September 7-8.

Drew said that one of the beauties of Hotham is the terrain accessible from the resort.

“It’s a booming part of the ski industry now, so you are definitely seeing more

numbers out there (backcountry) than ever before.”

“For people interested in experiencing the backcountry the first port of call would be taking one of the lift company backcountry tours. They do an intro to backcountry tour that gets people familiar with the backcountry.”

He said there were many great introductory runs such as Dargo Bowl or Eagle Ridge, both ideal locations and a good place to start.

“You can access Eagle Ridge from the top of Heavenly Valley, traverse out, it’s quite a quick loop, just descend down and a ten or fifteen minute skin back up to the resort. It’s a decent vertical.”

Like all experienced backcountry skiers, Drew knows there are risks and that people need to adhere to some rules.

“You have to be aware when you are out there and definitely make sure you have all the correct equipment and know how to use it. Never travel alone.”

Combined with the Hotham companies Backcountry Tours and the September Festival, those looking to learn or start their backcountry adventures have the perfect opportunities this year.

As for the actual Backcountry Festival, Drew said, “Hotham is the perfect location for the event with the amount of backcountry terrain we have within easy

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access to the resort, it’s the perfect venue and I couldn’t think of anywhere better to stage it.”

During the festival Drew will also be tail guiding with Dave and Pieta Herring from Alpine Access Australia, one of the experienced companies who offer courses in avalanche awareness and backcountry safety.

“Depending on location we will take a group out and show them the ropes.”

The festival has a full two day program including guest speakers and various tours. It is advisable to book well in advance. You can book Hotham backcountry tours through the ski school with information on the website.

Victorian Backcountry Festival September 7-8 Registration Fee $10 plus you must register/book for events.

Guest Speakers plus selection of ²Ïĵ¹Ą¹êĐ ĐóĖĄĈ ê² ģóĄÞĈÌóĀĈ available. www.backcountry-festival.com

Hotham Backcountry Tours Intro to Backcountry Returning to Backcountry Tours Private Tours www.hotham.com.au

Companies Inuencing the Market BIG business has certainly changed the landscape of Hotham and Falls Creek in recent years.

First it was Wyndham acquiring major properties in Dinner Plain, and now with the Vail Resorts purchase of both Hotham and Falls Creek lift companies, investors and holiday makers have snapped up properties in fast time, and along the way driving up prices purely through demand.

Paul English from Alpine Property Real Estate said they have had record sales this past year and during his 15 years of selling alpine properties he has never seen such big investments in such a short time. “It all really started when the large US company, Wyndham, made bulk purchases of Dinner Plain properties. They purchased the former Rundells Resort

and rebranded to Ramada also owned by Wyndham,� said Paul. “The bulk Wyndham purchases were done in a very short time and it had a major impact on the holiday rental market and staff accommodation. There were practically no properties for sale.� “Private individual investors moved in rapidly and acquired most of the remaining properties following the Wyndham investments. We were literally selling properties as fast as we could list them.�

Now the Vail Resorts acquisition has established further conďŹ dence in the market after their $179 million purchase.

Having a distinguished company such as Vail Resorts step into the Victorian snow industry has again set the real estate market on ďŹ re. “Just as we were starting to see properties trickle back onto the market the rumours started before Christmas about Vail Resorts,â€? said Paul. “Since the Vail announcement we have sold another 12 properties in very short time at Mt Hotham and Dinner Plain.

Normally we take a year to sell that amount of properties.�

Paul suggested that this was a coup for current owners as their properties has

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PHOTOS: Hotham and Alpine Property. increased dramatically in value since. “The prices have really skyrocketed from a year ago. The average median price for a chalet has increased from $430,000 approximately twelve months ago to now $520,000. In the coming years we are sure to quickly exceed the $600,000 median as we have already started making record high sale prices.�

While the real estate market climbs so will the holiday market continue to rise.

North of the border in NSW, the town of Jindabyne has seen a massive boost in real estate sales and new housing developments. While not entirely contributed to the Vail Resort purchase of Perisher Resort, it certainly has helped.

Snow enthusiasts now are planning, not only for the next year but their future.

Even those guests who usually only consider a northern hemisphere snow holiday are now looking at the local snow market and potentially holiday homes.

They have their Epic Australia Pass for their overseas holiday, and now if the snow conditions suit, they can easily decide to visit as they have eliminated one cost, their ski pass.

It will be interesting to see how this all develops in the coming years. There will be Perisher visitors keen to see their Victorian counterparts, and for Victorian skiers looking for options they may well travel over the border.

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SELLING $1,200,000

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alpineproperty.com.au “HIDEAWAY” 3 Horsehair Bend, Dinner Plain

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$655,000

TOTALLY PRIVATE

Hideaway is the most secluded and private house in Dinner Plain, its location in the quietest area of the village and the property bordering directly onto Alpine nature reserve which cannot be built out.

The current owner built the house with top quality expensive fixtures, furniture and appliances. The house can be controlled remotely from the C-Bus fully automated commercial control system including, heating, lighting, window blinds, power points and entertainment systems. Everything is included with property to be sold fully furnished.

“ALPEN GLOW” 5 Tabletop Fork, Dinner Plain

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$585,000 SOLD 30/05/19

PERFECTLY LOCATED

Freestanding chalet built by leading Dinner Plain builder Cas Bak includes 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms with large open plan living and dining areas with high ceilings. The fully equipped kitchen has dark wood flooring with contrasting bench tops and stainless-steel appliances. Heated floors throughout and a gas fireplace plus mains gas BBQ on the wrap around balcony.

Centrally located in a quite court and positioned on 289 sqm of land with parking for 2 or more cars. Very well maintained and is being sold fully furnished.

D L O S “NUMBAWAN” 37 Big Muster Drive, Dinner Plain

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CORNER LOCATION

Modern chalet features 3 spacious bedrooms over three levels comfortably accommodating 9 people in luxury. Gourmet kitchen with brand new appliances, open plan living area, dining to seat 8 people.

Ground floor ski racks, large separate drying room, large bedrooms all with built in robes. Second bedroom with queen bed (or 2 x singles) and single bed bathroom with corner spa bath, separate toilet. Second floor master bedroom with king size bed with ensuite.

Wood heater and electric convection heating, superbly located to the Dinner Plain ski run, eateries, pubs and cafes.

D L SO “AARAGON” 3 Drybone Lane, Dinner Plain

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INTERIOR DESIGNER RENOVATION

Recently renovated to an Alpine Style by professional interior designer and located a short walk to main action of Dinner Plain providing accessing all services, bars and restaurants.

Main entry with large open foyer, ski equipment heated separate drying room. Open plan living, dining and kitchen area, woodfuelled fire, high cathedral style ceilings with exposed beams.

Upstairs master bedroom, bunk room and separate bathroom, spiral stairs and third level loft two separate sleeping areas.

Sleeps 12 comfortably, sold fully furnished. Land size of 382sqm.

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alpineproperty.com.au “SNOWED INN” 2 Sundew Lane, Dinner Plain

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$545,000 SOLD 17/06/19

DUAL OCCUPANCY Snowed Inn is a 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom freestanding house which can sleep up to 10 or 12 people. Ideally suitable for two separate groups or families as it has dual occupancy with two separate entrances and four car spaces (two next to each).

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In an established area of the village and close to the ski run, this property is fully furnished. Access off Big Muster Drive and Sundew Lane. Land size is 270 sqm.

“OVENS” 16 Roney Macs Twist, Dinner Plain

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LIVE IN THE TREETOPS This freestanding freehold chalet has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, laundry plus plenty of storage and drying room for a large family’s ski gear. The property is spread over three levels with balconies and a traditional timber hot tub. Fully equipped kitchen with quality appliances, dining, living plus another balcony.

Located in the highest area of Dinner Plain and backing directly onto the Alpine Nature Reserve, it will be sold with all fittings, fixtures and fully furnished. Room for two cars on 225 sqm of land.

