The big storm wrap up

They were calling it snownado, snowpocalypse, even the Antarctic vortex. And while this system didn’t quite deliver the forecast 50cm (so far, we’re sitting on 38cm in the last week), we sure were excited to see the flakes falling!

It started drifting down last Thursday afternoon and for a few days, we were feeling slightly underwhelmed. We were promised snow and Saturday delivered only delivered high winds, lightning and thunder. But, as the storm cleared the flakes began to fall and we awoke on Sunday morning to discover 10cm of fresh on the ground.

The cold snap which has grasped the nation not only delivered fresh snow, but ideal snow making conditions. As always, Mother Nature’s little helpers were out there blasting the snow guns as well. Thanks to a lot of their hard work, the last week has also seen a number of new lifts and terrain open up. The Fox turned on Monday for the first time this season, which was warmly welcomed by skiers and snowboarders who were eager to start carving up the ever popular Shakey Knees. Another 7cm on Monday evening saw Koflers T-Bar make its 2015 debut. It was followed by 11cm of fresh on Wednesday with Summit and Howqua also shaking off the cobwebs. By Friday, 14 lifts in total were turning including Bonza and the Northside Express for sightseeing guests.
Skiers and snowboarders on Wednesday were rewarded with pow stashes across the mountain, with some of the best conditions found amongst the snow gums in the Family Run area.

As we head into the weekend, the clouds are expected to clear and temps will warm up – so, drop your plans and join us here on top of the world at Mt Buller!