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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.
Legend
Personality
Athlete
Champion
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.
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
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
Reeves, Nick
Mountain Manager and Lord of the Froth
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
Position/Organisation
Cooper, Brett
Ambulance Victoria
David, Michael
Interschools and the arts
Dino
ABOM
Hayden
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
Twycross, Dr Will
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
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
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
Shaw, Johanna
Winter Olympian 2006 & 2010 Snowboard PGS
Summers, Brodie
Winter Olympian 2014 Moguls
Wells, Samantha
Winter Olympian 2014 Aerials
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