“WONNANGALLA” 4 Burrinjuck Lane, Dinner Plain

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ON THE RESERVE Designed by award winning DE Atelier Architects with a natural stone entrance, you realise this freestanding three level chalet was built for skiers in mind with ample foyer storage for all ski gear. The first level has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and laundry. The second level is one big open space including dining, living/lounge area with fireplace and a fully equipped kitchen. An outdoor undercover balcony with 4 person spa plus loft for the kids or that extra guest on the third level.

“DOCE VIDA” 15 Roney Macs Twist, Dinner Plain

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BEST PRICED THREE BEDROOM Positioned in the newest area of Dinner Plain this property has a larger than average driveway and car port offering four car spaces. The front entrance leads directly onto tiled floors and beautifully finished polished timber staircase. Open plan modern style dining and kitchen makes entertaining easy.

Two master bedrooms and a double bunk room allows chalet to sleep 10 people. The first floor contains a cupboardstyle laundry, heated drying cupboard, and one of the two bathrooms. Wood fire for warmth.

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alpineproperty.com.au “SHELIG” 24 Drybone Lane, Dinner Plain

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BIG CHALET IN BEST LOCATION Unique and renovated throughout, Shelig is one of only 3 chalets in Dinner Plain on one level with no stairs. A large open plan living, dining and kitchen area with plenty of space for multiple families and entry foyer has a drying room plus separate laundry.

Three large bedrooms with built in robes, two large bathrooms including a double shower. Quality appliances, fittings and furniture are included. Backing onto the nature reserve the land is a large 1,111sqm with direct access off Drybone lane.

Ample parking for four cars plus garage.

D L SO “CUDDLEPIE” 9 Tower Road, Dinner Plain

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Traditional alpine style chalet is ideally located within minutes walk from all of Dinner Plain’s entertainment facilities. The original owners are offering Cuddlepie for sale for the first time fully furnished. The property has only been used privately and never rented. Maintained in excellent original condition with nothing to spend.

All living areas are located on ground floor with the bedrooms on the second level. Plenty of parking for 2 or 3 cars plus a large rear deck has great views in this tranquil location backing onto the nature reserve.

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“SECRET HUT” 1 Snow Pole Lane, Dinner Plain

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SUBLIME LIVING Built by HIA award winning builder Steve Graves and designed

by DE Atelier Architects, “Secret Hut” is amongst the very best Dinner Plain has to offer in position, quality and design. A modern property with three bedrooms, large built in robes, two bathrooms, separate toilet and undercover parking.

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The living/dining area is large and inviting, with a fireplace, high ceiling and large balcony with Jacuzzi. The gleaming, expansive kitchen is the dream of any avid chef, fitted with stainless steel appliances, large windows and stylish tile splashbacks.

“SNOW WHITE” 8 Wildflower Bowl, Dinner Plain

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DUAL OCCUPANCY Original mud brick chalet in quiet cul-de-sac the kitchen and bathrooms have been renovated to a modern finish. Used as separate entry studio apartment, and or whole chalet comprising of three bedrooms, two bathrooms, plus a loft with two single beds. A large open living/dining and kitchen areas with timber floors and carpeted throughout.

Outdoor entertainment area’s including large deck plus parking for 2 vehicles and centrally located on 309 sqm of land. Only needs a paint on the outside.

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alpineproperty.com.au “CROAJINGALONG” 12 Geebung Road, Dinner Plain

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CAN’T FIND THEM LIKE THIS ANYMORE

First time this chalet has been offered for sale. Large, wellappointed chalet with feature stonewall fireplace, open plan kitchen living dining area, with comfortable sofas and a cosy wood heater. The new kitchen is well equipped with near new appliances.

Upstairs are four bedrooms and another two bathrooms.

Located in a quiet street, this property is great for large or multiple families and includes drying room, two downstairs bathrooms, large corner spa bath the laundry and a sauna.

Heated throughout by hydronic panel heaters. Direct street access garage.

“TAMBO” 3 Tower Road, Dinner Plain

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TRADITIONAL ALPINE STYLE CABIN

This cosy cabin located in the heart of Dinner Plain offers two bedrooms, one bathroom/laundry and a separate toilet.

Ground floor foyer with ski racks and drying room, lounge with large open fire, dining, kitchen, bathroom/laundry and separate toilet.

First floor has master bedroom with queen size bed and a second bedroom with single bed, a set of bunk beds plus a small loft with an extra single bed. Large outdoor entertainment deck with seating big enough for BBQ’s and a hot tub. Property is being sold fully furnished.

D L O S “CHILL FACTOR” 4A Crisp Hollow, Dinner Plain

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MOVE IN TO YOUR NEW CHALET MAY 2020

Building to commence at the end this year and ready to move in for before the start of 2020 ski season. This modern 3 bedroom chalet is being built by a local builder to a high standard. Design your own interior, furniture and fittings to suit your own tastes so you get exactly what you want.

Buy before lock up with a 5% deposit off the plan and save on stamp duty. One of only two new properties you can buy in Dinner Plain. Obtain the best price and buy directly from the builder.

“HARD ROCK CHALET” 32 Horsehair Bend, Dinner Plain

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STUNNING CONTEMPORARY DESIGN

Built by “Hofbuild” one of Dinner Plains leading builders, this unique architectural property offers brilliant design combined with luxury appointments for a five-star family. The main bedroom on level three is more like a self-contained apartment with double shower, separate toilet, walk through robes and a private balcony.

Level two has spacious separate lounge, dining, kitchen, toilet and a large balcony/decking. Level one includes garage, walk in drying room, three more bedrooms, bathroom, separate toilet and laundry. There are huge savings on stamp duty if you buy off the plan.

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alpineproperty.com.au “CHALET HOTHAM” 15 Lawlers Court, Mount Hotham

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THE ONLY FREHOLD AT HOTHAM

With stunning panoramic views over the resort, this charming pristine apartment embodies the perfect romantic getaway with one generous, stylish king size bedroom and extravagant sized bathroom.

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Downstairs entry level includes a kitchen with shining Miele stainless steel appliances, dining room and cosy living area with large balcony views to Mt Hotham resort, Mt Feathertop and beyond. This one-bedroom apartment is offered for sale for the first time by the owners. In near new condition, the unit has never been rented and only used privately and being sold fully furnished.

“ARLBERG 605” Great Alpine Road, Mount Hotham

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TOP FLOOR PENTHOUSE

Very well maintained duplex penthouse unit on the top two levels of the Arlberg complex offer panoramic views across the entire resort, the ski runs, mountains and valleys. Perfect Hotham central location with easy access directly from the Alrberg entrance on the Great Alpine Road via car or bus.

This two bedroom unit will sleep 6 people comfortably and also extra on the sofa if required. Being sold fully furnished as advertised. Buy now and enjoy instant net income for ski season is $17,000 total outgoings $12,455 from ski season lease.

“ARLBERG 606” Great Alpine Road, Mount Hotham

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LARGE 3 BEDROOM UNIT

Very well maintained large duplex unit on the top 2 levels of the Arlberg complex. Hotham central location with easy access directly from the Alrberg entrance on the Great Alpine Road via car or bus.

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This three-bedroom unit will sleep nine people comfortably and also a couple of extra on the sofas if required. Being sold fully furnished as advertised. Buy now and enjoy instant income from ski season lease. Net income for ski season is $25,000 total outgoings $14,946.

“LAWLERS 35” Lawlers Court, Mount Hotham

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MAKE IT WHAT YOU WANT

First time property for sale in 25 years and almost unlimited potential with many options to use the 265sqm (approx). Multiple use zoned residential and commercial. Possibilities could be *Large Private Residence, *Multiple Apartments, *Combination Residence, *Shops and or Offices, *Bed and Breakfast or *renovate to suit your needs (*STCA).

Perfect location in Hotham behind the Medical Centre. Excellent panoramic resort views, long 75 year land lease and reserved parking available upon application. The entire property is being sold as is walk in, walk out. The Business is not for sale.

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alpineproperty.com.au RESIDENTIAL LAND 400m2

“LOT 53” 23 Halter Lane, Dinner Plain

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Be quick as this is the only land available for sale in the established centre of Dinner Plain. Ideal direct street frontage and all utilities and services available to the boundary.

