Mt Buller 2017 Winter Media Guide | Page 5

WHAT’S NEW IN 2017 Mt Buller is the only resort in Australia with guaranteed snow from opening weekend. Mt Buller is the only resort in Australia that can guarantee snow cover for skiing and snowboarding from the opening weekend throughout the declared snow season. Mt Buller is promising snow on the popular Bourke Street run from June 10 when the resort opens for winter. This is possible thanks to a $1.6m investment in a new TechnoAlpin SF220 Snowfactory. The Snowfactory boosts the resort’s already hefty 244 snowgun network for the 2017 season. It will sit above the Blue Bullet chairlift on Bourke Street and deliver snow to Mt Buller’s most popular ski runs. The Snowfactory’s innovative refrigeration technology allows it to continuously produce snow at temperatures well above freezing. It is capable of creating 220 cubic metres of snow daily which is a game-changer for the resort and allows Mt Buller to make such a bold snow promise for its guests. In other snowmaking news, more conventional snowmaking guns are being installed on Skyline, boosting the cover on the Blizzard Race Course. 4 WINTER MEDIA GUIDE