Mt. Buller is going ahead with plans for a new quad chair. Photo: Kit Rundle

Mt. Buller in Australia, like the country’s other major resorts, has had a good start to the season with 15cm (six inches) of new snow ahead of the season after a month of mostly low temperatures allowed it to build a heathly base with snowmaking.

Mt Buller has also announced a new quad, a fixed-grip chair, will be installed after the resort’s Burnt Hut Triple Chairlift was, rather ironically given its name, badly damaged by fire.

“The damage to Burnt Hut was too extensive to repair in time for winter 2010. It is extremely disappointing that this popular lift will not operate in 2010. Skiing and snowboarding will still be possible on the popular Burnt Hut Spur area but we need to form an operational plan when it is not possible to access the lift stations located at Chalet Creek. Despite the short term pain this is an opportunity for a long term gain by increasing the lifting capacity and the skier circulation in this very popular part of the resort” said the resort’s General Manager Laurie Blampied.

“We are already working on exciting new plans for a quad chair for 2011 featuring a new top station that provides better access to the Village and also provides access to a larger area for skiing and snowboarding”

Mt Buller has the largest lift network in Victoria with 22 lifts across the resort including Australia’s only six-seater express chairlift.

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