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Flat and clear land and no easements. Freehold property not effected by any owners corporation or shared access. Dinner Plain is a great summer and winter location and this large size block of 400 sqm allows to build almost any size chalet.

RESIDENTIAL LAND 419m2

“LOT 18” No 54 Horsehair Bend, Dinner Plain

$189,000

SCENIC CORNER LOCATION

One of the best positioned properties in Dinner Plain on the corner of Big Muster Drive and Horsehair Bend, could this be your next winter home.

With excellent double street frontage access with views across the village and beyond to the mountains, this clear 419 sqm block could allow to build almost any size chalet. Freehold title and all services already available.

RESIDENTIAL LAND 211m2

“LOT 2” No 3 Geebung Road, Dinner Plain

$105,000

ONE OF THE BEST STREETS

Great value block of land for sale in one of the most expensive streets in the cosy village of Dinner Plain. Ideal to build winter chalet and summer retreat.

Direct street frontage and all utilities and services available to the boundary. Freehold property not effected by any owners corporation or shared access. Great size of 211 sqm.

“LOT 28” No 101 Cnr Bogong Lane & Big Muster Drive, Dinner Plain

RESIDENTIAL LAND 552m2

$195,000

LARGE SUBDIVIDABLE CORNER BLOCK

Situated in a quiet location toward the rear of Dinner Plain Village, this large above average size 552 sqm land is a rare opportunity for a corner block. Clear of trees, the choices to position a large alpine chalet, subdivide into two blocks, build apartments (STCA) and create a drive-through-driveway are almost unlimited.

Within a stone’s throw of two reserves, close to beginners ski run as well as a direct view point of the Alpine National Park, there is plenty of room for children and dogs play.

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SSA Providing Clearer Pathways for Athlete Development ATHLETES coming through the Ski and Snowboard Australia (SSA) system now have a clearer pathway for the road to success.

SSA recently adopted the Sport Australia’s (SA) FTEM (Foundation, Talent, Elite and Mastery) framework, and have aligned all their pathways to follow this evidence-based approach to athlete development.

The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) originally developed the FTEM framework to directly support these key outcomes of sport participation being; Active Lifestyle, Sports Participation, and Sporting Excellence.

The FTEM model is a fully integrated, evidence-based framework representing the Foundation, Talent, Elite and Mastery of the ‘whole of sport’ pathway journey.

In short it allows everyone to see the key features required for each stage of an athlete’s journey and provides a practical method to assist sport and athlete stakeholders (clubs and coaches) to maximise and manage athlete development.

The FTEM was discussed last year at several alpine snowsport community sessions to assist athletes and parents understand the road to success should our athletes strive for the elite level. It has been proven at elite international

level in other successful snowsport countries.

The FTEM framework consists of 3 macro stages of the skill and performance development of sporting participants, which are further differentiated into 10 micro stages.

These stages as shown in the chart include Foundations (F1, F2 and F3); Talent (T1, T2, T3 and T4); Elite (E1 and E2); and Mastery (M).

Each stage of the SSA Athlete Pathway provides an overview of athlete preparation, programs, on and off-snow development, equipment, competition, leadership and support.

It is designed to inform the community about the Pathways to High Performance, and to support all Program Providers to deliver long-term athlete development opportunities. www.skiandsnowboard.org.au.

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PATHWAY TO HIGH PERFORMANCE PODIUM

SUSTAINED INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS OVER MULTIPLE HIGH PERFORMANCE CYCLES

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ACHIEVI ACHIEVING PODIUM SUCCESS IN PEAK INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS SUCH AS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, OLYMPIC GAMES AND WORLD CUPS

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ACHIEVEMENT OF AN ELITE STATUS THROUGH SENIOR NATIONAL AC SELECTION AND REPRESENTATION

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BREAKTHROUGH AND PREPARATION FOR TRANSITION THROUGH B ELITE INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM PLANS, BENCHMARKING, COMPETITION PREPARATION AND EXPOSURE

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COMPETING IN PARTICIPATION EVENTS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN NTERSCHOOLS FROM INTERSCHOOLS STERS TO MASTERS

ENJOYMENT IN ONNAL SNOW RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

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COMMITMENT AS A PRE-ELITE ATHLETE AND REFINEMENT OF HOLISTIC COMMIT SKILLS THROUGH EFFECTIVE, DELIBERATE PROGRAMMING

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PERFORMANCE POTENTIAL IDENTIFIED THROUGH INITIAL DEMONSTRATION OF SKILLS

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ENJOY: Falls Creek host several great women’s programs this season. PHOTO: Falls Creek

THE rise in popularity of women’s specific active trips, be it in wellness, walking, skiing or surfing, is a global trend leading to options for all ages and abilities.

Women’s programs are a really inspiring way to improve skills, learn something new, make new friends, and learn in a supportive environment. And they are all kinds of fun too.

In 2019 Falls Creek is all about the ladies starting with the popular Mim Sodergren programs, the perfect environment

for women to progress their skiing.

Taught by Falls Creek’s best female instructors, guests receive six hours of instruction daily to improve their skills and overcome their fears in a dynamic and comfortable environment.

Guests have three date options for Mim’s Ski Programs, July 22-26, August 23-25 and September 6-8. The programs also include lunches, après sessions and group dinners.

July also sees Falls Creek host the Yuki Birds ride day on July 27. Get your girl

gang together and hit the slopes with the Yuki Birds, the perfect opportunity to practice riding the park with an awesome group of supportive girls. The first 50 people to register receive a free Yuki goodie bag with some awesome Yuki merchandise.

You’ll spend the day shredding together and finish with an après drink at Stingray where you can recount the day’s fun!

The Nitro Good Times Weekend is back in 2019 and they’re bringing the She Shred crew too. The She Shredders will be bringing a feminine touch to this weekend of Good Times with Sunday being all about the ladies. Start the day with a champagne brunch and hit the slopes with a brilliant group of girls who are all about ripping it up. Whether you want to ride the park or hit the steeps and deeps of Summit this is the snow girl gang for you!

New Freeride Series Falls Creeks will debut a new Freeride Series this season with five events for each discipline and contestants battling it out to be crowned female and male Freeride champions of 2019.

Staring from mid July, the events are scheduled across the season.

Skiing events include Rails under the lights, Rider X, Slopestyle, Big Air and Summit Masters Snowboard events consist of Rails under the lights, Rider X, Slopestyle, Big Air and Bandwagon Banked Slalom.

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Return of the Arts Mountain VISITORS to Falls Creek will have noticed a definite shift in the village aesthetics in recent years with public artworks becoming more and more prevalent across the resort.

From recycled ski sculptures to buildingsized murals, it is all part of a dedicated strategy to bring the resort back to its roots as “the arts mountain”.

A simple idea has blossomed into a full -scale program, generating funding and support of acclaimed artists for bigger and more expansive works.

The most striking work was one of the first introduced. Take a stroll up Ory’s Trail or a detour off the Shortcut ski trail and you will soon find “Big Fella”, an incredible 12 metre tall mural painted on the village’s original water supply tank.

Big Fella is the work of the first resort ‘’Artist in Residence”, Hiroyasu Tsuri.

Hiro’s works are found further throughout the village with installations at Diana Lodge, Huski Kitchen and The Man Hotel.

Recycling used skis has become a common theme and those visiting the Windy Corner Cross Country Ski Centre will find a bold tribute to the biggest tv show of recent times with the “Throne of Skis”. Created by Albury artist Michael Laubli, this popular place has been the setting for a multitude of snow selfies since its installation! Michael’s work is seen once more in Slalom Plaza with yet another eye catching sculpture created from recycled skis, this time in the form of a wren bathing in the plaza’s fountain.

Some works are a tip of the hat to Falls Creek’s ski heritage and history. In the Gully visitors waiting for a shuttle bus can rest on a park bench constructed from

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WOW: An impression of what the “Flower of the Alpine Sun” will look like.

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RECYLCE: Pete the Dragon and the Throne of Skis by Michael Laubli.

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one of the original Eagle Chairlift chairs.

Directly alongside, a precision-cut metal installation provides a view back in time to the original location of “Skyline”, the first ski lodge built at Falls Creek over 70 years ago.

