Mt Buller - Legends and Personalities

LEGENDS & PERSONALITIES

Legends & Personalities

To honour the many individuals who contribute to Mt Buller’s vibrant population Buller Ski Lifts created the “Mt Buller Legends & Personalities” wall in 2008. This gallery honours the rich array of people who contribute to our unique alpine community. It cannot include everyone but seeks to highlight a cross section of our population and acknowledge people who have made, or continue to make, a significant contribution to the life of Mt Buller. There are some faces in here you may know – or may meet when you spend time on the mountain.

What is the criteria for being honoured as a Mt Buller Legend, Personality or Champion?

Legend

Lived and/or worked at Mt Buller for at least 20 years; and/or
Have made a significant personal and/or business contribution to Mt Buller and be widely known and well regarded in the community; and/or
Serve as a champion and ambassador for Mt Buller committed to the promotion of the destination and resort in media, resort events and community engagement.

Personality

Lived and/or worked at Mt Buller for at least 10 years; and/or
Have made a significant personal contribution to Mt Buller and be well known and regarded in the community; and/or
Positively represent Mt Buller as an ‘ambassador’ of the mountain through a personal passion and commitment to the community and the resort.

Athlete

Have trained extensively at Mt Buller in their chosen winter sport; and/or
Represented Australia in winter snowsports; and/or
Positively represent and identify with Mt Buller and serve as a role model to upcoming athletes.

Champion

Have trained extensively at Mt Buller in their chosen winter sport; and/or
Represented Australia in winter snowsports and achieved Olympic and/or World Cup medal and/or X Games recognition for their achievements.; and/or
Positively represent and identify with Mt Buller and serve as a role model to upcoming athletes.

Buller Ski Lifts manages and maintains the gallery and welcomes recommendations from community members. Please complete a nomination form here noting the criteria and submit before 30 January for consideration in the annual review.

Legends

	Legend	Details
	Aivataglou, George	George’s Ski Hire – renting skis since 1963 George Aivatoglou came to Mt Buller from Greece when he was 24 years old in 1962. In 1967 he married his wife Margaret. Geoff Henke who was just building the Molony’s apartment building was going to install a ski hire in the building and he asked George if he was interested in managing it. George also purchased Horse Hill Ski Hire as part of the Molony’s ski hire deal. This was later sold to BSL. He also purchased the Bill Duff Ski Hire in 1991, changed it’s name to Summit Road Ski Hire. The building was burnt to the ground in 1992 and the hire operated out of a shed for that season. George then decided to change Summit Road Ski Hire to Valley View apartments, most of which he sold. In 2016 George has semi-retired and transitioned the business to his son, Rob. However, he is still around, helping in the shop as required. George, has 2 children, Robert and Lia and 3 grandchildren, George, Peg and Zoe.
	Bateup, Bob	Mountain Manager
	Blampied, Laurie	Managing Buller Ski Lifts since 1995
	Broad, Andrea	Ski Patrol
	Camerino, Jimmy	Tirol
	Fleming, Bob	Koflers
	Forras, Aurel	Built an Institution, Kooroora Hotel
	Forras, Ernest	Built an institution
	George, Sue	Buller Kids Centre since 1986
	Greber, Bernd	Spirit of the Skier
	Grimus, Hans	Pension Grimus
	Grimus, Lotte	Pension Grimus
	Harcus, Laurie	Providing hospitality since 1995
	Hopper	ARMB
	Hughes, Jimmy	ARMB Directing visitors since 1979
	Jeffcoat, Sandie	Mt Buller Resort Management
	Lipshut, Geoff	Father of Freestyle
	Mahon, Ed	Ski Patrol since 1989
	McDonald, Carol	Arlberg Hotel
	Morgan, Donny	Mt Buller Ski Patrol
	Morrice, Michelle	AJAX
	Perks, John	Arlberg Hotel
	Reeves, Nick	Mountain Manager
	Romagna, Paul	Come ski with me Ski & Snowboard School
	“Speaky” Lyons, Terry	Ski Patrol and Buller Ambassador
	Spook	Mt Buller Transport
	Terrens, Alan	Training Patrollers since 1975
	Woodsford, Mark “Woody”	Fun Photos and Ski Instructor
	Van Hoof, Anton	Kooroora

