The latest Olympic Training Centre enhancement at Mt Buller have been delivered, with event level permanent lighting now fully installed for the 2019 winter.

The aim of the Olympic Training Centre enhancements is to make Chamois a worlds best training centre for development level athletes. 

With lights now in place for training and events combined with the earth works in the past two years, the dream is now a reality.

In total, 9 light towers have been installed, with lights also located on two buildings to provide lighting that meets the international standard for competition. 

The Buller Air Zone also opened in 2018 for great acrobatic training off snow.

We look forward in 2019 to:

• Night training
• Expression Session night jumping shows in July
• Junior National Mogul Championships (jNats) finals under lights
• Interschool Div 1 Moguls at Victorian & Australian Interschools .... followed by fireworks!
• ABOM Mogul Challenge finals under lights

Many thanks to Buller Ski Lifts, Mt Buller Resort Management Board, Olympic Winter Institute of Australia and Ski and Snowboard Australia for delivering the Olympic Training Centre facilities.

Olympic Training Centre Enhancements Schedule

Last Saturday a bunch of TBR coaches, parents and athletes met on Chamois for the first annual TBR working Bee. We were guided by Mt Buller's Mountain Ops team that work year round to keep the lifts turning and the runs skiing. Danielle Shook, Adam Edwards and Nick Reeves introduced us to the work that they do during the summer to help the runs hold snow and ski well.
 
As everyone already knows, Chamois has been under the knife these last two summers. Earth has been moved to reduce the snow required to build the mogul courses that we use throughout the season. Lights are also being installed to allow us to train and compete in the evenings. However, earthworks can be harmful to the delicate mountain environment. The final step for earthworks is re-vegetation. This involves planting plants, mulching and laying down soil saver (matting that mitigates erosion). On Saturday this is the work that we helped the Buller Ski Lifts Mountain Operations team complete. We raked rocks, through seed, hay and pegged mats. Now the run is ready for the winter and ready for TBR to get training. 
 
But the day was only a bit about the work. The other part of the day was the hospitality and community building a day in mountains can only offer. Joey Corcoran put on a marvelous BBQ as we hung out above the beautiful Howqua Valley. 

Please see below all key dates for the TBR program

TBR: Summer/Autumn Water Jump Training
February Days: 23, 24
March Days: 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31
April Days (School Holidays: 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17

TBR Mt Buller Working Bee
Saturday April 6 & Sunday April 7

TBR: Meet & Greet & TBR Applications Close
OBrien Icehouse, Docklands, 5-6pm
Sunday June 2

TBR: 2019 On Snow First Day
Saturday June 29

TBR: 2019 2 week School Holiday Block
June 29 to July 14

TBR Expression Session #1
Saturday July 6

TBR: 2019 Social Outing (Parents)
Saturday July 6 - Location TBC

TBR Expression Session #2
Saturday July 13

jNats (Mt Buller)
Saturday August 3

Mt Buller Slopestyle
Saturday August 10

FreeBOM
Saturday August 17

Victorian Interschools (Mt Buller)
August 19 to August 25

31st ABOM Mogul Challenge (Mt Buller)
Friday August 30 (FIS/OPEN Train & Youth Qualifications)
Saturday August 31 (Comp day)

National Interschools (Mt Buller)
September 4 to September 8

TBR: 2019 Last Day
Full Time/Midweek - Friday September 6
Weekend Program - Sunday September 8

TBR: Spring/Summer Water Jump Training
Dates TBC October to December

TBR: End of Season Awards
Date TBC

SSA Futures will be putting on two snow-sport acrobatic skills workshops in Melbourne over the April School Holidays!

The Melbourne ACRO sessions will be held at BOUNCE in Glen Iris from 4:00pm – 6:00pm on Tuesday the 16th and Wednesday the 17th of April.   

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The sessions will aim to develop the fundamental movement and aerial skills of athletes to enhance on-snow development.  These skills are highly desirable and transferable.  SSA strongly encourages Snowsport athletes from all disciplines to attend these sessions in preparation for the upcoming Australian season

The Melbourne ACRO Sessions are also a great opportunity to bring the Snowsports community together before the season to meet new and old friends.  Education will also be provided on the Athlete Pathway, high performance training and upcoming events for the 2019 Season.

For more information be sure to check out the Futures page on the SSA website:
https://www.skiandsnowboard.org.au/pathways/futures/

If you are an SSA member you can register for the Melbourne ACRO Sessions here:
https://www.skiandsnowboard.org.au/events/39386