As Falls Creek’s arts installations become more prolific throughout the village, the biggest by far is yet to come. An expert curatorial panel, consisting of some of the nation’s most well-known and respected arts professionals, assessed over fifty submissions for a major public art gateway

development for Falls Creek.

The successful submission from artist Giovani Veronessi, was a larger than life, impressive work titled “Flower of the Alpine Sun”. The immense golden feature has been designed as a monument to the opposed seasonal landscapes of Falls Creek and a shining beacon to visitors as they arrive at the resort. With plans in the works to bring this design to reality soon, visitors can see a scale model of the development on display at the Visitor Information Centre during winter.

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SIZE: Big Fella is the work of the first resort ‘’Artist in Residence”, Hiroyasu Tsuri.

Photo: Chris Hocking.

When Forecasters Fail Falls Creek Resort Management CEO Stuart Smythe gives a jovial insight into folklore snow forecasting.

WHEN forecasters fail, folklore prevails and age old remedies are applied to forecasting both the likelihood of snow and how much will fall this season.

Everything from Punxsutawney Phil, the world’s most famous groundhog, or the thickness of onion skins, the height of weeds, the time of flowers blooming, the height at which insects are laying their eggs right through to the crabs in Port Phillip Bay leaving…are thrown on the table as predictive tools for winter and forecast snow season.

Last year, we launched “crab watch” with the team at www.redboats.com. au providing regular below the surface

updates on the migration of the Port Phillip Bay crabs. These giant spider crabs clamour over one another in their thousands across the floor of the bay, moulting their shells, feasting on each other, then disappearing again.

Barry Iddles, famed restaurateur (Elk@Falls - just one of many) and avid crab watcher swears by their ability to accurately forecast when snow will begin in earnest. The current prediction is that post the new full moon, which has just occurred as at the time of writing (June 17th), within the following three days, the crabs will be gone, and the snow will begin.

Sceptical? So was I last year, but Barry,

RedBoats and the migratory habits of the crabs where spot on. As soon as the crabs ‘disappeared’… no literally, not even the scientists understand where they go post leaving the bay, the snow began. The date last year was June 13 and it puked down from that point on.

So, if this method of forecasting snowfall is correct, then by the time you’re are reading this we should be seeing new snow falling. If not, then I reckon Barry needs to put the crabs on his menu, as a sacrifice to the snow gods and let’s see if that works. Paired with a crisp dry Riesling or Pinot Gris, I’ll get the crab crackers and seafood picks ready for a crab degustation.

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TEST: Stuart Smythe checking the snow theory.

— FALLS CREEK 2019 —

winter events CROSS COUNTRY SKI EVENTS JUN 23 | Snow Trek & Travel Mini Series #1

JUL 6 | Falls Creek Junior Agility Race

JUL 6 | Fast & Female

JUL 6-7 | Falls Creek Demo Ski Festival

Snow Trek & Travel Mini Series #2 FIGHT MND ICE PLUNGE June 1

WINTER SEASON OPENING WEEKEND June 8−10

SKI & SNOWBOARD DOWNHILL EVENTS

JUL 7 | Birkebeiner Classic JUL 13-14 | Interschool XC Trials JUL 13 | Snow, Trek & Travel

JUL 12 | Rossignol Cup Cranky Charlie Cup

JUL 15-19 | South Australian Interschools Championships (SAKSI)

High Plains Tour

JUL 26 | Wombats Rambler Night Race

JUL 14 | YMCA Howman's Gap Vic Relay Championships

JUL 20 | Vic Junior Championships JUL 21 | Vic Junior Sprint Championships WOMBATS RAMBLER NIGHT RACE | July 26

XC NIGHT SPRINTS August 22

JUL 27 | Australian Open Sprint Championships

JUL 28 | Australian Open Distance Championships

AUG 4 | Snow Trek & Travel Mini Series #3 AUG 7-9 | ASSSTC

JUL 26-28 | Vic Masters Championships JUL 29 - AUG 2 | Australian Police Winter Games

AUG 6-8 | ASSSTC AUG 15-16 | FIS SL Racing AUG 29 | Pendl Cup AUG 30 - SEP 3 | SSA Aus Alpine U16's

AUG 10 | Ski De Femme

FREESTYLE EVENTS

AUG 11 | Rocky Valley Rush/ KANGAROO HOPPET August 24

Sun Valley Ramble

GAY SKI WEEK September 3−8

AUG 15 | No h East Primary School Relays

JUL 13 | FCFS - Rails Competition

AUG 22 | Falls Creek Invitational

JUL 27 | FCFS - Rider X

Night Sprints

AUG 8-14 | Nitro Good Times Weekend

AUG 24 | Joey Hoppet Australian Birkenbeiner

AUG 9 | The Board Lounge Throwdown

Kangaroo Hoppet

AUG 10 | FCFS - Big Air Competition

AUG 31 | Australian Junior Sprint LIGHT THE NIGHT August 30

FALLS CREEK OCTOBERFEST October 5

Championships

SEP 1 | Australian Junior Distance Championships

AUG 24 | FCFS - Slopestyle Series SEP 7 | FCFS - Summit Masters SEP 14 | FCFS - Banked Slalom

WEEKLY EVENTS TUESDAY | Twilight Tuesdays (featuring Pete the Snow Dragon), Village Bowl WEDNESDAY | Night Skiing, Wombats Ramble THURSDAY | Night Show Spectacular, Village Bowl MCKAYOS October 5

THE BIG DIG/POND SKIM October 5

SATURDAY | Night Skiing, Wombats Ramble Weekly events subject to change. Dependent on weather and snow conditions.

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Alaskan Sit Ski Heliskiing

By Steve Cuff AN expedition consisting of massive logistics, planning and executing has resulted in quadriplegic sit skier Sarah-Jane ‘SJ’ Staszak experiencing a memorable Alaskan journey with her son Hamish.

Along with her disability ski guide Paul Gardner, carer Scott Marr and part time Alaskan resident Jennie Milton, they combined for what is a heliskiing trip of a lifetime.

“It was truly just fantastic,” said SarahJane who is referred to as SJ. “In fact, I was having a shitty day the other day and I used that little trick where you take yourself back to a happy place. I went straight back to the first helicopter ride we had. It was instantly transforming my whole mood back into bliss land.”

SJ was an active adventurer when an operation went horribly wrong resulting in her being an incomplete quadriplegic.

She has little use of her arms, has thumb use but needs constant care. But this has not stopped her from continuing her active lifestyle which includes her 10-year-old son Hamish.

Jindabyne’s Paul Gardner first met SJ five years ago where he guided her in the sit ski on the slopes of Thredbo. They now ski about three weeks each year.

“We mentioned just as a dream and maybe even as a joke, wouldn’t it be cool to go heliskiing. Definitely something I would never imagine I would be taking anyone on,” said Paul.

As a precursor to Alaska they visited Japan in January and had been to Utah developing powder skiing skills with the sit ski.

“We wanted to get warmed up to be familiar and make sure all our gear was ready to go, you can’t ski in Alaska with untested gear.”

In April Paul flew ahead to Alaska taking the sit ski and 90 kilos of luggage by himself.

“SJ took about 400 kilos, she took her electric wheelchair, stand up frame, all her son’s gear and all of Scotty’s gear,” described Paul.

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Sarah-Jane ‘SJ’ Staszak with some Hamish and carer Scott in the helicopter.

This was just the start of a logistics journey including transportation in Alaska and the helicopter expedition. SJ said they then had to think how they were going to get the sit ski into the helicopter.

Jennie Milton assisted with helicopter organisation as her husband Steve works for Black Ops Valdez. They had to hire a private helicopter for two days heliskiing.

It was there last heli operation of the season with Paul saying, “They said yes straight away, they were so keen, and they reckon it is the best, we got a guy called Jerry who has been a guide for 28 years in Alaska.”

Paul said they spent up to three hours the first day working out the helicopter, “not only for us but for all the guides, as they have never done it”.

“The safety aspects are massive, not having anything flying off the sit ski into the blades. We were lucky it had a very big cage with a soft top that we could fold down.”

