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Pond skim makes a splash at Mt Buller

September 28, 2018October 10, 2018 The Frog 0 Comments mt buller, pond skim, snowatch, splash

A spectacular line up of skimmers took on the famous Mt Buller pond on Bourke Street last weekend in elaborate

Buller Ski Lifts will auction 61 chairs from the Blue Bullet chairlift ahead of the lift’s retirement at the end of the 2018 snow season

September 10, 2018September 27, 2018 The Frog 0 Comments Auction, Blue Bullet, Blue Bullet Chairlift Auction, Chairlift, mt buller, snow accommodation, snow holiday, snowatch

The live auction will be held at Mt Buller on Saturday 22 September starting at 12 noon with all funds raised going to the

From Darwin to the snow Clontarf Foundation brings 10 young men to snow at Mt Buller

September 8, 2018October 10, 2018 The Frog 1 Comment clontarf foundation, darwin, mt buller, snow, snowatch

This week a group of 10 young men from Darwin experienced the thrill of riding on snow at Mt Buller

Buller Air Zone launch gives Mt Buller new altitude

July 14, 2018 The Frog 0 Comments Buller Air Zone, ceo mt buller, Mansfield Shire, mark bennetts, mt buller, Mt Stirling Resort Management Board, Olympic Training Centre, OWIA, pete taylor, RMB, snowatch, the frog

Mt Buller has announced the opening of Australia’s newest indoor acrobatic facility, the Buller Air Zone. Featuring one of

Wild weather ahead!

July 14, 2018July 16, 2018 The Frog 0 Comments 2018 forecast, accommodation, baw baw, blizzard, charlotte pass, crowds, falls creek, hotham, jindabyne traffic, july snow, mt buller, nsw snow, perisher, pete taylor, pete the frog taylor, school holidays, selwyn snow resort, snow accommodation, snow australia, snow forecast 2018, snow holiday, snowatch, the frog, thredbo, victoria snow, wild weather, windy

We have are nearly at the end of the school holidays for the Victorian kids and in the middle for the NSW. We have a fantastic weekend of sunshine coming up and the crowds will no doubt flock to the mountains and make the most of the fantastic mid July conditions. Enjoy while it lasts as next week will be a totally different scenario.

Mercedes-Benz Star Lodge adds a touch of luxury at Mt Buller

July 4, 2018July 5, 2018 The Frog 0 Comments car, luxury, mercedes-benz, mt buller, scotty james, skiers, snow accommodation, snow holiday, snowatch, snowboarders, star lodge, SUV

Last weekend saw the opening of an exciting addition to the resort at Mt Buller with the opening of a stylish lodge a-top the Baldy ski run.

In the fine tradition of the ‘warming huts’ that dot European and American ski fields, giving skiers and snowboarders a spot to warm up and rest, Mercedes-Benz opened the doors to the Star Lodge on Saturday 30 June.

Jubilation in June as Season 2018 goes from zero to hero

June 18, 2018June 19, 2018 The Frog 4 Comments deep snow, dmping, falls creek, hotham, june dump, mt buller, perisher, pete taylor, pete the frog taylor, season 2018, snowatch, snowing, the frog, thredbo

What a week we have had. It started with zero natural snow on the ground and a man made patch or two. We saw it wet on Tuesday and Wednesday with a little snow up high, then things went nuts. June went from zero to hero within a matter of days.

Mt Buller’s critical water storage project funding guaranteed

June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 The Frog 0 Comments buller ski lifts, laurie blampied, mark bennetts, mt buller, mt stirling, opening weekend, snowatch, snowmaking, victoria

The future of Mt Buller’s critical Water Storage Project has been secured with the Andrew’s Labor Government yesterday announcing a $7.5 million grant through the Regional Tourism Infrastructure Fund.

Mr Anthony Carbines, MP took the opportunity whilst at Mt Buller to celebrate the opening of the 2018 snow season, to publicly announce the funding.

June is about to get Juicy – A Season Starter!

June 12, 2018June 12, 2018 The Frog 0 Comments 15 day forecast, australia snow, baw baw, dump, falls creek, juicy june, mt buller, perisher, pete the frog taylor, selwyn snow resort, snow forecast, snowatch, snows coming, the frog, thredbo

Season 2018 is about to change for the better in a big way. The Juice is about to be put back into June. It may be a week or so late and we didn’t quite kick off the season the way we would have liked last weekend but fear not, a dump is coming.

Having no snow is normal – but where do we go from here?

June 7, 2018June 7, 2018 The Frog 2 Comments australia snow, falls creek, hotham, mt buller, opening weekend 2018, perisher, snow depth chart, snow forecast, snow forecast australia, snowatch, thredbo

With the official start to Snow Season 2018 starting on Saturday and there being virtually zero natural snow on the ground and only a smattering of the man made stuff, I’d thought I’d go back over the last 25 years to show that this is actually quite normal and there is no need to panic. This year we have been unlucky in that temps in the resorts have not been great for making snow so things look quite dire in the resorts.