The 2022 TBR: Meet & Greet will be returning back to the O’Brien Icehouse in Melbourne’s Docklands.
On the day you can

• Come along to size up up your new TBR jacket
• Get together for a chat with TBR: 2022 coaches, athletes and families.
• Recommended equipment display

The Adams Estate Agents 2021 Overseas Schlarship will also be presented.

Look forward to catching up with everyone and no doubt sharing the excitement for a big 2022 winter at Mt Buller!

TBR: Meet & Greet
Date: Sunday May 29
Location: St Moritz Bar, O’Brien Icehouse
Address: 105 Pearl River Rd, Docklands
Parking: Paid parking available across the road from the Icehouse
Time: 1130am to 1pm
Who: TBR: 2022 athletes and family members
RSVP: By Wednesday May 25, [email protected] or sms 0411 281 372

Jacket Collection
Jacket sizing only at the TBR Meet & Greet, as sponsor logos will still need to be applied. Jackets won't be available for collection until just before the start of the TBR Mt Buller Program

Can't make it on the day?
You can submit your jacket size via our online form
For more information, please follow this link http://www.teambuller.com/tbr-jacket-size.html

TBR: 2022 On Snow First Day
Saturday June 25

TBR: 2022 School Holiday
Training Block
June 25 to July 10

TBR: 2022 Social Outing (Parents)
TBC - Mid July school holidays

jNats (Mt Buller)
Saturday August 6

Mt Buller Slopestyle
Saturday August 13

FreeBOM
Saturday August 20

Victorian Interschools (Mt Buller)
August 22 to August 28

32nd ABOM Mogul Challenge (Mt Buller)
Friday September 2 (FIS/OPEN Train & Youth Qualifications)
Saturday September 3 (Comp day)

TBR: 2022 Last Day
Midweek Program - Friday September 2
Full Time/Weekend Program - Sunday September 4

Australian Interschools (Perisher)
September 6 to September 11

September School Holiday Training
Additional training based on conditions
September 17-24

TBR: 2022 End of Season Awards
TBC

TBR values the importance of building a strong aerial skill base off snow. The water jump is not only a safe place to learn jumping skills but considered as important to developing freestyle skiing skills as the on snow training component.
 
MORE INFORMATION - DOWNLOAD THE TBR WATER JUMP GUIDE
 
TBR: 2022 Water Jump Dates

Autumn Jumping Period (last weekend of Feb to April)
February: 26, 27
March: 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27
April: 2, 3
April School Holidays: 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24
 
First timer free coaching day
Implemented in Spring 2011, again to encourage new athletes to experience an introduction to the water jumping, any TBR athlete who has not water jumped in the past can receive coaching free on their first day.
 
Note: First timer days only take place on set days. This is due to avoiding peak usage times and to ensure extra staffing is on hand to assist with introductory instruction.
 
First timer days:
Saturday March 5
Saturday April 2
 
Other important documents:

• TBR Water Jump Equipment Guide
  http://www.teambuller.com/equipment.html
• TBR Water Jump Program Guide, info, costs & sign up document
  http://www.teambuller.com/uploads/2/0/9/2/20927662/tbr-wj-2022-autumn.pdf
  
• Snow Australia Water Jump Facility Usage Policy & Covid Safety 
  https://www.snow.org.au/disciplines/water-jump/

Pricing for our 2022 Mt Buller Winter Programs are now available

Click here to view the TBR Training Packages Page

TBR: Mt Buller 2022 Program Guide
Released mid October 2021

Returning member sign-up period
October 2021 to March 2022

New member sign-up period
April  to May 2022

TBR: Pre Season Meet & Greet
Sunday May 29

TBR: 2022 On Snow First Day
Saturday June 25

TBR: 2022 School Holiday
Training Block
June 25 to July 10

TBR: 2022 Social Outing (Parents)
TBC - Mid July school holidays

jNats (Mt Buller)
Saturday August 6

Mt Buller Slopestyle
Saturday August 13

FreeBOM
Saturday August 20

Victorian Interschools (Mt Buller)
August 22 to August 28

32nd ABOM Mogul Challenge (Mt Buller)
Friday September 2 (FIS/OPEN Train & Youth Qualifications)
Saturday September 3 (Comp day)

TBR: 2022 Last Day
Midweek Program - Friday September 2
Full Time/Weekend Program - Sunday September 4

Australian Interschools (Perisher)
September 6 to September 11

TBR: End of Season Awards
TBC

Australian winter sport athletes will soon have a major competitive advantage with the first jumps being taken this week on the world class dry slope airbag at the new Snow Australia National Snowsport Training Centre (NSTC) in Jindabyne.

Stage 1 of the National Snowsports Training Centre has seen construction of an Olympic sized dry slope airbag jump along with preparation works for the smaller development bag  Stage 2 will see a significant upgrade and expansion of the Jindabyne Sport and Recreation Centre which will commence early in the new year. 

Minister for Sport Natalie Ward said the National Snowsports Training Centre would enable winter sport athletes to train year-round, providing an edge against their international competitors.

“With just over 50 days until the start of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, excitement is building that our winter sports athletes will continue our proud history of success at the Olympics,” Mrs Ward said.

“The commissioning and testing of the airbag at the National Snowsports Training Centre is an exciting milestone in a project that will be a game-changer for Australian winter sport.

“In years to come we will look back at the NSW Government’s investment in this facility and directly attribute Olympic and World Championship medals.”

Dear TBR Families,

In mixed news for the program, Mt Buller Lift Operations and the TBR Program resumed today for athletes living in regional areas.

Fingers crossed athletes living in the Melbourne Metropolitan area will be able to join us again soon.