“Jennie Milton, Kristen Arlberg, one of my friends from Alaska and another guide would fly up to the top of the mountain.

We would get all our skis out, get the sit ski ready. The helicopter would fly back down to the base, would pick up SJ, her son Hamish and Scotty, the carer who wasn’t skiing. He was just in the helicopter to get her in and out of the helicopter.”

SJ said from her perspective, “I am thinking wow, there were really a lot of logistics to consider.”

“I have my son, managing him on the mountain, as I am unable to help. I’ve got to work out and plan scenarios making sure he is looked after in different situations you can come across when skiing. I think Paul had to consider the safety set up around himself managing the sit ski. We had to adapt different ideas for that big mountain not in a ski resort scenario, gosh, with me with quadriplegia being out in the elements like that, my body doesn’t thermo regulate.

“I don’t have the ability to warm myself up biologically. My spinal cord is damaged so the messages don’t get up to my brain so there is just consideration of logistics of what if, the weather turns, and you’ve really got to be prepared to manage my medical and physical needs. Pressure sores in the sit ski for example, because I can’t feel if I am in discomfort. I could go on and on, there was so many.”

Paul said unloading SJ from the helicopter on the first run they switched the blades off.

“Scotty lifted her out of the helicopter, and we put her into the chair straight away.

Once we got it dialled in, we left the blades running and Scotty would get out of the

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Paul and SJ skiing in Alaska.

The group in Alaska heliskiing.

helicopter and lift SJ onto one of the guides knees. It was so cold you couldn’t sit her in the snow all the time. Then we would put her in the sit ski and we would be ready to go.”

“We skied Japan, that was great, but it is the mountains in Alaska. The biggest thing she was thrilled about though, yes it was great skiing for the two of us but getting to the bottom of the run and asking to be spun around in the sit ski watching her 10 year old son (Hamish) ski powder. I will be honest with you, every time I think about it, I get a bit teary.”

“She was “oh look at my little boy, skiing a heli run” and man, he matured, he skied skis that were 25cm longer than he has ever skied. 20mils wider than he has ever skied, and he has become a little man.

She never imagined she would see, never imagined she would ski herself again and no way she imagined she would watch her son ski again.”

With fresh snow prior to their skiing SJ said it was powder.

“It was a bit of an issue because it was coming to the point I was getting whip by the snow and I was getting uncomfortable.

First world problem! I am never the one to say we need to stop. I am always up to keep on going. We can communicate verbally, he can usually hear me if I yell out. Because we were in nice soft powder, it wasn’t noisy, icy, so we could quiet easily yell out and talk to each other.

“I have a lot of trust in Paul and don’t

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have a lot of fear generally. My kind of philosophy or head space is if something bad is going to happen now, its welcome too. I feel I had my fair share of bad stuff to happen, so I tend to really just let myself enjoy that kind of thing. I don’t let fear override the experience. Paul is really an exceptional ski guide with the sit ski and I just literally trust him with my life.”

Paul said the team had many thanks to hand out and especially to Black Ops. “They not only took us heliskiing, they organised fishing for SJ, Scotty and Hamish, organised snowmobiling and they and Jen arranged dog sledding. They had SJ being hooked up behind the dog team direct to her sit ski.”

“Then they organised shooting guns.

Scotty, the carer just loves guns, it’s Alaska, everybody has guns.

“The funniest story I had heard, Hamish rang me up laughing, he couldn’t stop laughing. He said, ‘Paul have you ever seen a quadriplegic shoot a gun? He said it is the funniest thing I have ever seen, everybody ran for cover.”

National Alpine Ski Team Named SKI and Snowboard Australia (SSA) recently announce the 2019-2020 National Alpine Ski Team. The team, selected from the SSA selection criteria, brings together 12 top skiers with a great mix of youth and experience.

Among the group are some of the country’s most experienced alpine skiers, including Olympians Sami Kennedy Sim, Greta Small, Harry Laidlaw and Anton Grimus.

Appearing as part of their first national team, rising stars Thomas Hoffman, Zoe Michael, Robbie Morrison and Finn Bowes have delivered strong performances on the international stage in recent months worthy of inclusion on the national side.

Australia’s alpine team continues to deliver strong performances on the domestic and international circuits and this team is well placed to build on these results.

Two-time Olympian Dominic Demschar has called time on his career, advising SSA he will retire from competition.

The credentialed athlete represented Australia at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games and 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, as well as the 2015 World Championships in Vail (USA).

He achieved a number of podium results at FIS events including bronze at the Copper Mountain Nor-Am in 2017.

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SQUAD: Skier cross athlete Anton Grimus and Harry Laidlaw competing in giant slalom and Greta Small at PyeongChang 2018. PHOTOS: Steve Cuff.

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This month they have focused on Epic Pass packages on a host of the best North American resorts under the Vail Resorts banner. From the USA to Canada, there are a plethora of resort options that each will deliver an epic experience.

Fly into Denver, Colorado and shuttle to Vail, the flagship of Vail Resorts stable where you are greeted by a charming energetic village that boasts exquisite restaurants and multiple accommodation options.

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Once on mountain you are gifted with a massive 5,289 skiable acres including perfectly groomed corduroy blue runs, challenging black diamonds if you desire and the legendary back bowls that are a fresh powder paradise after a storm.

With an annual average snow fall over 8.8 metres (350 inches) and more than 300 days of sunshine each year, you don’t need to be a mathematician to conclude blue bird powder days are plentiful.

Easing into knee deep turns of light dry Colorado powder is what has made China, Siberia and Mongolia Bowls so legendary and why Vail have the motto “like nothing on earth”. The back bowls alone have 3017 acres and the resort has 195 named runs.

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once you have experienced first-hand skiing the 1025m of vertical with a peak elevation of 3,257 metres (11,570 Ft).

Close by Vail is Beaver Creek, where service runs to another level just like the increased altitude. So, visiting Vail first to acclimatise is helpful as Beaver Creek’s summit is another 240m higher.

Colorado have numerous Epic Pass resort options including Keystone, Breckenridge, Crested Butte and affiliate with Telluride.

When you arrive in Salt Lake City in Utah to ski at Park City you soon understand why people continue to return. From airport to resort is only 40 minutes, so once you change and strap the skis on you can be on the slopes within the hour.

Park City Mountain Resort is huge with 7,033 acres of what seems like endless terrain. No matter what area of the town or the resort you stay, access is easy and be assured even a two week holiday here will barely scratch the sides.

The Sundial Lodge at the Canyons is an ideal location with the Red Pine Gondola and Orange Bubble Express only steps away from the hotel.

Peruse the trail map and every chair has options to suit all levels. Choose the groomed run while another member skis the black run, and you all end up at the same chair with some planning.

The Tombstone Express is the perfect warm up chair offering long cruisers or widely spaced glades under the chair, before you tackle the steeper terrain of Ninety-Nine 90. Here you are presented with only black or double black options but on a powder day you will be richly rewarded.

Move to the Park City side and a whole new world opens up and cruising takes on a new and lengthy meaning.

Chutes, glades and steeps litter the surrounding ridgelines.

Park City the town is a vibrant ski town, home to the US Ski Association

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and Main Street offering lively night life and restaurants.

Canada’s Whistler resort is a must visit in any skier’s lifetime. Yes, there are many Australian’s there but wow, the terrain here is in another world.

Blackcomb and Whistler mountains sitting adjacent to each other could keep you entertained for a decade. Famous runs like Blackcomb’s Saudan Couloir, Pakalolo and Spankys will have the heart racing or cruise the endless Blackcomb Glacier.

Ski Whistler Mountain’s peak to valley via the Dave Murray Downhill run and you may need to stop for another set of thighs, it is one long run. Let alone the bowls of Whistler, Glacier, West, Symphony and Harmony Bowl that will have your legs playing their own tune.

Everything about Whistler is enticing and there is ample terrain for every level. The charming village where both mountains diverge is exciting.

Restaurants, bars, après and night life galore, you have it all and be assured you may never want to leave.

