Mt Buller open for summer!

[mtbdh_girl]

Ok - I know theres a thread on this but it's still newsworthy...

Horse Hill chairlift will be open for scenic chairlift rides and mountain biking during the summer.

The Horse Hill lift will be operating daily from Friday 26th December 2003 to Monday 26th January 2004 and every weekend till Monday April 12th 2004. Operating times are: 10am - 4pm daily.

Ticket Prices: All day tickets include unlimited rides on the chairlift.
Adult Day Ticket = $15 (15 years plus)
Child Day Ticket = $10 (6 to 14 years)
Family Day Ticket (valid 2 adults & 2 kids) = $40 (extra family child = $5)
Single Ride $10 per person
Children under 5 years and adults over 70 are FREE.

Mountain Biking returns to Mt Buller this summer!
All day ticket - $25 per person (includes all day usage of mountain bike trails & Horse Hill chairlift).
Seasons Pass - $250 per person (includes unlimited usage of mountain bike trails & Horse Hill Chairlift for the 2003/ 2004 summer season.

[willsy01]

Is Buller comparible to Thredbo? $25 is good value for an all day pass!

[Day]

Holy sweet jesus this is quite possibly the coolest thing ever. Finally Buller is back!!!

Does anyone know if there will be any races held there in the future??

[reco_1]

Buller is probably better than Threbo (matter of opinion) but there is more focus on singletrack, and some KILLER (read 20km or so) downhill singletracks to do at the end of the day. (if you are prepared to do the car shuffle thing). Thredbo should try and learn the Buller pricing model.

[kalem]

whoa $25!!! last time it was like $100 or something and you had to do 'initiation' or something too...

as far as i remember there was the ABOM track which went down under the horsehill lift, which was a 4 min nice fast rough single track run that is heaps off fun, then there was the buller 2000 track (i think?) which was more mixed up had some techy stuff in there, tree jumps a steep chute thing, and a little fireroad... also very fun... the best part... the LIFT! the trails end right at the pick up, and the trails start at the drop off, I did about 15-20 runs of the ABOM in a day at the interschools a few years ago my hads and fingers were fucked from the beating they got...

This is gonna help the vic DH scene a lot! there is nothing better than chairlifts and downhill! WOOHOO! i want a DH bike!

[ELX]

How far from Melborun CBD a drive is it to Buller? I am going to Melbourne at chrustmass time when i get my new bike and looking for places to ride it and for a day trip $25 is sweet. Does anyone have any pics of Buller? And would you be able to catch a bus with your bike to and back from it + riding al on 1 day?

[kalem]

How far from Melborun CBD a drive is it to Buller? I am going to Melbourne at chrustmass time when i get my new bike and looking for places to ride it and for a day trip $25 is sweet. Does anyone have any pics of Buller? And would you be able to catch a bus with your bike to and back from it + riding al on 1 day?]

it's about 3 hours.. you can do 1 day bus trips in the winter, i doubt there would be dedicated services in the summer tho'

[Az]

yeah pretty sure that there isnt a bus service running up there over summer.


but im sure some of the melbourne crew will be heading up there, so if you ask really nicely you might be able to get a ride.

[RaID]

whats the difference between a
Adult Day Ticket = $15 (15 years plus)
All day ticket - $25 per person (includes all day usage of mountain bike trails & Horse Hill chairlift).



cant you ride the trails on the $15 ticket only use the chairlift?

[kalem]

whats the difference between a
Adult Day Ticket = $15 (15 years plus)
All day ticket - $25 per person (includes all day usage of mountain bike trails & Horse Hill chairlift).



cant you ride the trails on the $15 ticket only use the chairlift?

i'd say the cheaper price would be just tourist/hiker people prices..

[shmity]

They need to factor in trail maintinence and insurance costs into the ticket price, i say 25 bucks isn't somthing to be shirked.

[RaID]

i think the prices are very reasonable actually quite cheap really but yeh just the difference between the $25 and $15 tickets i was interested about

[Simo]

dude, chill. seriously, lay back, in and out, in and out (breathe)

Can't wait to hit it up. good thing is summer accomodation is also pretty cheap at most places and it shouldn't be hard to find a room!

[curtisrider]

and i am cool cos i knew this was happening a long long time ago

[mozey]

01_250 i knew before u any way, cause i fukin told u about it. The tracks at Buller that are actualy possible to ride are the Klingsborn (12km dh down the entire mountain) and the 2000 national course that needs a fuk load of TLC. Or it just needs to be riden by a few brake lovin people to clear all the weeds. I have been talkin with the organises and i think that we will be builden a few more tracks and etc, but i think it will be bassed on the amount of people that make the trip this summer. If every mountain biker in Victoria makes the journey then Buller will stay open and more tracks will get built. If no one goes then it will close just like before.

[kalem]

:twisted:
To all those complaining about the old prices for lift tickets:
Did you ever help to build tails there?
How do you think they got there?...



...............



GET OFF YOUR COMPUTERS AND RIDE!

i think i'm the one you are talking about, i was talking about the huge price difference rather than complaining about it, I pay $60-70 odd in winter, i wouldn't complain about a similar price for mtb. I did not like the 'initiation' thing, actually it was what prevented me from going there (other than for races). $25 is insanely cheap and i hope lots off people take advantage of it, if it takes off that would mean people would be keen on building/maintaining trails.

Save the anger, it won't help anyone.

[matt mciver]

the price in winter was more like $85 bucks when i was there so i dunno what use are all complaining about [/list]

[spinner]

No one is complaining!!!!! We're all stoked!!!Except for dirtsystems who is complaining about people complaining when in actual fact, no one is complaining!!!!