A big thankyou to the Buller Ski Lifts Outdoor Operations team who did great work during the current lockdown period building athlete facilities and maintaining the runs for when operations could commence.

Mogul and Terrain Park facilities are now open for training, and today we had 14 lifts turning.

Events Update - jNats & Buller Slopestyle postponed
Unfortunately due to the uncertainty regarding Melbourne heading out of lockdown this Thursday night, both the jNats and Mt Buller Slopestyle events have been postponed.

Once new dates have been confirmed we will let everyone know ASAP.

FreeBOM

In more positive news, FreeBOM is back!

See article below for more information.

Fingers crossed we will all be out of lockdown soon, with FreeBOM our first big event of the season.

Victorian Interschools

An update sent out this afternoon by the event confirmed the following

Subject to Government directive and approval, the intent remains from all stakeholders to conduct the 2021 Mogul Ski World Victorian Interschools Snowsports Championships from August 23-29 as scheduled.

We recognise there is significant uncertainty, however we remain committed to providing a safe and aspirational event experience for our Interschools snowsports community. On this basis a decision on whether the event proceeds on the August 23-29 dates will be made no later than Monday 16th August.

Looking forward to having everyone back up here soon!

Regards,

Andrew Pattison,
TBR Manager

FreeBOM is back!

We've missed this awesome event that brings the Mt Buller ski community together.

This year with plenty of snow on Wood Run the event is looking great.

Sign up now to Ski, Spectate or Volunteer and join us to GET ANIMAL!
 
For those that have never FreeBOMed
FreeBOM asks competitors and spectators alike to free their animal spirit as we celebrate a day on Mt Buller with skiing and music. FreeBOM nourishes the Mt Buller community through inclusion and collaboration. At its core the event is about bringing people together to freeski with music.

CHECK OUT THE 2019 VIDEO EDIT

FreeBOM is open to all skiers of any age or discipline. FreeBOM asks competitors to ski with grace, passion and dance the line between chaos and control. The format is relaxed, competitors are required to ski down in front of judges, showing off their interpretation of FreeBOM and the Hot Dog philosophy. Prizes are awarded to all ages and genders based on skiing, dressing, airing, falling and FreeBOMing.

Bull Run Bowl’s Natural Amphitheatre is the venue and Wood Run the stage. Bumps, a bustling crowd, music and a chairlift over head shape this once in a season atmosphere.

In the event of lockdown
In the event of a lockdown that forces us to cancel the event or prevents some people from attending, we will refund all tickets to those that miss out.

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Dear TBR Families,

RE: Extension of TBR Program

How great to see so much terrain open and excellent conditions on snow since we came out of lockdown!

We now look forward to working with the mountain to build facilities for TBR training and the events coming up later in the month.

As a result of the latest Victorian Government lockdown from Friday the 16th of July until Tuesday the 27th July  TBR Programs were required to be paused.

We are mindful many of our TBR participants and their families have had limited opportunities to train this winter and last due to the impact of the pandemic.

To give our TBR athletes the opportunity to catch up on the days missed on snow, TBR will extend the programs later into spring through to Saturday September 25.

Further information will be sent to each TBR package area on how the days missed will be utilised.

We look forward to a big spring, with favourable snow conditions thanks to a one metre base,more snow in the forecast, and a number of events on the calendar.

Regards,

Andrew Pattison,
TBR Manager

We're back!
TBR training will resume Wednesday July 28!

Please see below the current key dates

Event News
- TBR Social Outing cancelled, will look to run later in the season combined with the TBR Awards. With the TBR program to be extended into the September School Holidays, it will likely take place during this time at Mt Buller.
- The jNats will be postponed to a new date.
- ABOM Mogul Challenge TBC, update in the next few weeks. Items for consideration will be the status of the VIC-NSW border.

COVID and Mother Nature sure have combined again to make things challenging for the start of the TBR Program this Saturday.

No doubt you have all been looking at the Mt Buller Snowcams frequently, it sure has been a roller coaster the last few weeks! As you will see there is currently no natural snow in the resort, with any of the white stuff on the runs just man made. Last night the snowmakers were in operation, and the forecast is calling for more cold temps tonight.

Another system will move in on Wednesday, and it will be an interesting one ... fingers crossed! Check out the snow forecast from Jane Bunn for more information http://www.janebunn.net/snow-forecast

We will be sending out a TBR training update on Friday morning after meeting with the Mt Buller Outdoor Operations Team. It looks like we will have to get creative on how we train on snow to start the program. Thankfully we have the Buller Air Zone, which has been booked every day of the school holidays! Please ensure you have appropriate clothing for off snow/dryland activities.

Please find below update on how to collect your TBR Jacket

JACKET COLLECTION OPTIONS
Friday Afternoon/Evening
Time: 3pm to 6pm
Location: Top of Chamois/Lydia Lassila lift hut

Saturday Morning/First Day of Program
Time: Jacket collection from 830am
Location: Village Square (TBR Meeting Place)

Can't make the two options?
Contact TBR Program Manager Andrew Pattison the day before you arrive on the mountain, and he can arrange to bring to the TBR meeting place on your child's first morning on snow.

TBR MEETING PLACE & TRAINING TIMES FOR 2021 SEASON
Meeting Place: Village Square
Morning Session: 9:00am to 1145am
Afternoon Session: 1pm to 3pm
Note: Please be at the session 10 minutes prior to the start of the session.

GROUPS
With a lot of new athletes joining the program from other Mt Buller programs, the first week will predominantly be used to assess which group athletes are best suited to.

Skills assessments will be conducted on all athletes, covering a wide range of on snow skills, and freestyle specific actions like jumping, moguls, park, rails etc..

The head coaches from each program area will work with the coaches to place athletes in respect to age, ability and mix of genders.