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All these EPIC resorts have one thing in common, the fantastic snow! To differentiate we have listed our top highlights for each, but want to know the best family runs or where to find the steepest glades – Mogul Ski World knows. What’s the hottest spot to eat – Mogul Ski World knows.

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Big White Ski Resort is Canada’s Favourite Family Resort THE feeling of happiness and fun permeates the winter air as you see smiling faces abound, and the infectious sound of laughter echoes through the trees.

When it comes to winter fun there’s nothing better than enjoying a getaway with your family, and no one does family better than Big White Ski Resort.

“All of us have pretty much had the trip of our life,” said Australia’s 1988 World Surfing Champion Barton Lynch.

A trip of a lifetime is a good way to describe what’s in store once you step into the winter wonderland mountain village located at 1755 meters above sea level. With average temperatures of an enjoyable -5 Celsius you’ll quickly see why they call the snow ‘Okanagan Champagne Powder’. An average of 7.5 metres of the

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light fluffy stuff turns the trees into ‘Snow Ghosts’ and the slopes into one huge family playground.

Combine this with over 118 runs, five powder bowls, 15 lifts, and one gondola there’s more than enough terrain to keep your family happy. With short lift lines and no waiting around your kids will be clamouring out the door and onto the lifts as you see them begin turning every morning from your slope side accommodations.

The family fun doesn’t stop there as Big White also features the world class Telus terrain park, Canada’s highest elevation skating rink, Snow Coaster Adventure Park, 25-metre ice climbing tower, dogsledding, snowmobiling and alpine night skiing. All to keep the most adventurous members of the family

SNOW: Skiing the powder among Big White’s famous snow ghosts. PHOTO: Geoff Holman

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HAPPY: The kids will love their Big White snow holiday. PHOTO: Marc James / Big White Ski Resort. happily occupied outdoors.

If you’re looking to learn, the ski school has some of the best programs and features found in the world. Flaiks GPS trackers let you know what your kids are up to during their lessons, or more importantly, where they are if they get lost. You can even have ski school staff come to your accommodation and pick up your kids each morning while you set out on your own.

Weeklong race camps help the keen skiers while the masters’ weeks are perfect for those looking to advance their skills at an advanced age.

Once the snows been dusted off your boots, and the ski gear hung to dry, it’s time to indulge in Big White’s epic family après activities. Take in the free weekly kids’ carnival in the Village Center Mall, or the weekly fireworks in Happy Valley, or maybe just drop the kids off for rock climbing and a movie at the Kids Center while you hit the spa for a relaxing massage. It’s all up to you.

Did we mention that the storybook village is also Canada’s largest totally ski-

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CHOICES: With so many runs to choose, where will you ski. in ski-out resort village?

With exceptionally affordable prices and over 17,000 on-mountain beds there is a huge variety of accommodation to suit every budget. Feeling hungry? Big White is abound with food and drink, especially during the Gourmet Ski Week where delectable events quench your thirst and nourish your soul with chef hosted dinners, wine lunches, and après cocktail gatherings.

“With nonstop flights from Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne it’s so easy to just jump on a flight and be in Canada with no stops along the way, that makes it a much more feasible thing to come to North America and experience the size of these mountains and the quality of the snow,” said Barton Lynch.

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PHOTOS: Chris Hocking / Hotham Resort.

Brand New Day

By Steve Cuff HOTHAM have a great beginners first time day in June where guests receive a heavily discounted fully hosted mountain experience.

Included in the package is a one-day beginner lift ticket, five hour lesson, all equipment hire and clothing for either skiing or snowboarding.

Add a morning coffee, lunch at the ‘Bird’ plus an afternoon après drink and that is certainly the way to entertain and impress first timers.

Guests last year also had a pleasant surprise when Mount Hotham Skiing Company General Manager, Belinda Trembath, pulled on the ski school uniform to teach an incognito lesson.

Belinda said, “I thought it would be good to go undercover for the day and it was great fun.”

“I was a rookie instructor who teamed up with Dean Sheppard who has been an instructor for the best part of 25-30 years. Dean and I used to teach back in the early nineties so it was a hoot. We had a group of young ladies who had come up especially from Melbourne to participate in our Brand New Day.” “It was a blizzard, it was a pretty tough day out there on the snow and it certainly gave me an insight into what our instructors are dealing with day in and day

out, and how challenging it can be to get our guests going when the weather is bad.

“Just to hear their thrills and see the smiles on their faces it was a great day out.

I think it is really important to stay close to your guests.”

Belinda said the group did find out later it was the General Manager teaching them, suspecting someone must have whispered at lunch time.

“The cat was out of the bag by the time we got to the après drink in the afternoon.”

Belinda said she was able to chat to them all about their day and gather great feedback on how they might improve the program, what the barriers are on them potentially returning and what might entice them to return.

Key points were, they loved being in the snow, the après and enjoyed the day and being able to ski. A good product offer would potentially entice them to return for another weekend.

“We have a done a lot of work in the past few years doing focus groups with our instructors and also doing a lot of surveying of our guests and we have made quite a lot of changes to our programs.

The benefit is people who bring their friends to the snow know we are looking after them all day and by the end of the day they all should be able to have a few runs down the Summit together.”

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DEEP: Tyler Knoles skiing legendary Alta powder.

PHOTO: Alta Ski Area / Matt Wolfe

By Steve Cuff AS an aspiring snow photographer hooked on skiing in the early 90’s, I remember scouring magazines for exotic snow stories and admiring with envy deep powder photos. I could not ski that deep snow at the time, but that cared for little, it was all about the dream of wanting to and where.

Reading Powder Magazine stories about legendary snowfalls at Alta in Utah captivated my imagination.

Skiing a resort where they evoke the Interlodge rule, one where you are not allowed to leave any establishment should the steep slopes on either side of Little Cottonwood Canyon release and engulf you. And if you do leave you are fined by the police, this is serious snow.

Lee Cohen is one of the great snow photographers who cut his teeth on the slopes of Alta and neighbouring Snowbird plus features countless times in Powder Magazine, the bible for skiers. Along the way he added to the folklore of Little

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SMILE: It sure is a pleasure to ski.

PHOTO: Alta Ski Area / Lee Cohen

Cottonwood Canyon and defining Utah as a legendary powder mecca.

Seeing Cohen’s images of skiers plundering powder, snow blasting well over head, faces full of snow and deep, it always seemed so deep, inspired many to visit Alta.

Fortunately, I have skied Alta and Snowbird on several occasions, and while I still await my time to plunder that waist deep day of light dry powder, it does not matter. The images are there entrenched in my mind of what it is like. Plus, in all the days I have visited, the terrain and snow quality has been exceptional and accompanied by several powder days.

Utah has become one of my favourite ski destinations and more so after the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. Having fond memories of capturing our first two gold medals with Steven Bradbury and Alisa Camplin only added to the allure.

But for me it is all about the skiing, the terrain and the snow, plus being so close to Salt Lake City and the airport, you can be skiing in a very short time once you step off the plane. Hence why it is called Ski City.

This past winter I was privileged to have lunch with the Alta crew at Alta Lodge. Communications Manager Andria Huskinson also invited Lee Cohen. To have lunch, talk photos and then cut a few laps on the legendary High Rustler run in a snowstorm was just the icing on the cake.

Like many snow photographers Lee had his snow sabbatical saying he came out west after two years of college.

“I went to Denver and ended up in the mountains at A Basin camping out, my buddy and I, we camped out for three months and were total ski bums,” said Lee. “We went on some road trips, I had heard of Alta, I don’t remember how I first heard about Alta, we had heard of the

powder myth and we went to Alta and I made up my mind I’m going to go to Alta when I get out of college. The day I got out of college I came here.”

Lee said there were no other photographers at Alta at the time, but some at Snowbird. When he first started shooting Powder Magazine was the only place he submitted photos. He was first published in the mid 1980’s Now he says he cheery pics his days, “I have been spoilt by a lot of good years and skiing a lot of great snow.”

“The photos get dictated by light and a lot of photography happens out of bounds now. I cling to my spots pretty hard. None of them are secret, there are no secrets around here, there are too many people. I have this one place I shoot it’s called Cohen’s Corner, or Lee’s Trees, everybody knows where it is.