Personalities

	Personality	Position/Organisation
	Cooper, Brett	Ambulance Victoria
	David, Michael	Interschools and the arts
	Dino	ABOM
	Hayden	ARMB
	Kenno
	Kerin, Father Tony	Sky Patrol 1
	Kratzer, Shaun “Shaggy”	Adventurer and photographer
	Macaskill, Ewen	CFA Captain
	Maisano, Joe	Kooroora and Black Cockatoo
	McDougall, Sam	Ski Patrol since 1998
	Pacak, Roman	Buller Sports
	Pattison, Andrew	Team Buller
	Pennington, Richard	Sky Patrol 2
	Pilipasidis, Sox	Welcoming diners since 2009 at Cattlemans Cafe and Burger Haus
	Reddrop, Tina	Mt Buller Grocer
	Redmond, Chris	ABOM and Chalet
	Reynolds, Pete	Ski & Snowboard School
	Seiwert, Eric	Formerly at Mt Buller Chalet and now Managing The Ski Club of Victoria
	Slaney, Dr Graham	Mt Buller Medical Centre Dr Slaney is co-owner of the Mt Buller Medical Centre with Dr Andrew Wettenhall, and its medical director. He's been providing medical care on Mt Buller and in Mansfield since 1997.
	Taylor, Ross	Ski & Snowboard School
	Twycross, Dr Will	Mt Buller Medical Centre Dr Will has worked at the Mt Buller Medical Centre since it was rebuilt in 1995, and at the Mansfield Hospital since 1987. He enjoys downhill skiing, but also makes annual overnight cross country skiing trips to Stirling and The Bluff. In summer, he enjoys walking in Tasmania's South-West wilderness. The people he admires most at Mt Buller are the Ski Patrol, all the other staff who work outdoors to keep the mountain running.
	Yong, Rose	Popo Kitchen & Extragreen

Champions

	Champion	Achievements
	Brockhoff, Belle	Snowboard Cross Olympian and World Cup Gold
	Camplin, Alisa	Olympian & World Champion Aerials
	Cleaver, Nick	2 x Olympian, 12 Top 10 World Cups 5 ABOM Gold
	Cooper, Jacqui	5 x Olympian & 24 x World Champion
	Grimus, Anton	Winter Olympian 2014 World Cup Bronze Skier cross
	Lassila, Lydia	4 x Olympian, Gold Medallist 2010 Bronze 2014
	Marshall, Kirstie	Our Olympian and First Australian Winter World Champion
	Pullin, Alex “Chumpy”	Winter Olympian 2010 & 2014 Snowboard Cross, 2 x World Champion

Athletes

	Athlete	Achievements
	Bamford, Emily	Winter Olympian 2014 Slalom and Giant Slalom
	Bolton, Cam	Winter Olympian 2014 Snowboard Cross
	Gardner, Liz	Winter Olympian 2006 & 2010 Aerials
	Gourley, Mitch	Winter Paralympian 2010 and 2014. 2013 World Cup Gold Giant Slalom
	Hickey, Steph	Winter Olympian 2010 Snowboard Cross
	McElduff, Renee	World Cup 1st 2015
	Morris, David	Olympic and World Cup medallist Aerials
	Peel, Laura	Olympic Aerial Skier, World Champion 2015
	Scott, Danielle	Winter Olympian 2014, World Cup Gold 2015
	Segal, Anna	Slopestyle 2014 Olympian, World Champion, X-Games Gold Medalist
	Show, Johanna	Winter Olympian 2006 & 2010 Snowboard PGS
	Summers, Brodie	Winter Olympian 2014 Moguls
	Wells, Samantha	Winter Olympian 2014 Aerials