[curtisrider]

I/m giong up in January

[bazza]

he was complaining about people not going to these locations and doing trail work, just going there to ride and leaving. but i hope everyone that goes has heaps of fun!! im going to cairns in january for attack of the tribes and bulk dh!!! yahhh.

[jamo]

yeah i think maybe all the melbourne pplz should organise i trip up there.

im going up mid january.

[S.]

Think I may be heading up there once or twice.... :)

[Dirtsystems]

and i am cool cos i knew this was happening a long long time ago

I'm the real Dirtsystems and I didn't post that post, so someone has hacked my name or has a name really similar to mine (maybe with a . after it???)

DOM??????

[Dirtsystems]

No one is complaining!!!!! We're all stoked!!!Except for dirtsystems who is complaining about people complaining when in actual fact, no one is complaining!!!!

It WASN;T ME!!!!! I didn't post that!!!!!! Seriously, it was NOT ME!
Someone has hacked my password or has a similar one to me.!!!!

[DOM]

Tim ... redo your password then mate.

Ill remove the above thread .. and i say we lock this debate.

cheers

Dom

[Dirtsystems]

I actually went to Mt Buller on Friday and it was awesome.
It is going to get hammered pretty quickly though, especially International.

I am on the opinion they need a track similar to Int'l but more flowing (less rocks), less stop start/brakey (to avoid rutting) and wider to allow more line selection - similar to anything you see in Whistler. But all this costs $$.

$25 is reasonable for what you get. I would be willing to pay more for a couple more Whistler-esque trails.

Love from the Real DS

[spinner]

Just got off the phone to Mt Buller resort management.

Sun 25th and Mon 26th Jan. the road will be closed from 9am - 12pm and 3pm - 6pm for the Porsche rally.

The good news is lifts will operate and tracks will be open until 6pm so get there early for an extra few hours riding at no extra cost .

see yez there !

[bazza]

stuff riding watch the rally!! then go riding.

[Sethius]

haha,
I live in the mansfield, the closest town to it. I look out my kitchen window and twitch to ride. But the snow is lookin real cold at the moment. there some single trackin ridin all round. IF ya get up top of any of them .Feathertop, stirlins, the buff, dinner plains there are tracks everywhere. Rumours here say taht the buller ppl are tryin to do abit more of a Northshore styled stuff aswell as the "international" run and ABOM. Well i will seat here and wait for the snow to melt, enjoy melb!

ahah

"Nature is beautiful ,specially when u tear thru on a bike!"

[kalem]

I hope it opens earlier this year i'm going overseas in november....

[ajay]

^ i agree, i'm not goin anywhere though, i just want to ride it every day that it is open!!!!!!!!!!
I went like 10 times last summer - it rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[swinger]

does it have a 4x track or any jumps there are the traks proper downhiull tracks ?

[S.]

does it have a 4x track or any jumps there are the traks proper downhiull tracks ?

Nah, no 4x track and no jumps (as in dirtjumps).

As for the downhill thing, not sure where you got that idea, they're uphill tracks. You get the chairlift down to the bottom then ride back up again.

(Hint: yes, they're proper DH tracks :))

[Hybird_rider]

well sorry Sethius but i live closer than you and plus i work up there so i can get up there for free yes FREE!!!!!!

[petri]

mmmm..... Buller..... mmmmmm....
and will have dual crown forks for it this time.... mmmmmm

(even though the 66's rocked!)

[Sethius]

yea but az, you might have the means but ive got the bikes and the gear! and if things go my way i should be get up there most weekends..

[spinner]

It will be interesting to see how much the price of fuel affects ticket prices this year , seeing as the lifts are powered by diesel engines. That combined with the increased cost of getting there will limit my visits to Buller this year , sorry to say. It will have to be a full car load of mates or no trip to Buller. :(

Theres only one solution ......I need a pay rise! Time to do some grovelling...

[Superman]

It will be interesting to see how much the price of fuel affects ticket prices this year , seeing as the lifts are powered by diesel engines. That combined with the increased cost of getting there will limit my visits to Buller this year , sorry to say. It will have to be a full car load of mates or no trip to Buller. :(

Theres only one solution ......I need a pay rise! Time to do some grovelling...

im in ;)

cannot wait, gonna be heaps of fun. just need a dually to top it off :p

[SKT]

You know I'll be a regular, allthough Thredbo will have a lot of my attention this year with all the Nat events coming up.

[topher]

Can someone tell me what their xc stuff is like at my buller? is there much of it is it any good?
Cheers

[spinner]

You know I'll be a regular, allthough Thredbo will have a lot of my attention this year with all the Nat events coming up.

I wonder how much Thredbo tickets will be this year? $80.....$90......$100 ?!

[Always_keen_Jezza]

no one has posted the good old web page for mountain biking mt buller. Check out: www.mountainbikemtbuller.com.au
Never been riding there, but sure is on the to do list in the very near future!
It is also linked on www.mtbuller.com.au

[bhipsley]

For thredbo...
http://www.thredbo.com.au/bookandbuy/prices/summer.asp

[MadeInAustralia]

Awesome, sounds great, im heading down that way for work early december so i might have to come check it out.

[SKT]

For thredbo...
http://www.thredbo.com.au/bookandbuy/prices/summer.asp

I reckon RawNRG (http://www.rawnrg.com.au/rawnrg/thredbo.asp?a=1,%201,%201,%201&secID=60&a=1,%201,%201,%201&secname=Downhill&callContentID=91) would be a good start...... :rolleyes:

All the race dates are up to date so I am expecting that the prices for this season are also.

[SKT]

I have good information, from a good source, I mean it......
that Buller may open Dec 1.

I believe that is the intention, but......
if that happens :rolleyes:
well we will see.