“It is just the perfect spot and I always go in there before anybody else, so I have seniority for going there more or less.”

Driving into Little Cottonwood Canyon to Snowbird and a further two kilometres to Alta you would think they have made a mistake with the names. Big Cottonwood Canyon is the next canyon where Solitude and Brighton resorts are, all available on the ski city pass.

Mount Superior dominates the sky and as you gaze upwards to the terrain you are about to enjoy; it is seriously impressive.

As much as these two behemoth powder resorts beckon the off piste poacher, there is terrain for all levels, although Alta is a skiers only mountain.

The beauty is the choices, and those who have skied will understand. You can ski very steep runs from a simple traverse or step over one rise and drop into to another long run. When the snow is on serious skiers are there for one reason, to plunder the legendary Alta powder.

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STORM: A skier in Alta heaven.

PHOTO: Alta Ski Area / Photo John

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CRANKING: Full speed ahead.

PHOTO: Alta Ski Area / Lee Cohen

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Winter Calendar 2019 July 13-14

13-14 14 Sun 14 Sun 14 Sun 14 Sun 14 Sun 15-19 17 Wed 17-18 19-20 20 Sat

Hotham SIA Demo weekend – test the latest skis and snowboards various brands Falls Creek Interschools trails Falls Creek YMCA Howman’s Cup Vic Relay Champs Falls Creek Birkebeiner Classic Lake Mountain XC mini series #2 Falls Creek Snow Trek & Travel High Plains Tour Falls Creek Snow Trek & Travel Mini Series 2 for juniors 11am Falls Creek South Australian Interschools Hotham Harry Snow Dragon Show at Big D Mt Buller South Australian Interschools Mt Baw Baw Christmas in July, Santa and carols.

Mt Buller Cattleman’s Rail Jam Australia’s premier rail event $10k in prizemoney

3 Sat 3 Sat 3-4 3-4 3-4 4 Sun 4 Sun 5 Mon 6 Tue 6 Tue 6 Tue

Hotham Yuki Birds session for women Mt Baw Baw Grand Ridge Rail Jam Hotham Snowboard cross futures camp and grom nationals. Ph 03 9696 2344 Mt Baw Baw Brew Fest, European style sausages, Baw Baw mugs.

Falls Creek Avalanche Awareness Accredited Training Courses Mt Buller Victorian Interschools XC Falls Creek Snow Trek & Travel Mini Series #3.

Hotham ANC Snowboard X training Perisher ANC Big Air training Ski & SB Falls Creek Twilight Tuesdays Hotham ANC Snowboard X Race 1

17 Sat

Mt Buller 6th annual Freebom, music, moguls and après on Wood Run 17 Sat Perisher XC Australian Sprint Championship (F) 17-18 Hotham Australian Biathlon Championships 17-18 Mt Baw Baw Bollywood with Indian food + entertainment.

18 Sun Perisher XC Australian Open Distance Championship 5/10km (C) 19-25 Mt Buller Victorian Interschools 19 Mon Hotham Australian ANC GS 20 Tue Hotham Australian ANC GS 21 Wed Hotham Australian ANC SL 21 Wed Hotham Harry Snow Dragon Show at Big D 22 Thur Hotham Australian ANC SL 22 Thur Falls Creek XC Invitational sprints 23 Fri Hotham Australian ANC weather day 23-25 Falls Creek Photo Exhibition David Rosendale QT Hotel 24 Sat Falls Creek XC Joey Hoppet 24 Sat Falls Creek XC Australian Birkebeiner 24 Sat Falls Creek XC Kangaroo Hoppet

3 Tue 3 Tue 3-8 3-13 4 Wed 4 Wed 4 Wed 4-8

Hotham ANC Skier X Race 2 Hotham ANC Snowboard X Race 3 Falls Creek Gay ski week Hotham Rainbow Gay ski week Australia Hotham ANC Skier X (weather) Hotham ANC Snowboard X Race 4 Hotham Harry Snow Dragon Show at Big D Mt Buller Australian Interschools Championship

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Falls Creek Avalanche Awareness Accredited Training Courses Falls Creek Accredited Backcountry Avalanche Avoidance Training Courses Falls Creek Mim’s women’s skills 3 day program Falls Creek FCFS Summit Masters moguls Hotham ANC Skier X Race 3&4 Hotham Harry Snow Dragon Show at Big D Falls Creek Avalanche Awareness course #2 Mt Baw Baw Pride Ride and drag performers.

Hotham Victorian Backcountry Festival free event for all backcountry enthusiasts with guest speakers plus trips. mthotham.com.au

5-8 6-8

6-8

20 Sat 20 Sat 20 Sat 20 Sat 21 Sun 21 Sun 21 Sun 22 Mon 23 Tue 24 Wed 25-27

26 Fri 26-28 27 Sat 27 Sat 27 Sat 27-28 27-28 28 Sun 28 Sun 30 Tue

Falls Creek XC Victorian Junior Sprint (F) Hotham junior freestyle series Rail Style Hotham Harry Snow Dragon Show at Big D Perisher XC ACT Open classic Perisher XC NSW Open Distance Falls Creek Victorian Junior Distance (C) Mt Buller Mt Buller King of Mountain SBX junior Mt Buller - Fox FM broadcasting live from ABOM Falls Creek Twilight Tuesdays Hotham Harry Snow Dragon Show at Big D Mt Buller University Championships Races incl GS, SL, SX, BX and slopestyle. mtbuller.com.au Falls Creek Wombats Rambler Night Race Falls Creek Alpine Masters Falls Creek XC Australian Open Sprint (C) Falls Creek New Rider X event for skiers and boarders over 2 runs Hotham Harry Snow Dragon Show at Big D Mt Baw Baw Japan weekend + Taiko drummers.

Hotham Victorian Biathlon Championships Falls Creek XC Australian Open Distance 10/15km (F) Lake Mountain XC mini series #3 C+F Falls Creek Twilight Tuesdays

Falls Creek Aust secondary schools teams champs alpine 7 Wed Hotham Harry Snow Dragon Show at Big D 7 Wed Perisher ANC Big Air 1 Ski & SB 7 Wed Hotham ANC Snowboard X Race 2 7-9 Falls Creek XC Aust secondary schools teams champs 8 Thur Hotham ANC Snowboard X weather day 8 Thur Perisher ANC Big Air 2 Ski & SB 9 Fri Perisher ANC Slopestyle 9 Fri Falls Creek Board Lounge Throwdown 7pm Slalom Plaza 9-11 Hotham Masters Championships 10 Sat Falls Creek FCFS Big Air 10 Sat Falls Creek XC Ski de Femme 10 Sat Mt Buller Slopestyle $4k in prizes, ski, snowboard, open + juniors, men and women.

10 Sat Hotham Furphy Night Rail Jam 10 Sat Hotham Harry Snow Dragon Show at Big D 10 Sat Mt Baw Baw Great Toboggan Race 10-11 Falls Creek Avalanche Awareness Accredited Training Courses 10-11 Mt Buller – Chicks with Stix Free Shred Sessions for girls and women. thechickswithstix.wixsite.com/ chickswithstix 10-11 Dinner Plain Sled Dog Challenge a great spectacle for the whole family as dogs and mushers strive for victory. See page 16.

7 Sat 7 Sat 7 Sat 7-8 7-8 7-8

24 Sat Falls Creek FCFS Slopestyle 24 Sat Hotham Harry Snow Dragon Show at Big D 25 Sun Mt Buller - Fox FM broadcasting live from ABOM 26-30 Hotham RAAF Games 27 Tue Perisher National Moguls Champs 28 Wed Perisher National Moguls Champs 28 Wed Hotham Harry Snow Dragon Show at Big D 27-29 Falls Creek Burton Riders Retreat 29 Thur Falls Creek Pendl Cup 30 Fri Falls Creek Light the Night 31 Sat Falls Creek SSA National Children’s Champs U14-U16 31 Sat Falls Creek XC Australian Junior Sprint Championship (C) 31 Sat Mt Baw Baw dog sled dash.

31 Sat Mt Buller ABOM mogul challenge 31 Sat Hotham Harry Snow Dragon Show at Big D

8 Sun 9 Mon 10 Tue 11 Wed 12 Thur 13-15 13-15 14 Sat 14 Sat 14 Sat 14-15 18-22 18-22 18-22 20-21

31 Sat 31 Sat 31-3 11 Sun

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Falls Creek Australian Police Winter Games 31 Wed Hotham Harry Snow Dragon Show at Big D August 1-2 3 Sat 3 Sat 3 Sat

Falls Creek Australian Police Winter Games Mt Buller Junior National Moguls jNats Hotham Harry Snow Dragon Show at Big D Hotham Furphy Nigth Rail Jam plus after party at Swindlers.

Mt Baw Baw 51st annual TulliCoutty XC race 10.30am. Ph 0417 352 052.

11 Sun Falls Creek XC Rocky Valley Rush / Sun Valley Ramble 11 Sun I Þ¹ QóĖêĐ Ïê ĖááĸÅÌĐ ¬Ì ĄÅ¹ 11 Sun Mt Buller King of Mountain SBGS junior 13 Tue Falls Creek Twilight Tuesdays 14 Wed Hotham Harry Snow Dragon Show at Big D 14-15 Hotham - Chicks with Stix Free Shred Sessions for girls and women. thechickswithstix.wixsite.com/ chickswithstix 15 Thur Falls Creek XC North East Primary Relays 15-16 Falls Creek FIS Slalom 16-17 Hotham Banked Slalom 17 Sat Hotham Harry Snow Dragon Show at Big D

Falls Creek Light the Night Mt Baw Baw Dog Sled Dash Falls Creek Accredited Backcountry Avalanche Avoidance Training Courses

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Hotham ANC Skier X Race 3&4 Perisher FIS National Champs GS Perisher FIS National Junior Champs GS Perisher FIS National Champs SL Perisher FIS National Junior Champs SL Hotham Chicks with Stix Falls Creek Mountain Yoga Snow Retreat with Emily Rose at Diana Alpine Lodge Falls Creek FCFS Banked Slalom Mt Buller 80’s day Hotham Retro Day QĐ ģ ģ ĖÞÏÅ ĈĈ¹ê Ĉêóģ ĸÅÌĐÏêÅ competition Falls Creek Winter Sports Club Spring Camp – U12’s Falls Creek Winter Sports Club Spring Camp – Park Falls Creek Winter Sports Club Spring Camp – FIS & U16 speed Mt Baw Baw Big air bag jump and charity event.

Mt Buller Pond Skim National Championships

September 1 Sun 1 Sun 1 Sun 1 Sun 1-3 2 Mon 2 Mon 2 Mon 3 Tue

Mt Baw Baw dog sled dash.

Falls Creek SSA National Children’s Champs U14-U16 Falls Creek XC Australian Junior Distance Championship (F) Mt Buller Karbon Mt Buller Cup SB GS Falls Creek Accredited Backcountry Avalanche Avoidance Training Courses Falls Creek SSA National Children’s Champs U14-U16 Hotham ANC Skier X Race 1 Hotham ANC Snowboard X training Falls Creek SSA National Children’s Champs U14-U16

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23-27 Mt Buller Kids Week 28-29 Mt Buller season closing festivities October 5 Sat 5 Sat 5 Sat

Falls Creek Octoberfest Falls Creek McKayos MTB on snow Falls Creek Big Dip / Pond Skim

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Bella Vista is an exclusive selection of luxury apartments offering 180 degrees of stunning panoramic views to Mount Stirling & what we will always call Shakey Knees. Located for convenience and stunning views. Walk to Bourke Street from the top entrance or ski across to Shakey Knees. These bigger than your average apartments are designed to take in the breathtaking views. 3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom north facing apartments with spacious designs from 138 m2 - 148.2 m2 plus functional balconies. State of the art kitchens with stone benchtops and Miele appliances. Large living with timber lined feature walls, gas fireplace, magnificent views. Huge master bedroom with walk-in, feature bath & separate shower.

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Facing Bourke Street with two bedrooms plus a mezzanine for a retreat or occasional guests. Large open plan living, dining and kitchen. Master bedroom with En-suite. Family bathroom with laundry facilities. Top floor has the mezzanine area with a fold out couch and a further 2nd bedroom with 2 single beds and 1 bunk. Abom Apartments is right in the heart of the action on Bourke Street with ski in and ski out access Can be rented through the management of the adjoining Abom Hotel. This property represents great value able to sleep 6-8 people in one of the best locations. Being sold fully furnished. 4WD parking on site.

Kabuki 4/17 Chamois Road, Mt Buller 3 3 1 Contact Agent For Price Kabuki Townhouse - Ready For Winter 2019 Impressive apartment in prime position with easy access to Bourke Street.

Large open-plan living and dining featuring a gas fireplace with rock surround & timber mantel piece. Master bedroom with En-suite. All 3 bedrooms with fantastic natural light and BIR. Substantial family bathroom with separate powder room for guests. Balcony with spectacular mountain views towards the Bluff and plenty of space to entertain on bluebird days. Laundry, drying room, ample ski storage with a ski cupboard in foyer and private owner’s storage in basement. Heating with Dial-Up connectivity. Garage Car Park & Low Outgoings. Fully Furnished.

The Peak 201/1 Stirling Road, Mt Buller 2 1 1 $549,000 Two Bedroom With Garage Parking Centrally located The Peak apartment building is directly opposite the top of the Chamois chairlift with only a short walk to the village. North facing open plan living with a full-length balcony. 2 spacious sunlit bedrooms with BIR. Modern family bathroom. Excellent drying facilities. European laundry with quality appliances. Being offered fully furnished. On-title garage carpark and lift access to all floors. Ski in & out from Chamois and use the new Canyon lift ready for the 2019 season, taking you to Standard Run and to the rest of the mountain. Drive up the mountain, park undercover and hit the slopes!

Reindeer 1/32 The Avenue, Mt Buller 3 2 1 $960,000 Reindeer Apartment Seconds To Bourke Street Impressive apartment in prime position with easy access to Bourke Street.

Large open-plan living and dining featuring a gas fireplace with rock surround & timber mantel piece. Master bedroom with En-suite. All 3 bedrooms with fantastic natural light and BIR. Substantial family bathroom with separate powder room for guests. Balcony with spectacular mountain views towards the Bluff and plenty of space to entertain on bluebird days. Laundry, drying room, ample ski storage with a ski cupboard in foyer and private owner’s storage in basement. Heating with Dial-Up connectivity. Garage Car Park & Low Outgoings. Fully Furnished.

Christiana 8/1 Breathtaker Road, Mt Buller 3 3 1 $1,095,000 Penthouse With Stylish Renovation Fully renovated 3-bedroom quality penthouse in the Christiana building. A beautiful apartment just over a minute’s walk to Bourke St and with ski out access to Standard Run just 50 metres away. Kitchen with stone benchtops and matte black cabinetry with quality appliances. A meticulously styled open plan living and dining area. Gas fireplace with rock surround and banquette seating. All 3 bedrooms feature BIR and Ensuites. Upstairs bedroom is large enough to sleep 6 comfortably and with a decent sized TV area used as a second living space. Underfloor heating in bathrooms and kitchen. European laundry & drying cupboard. Private ski storage room in the main foyer. Ample storage in the apartment. On-title carpark. Fully furnished ready to move in.

Arlberg 15/45 Summit Road, Mt Buller 1/2 1 1 $530,000 Overlooking Bourke St With Garage Parking & Low Outgoings Spacious fully furnished apartment with two distinct sleeping areas for a family of 6. Overall being the size of a two-bedroom apartment. 2 bunk beds and a queen size bed. The living area has two couches, a dining table and fully equipped kitchen. Opening out to a fantastic semi enclosed balcony right on Bourke St to watch the skiers go by. Bathroom with spa bath, shower and toilet. This apartment has a fully fitted laundry, drying area and ski storage. Free to use whenever you wish and may be offered for rent through the hotel. Use of all the Arlberg facilities: Restaurant, ski hire, boutique and reception for your paying guests. Offered fully furnished and includes an on-title garage car park.

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