Mt Buller - All you need to know
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Dan_Alexander
Likes Bikes
Ahaa, yep I'll chuck a post in there. Cheers
shirtz
Likes Bikes and Dirt
well it was ugly ugly weather but hats off to the blue dirt crew.
all other rides were top blokes too with plenty of smiles around the fire pit.
other company at mirimbah shop was an Ahole because we used his hose, so shant be going with him ever.
see you again next year.
all other rides were top blokes too with plenty of smiles around the fire pit.
other company at mirimbah shop was an Ahole because we used his hose, so shant be going with him ever.
see you again next year.
Mt Buller Season 2015/16 Opening
Hi all, just a copy and paste from another thread:
Here is the DL on trail openings at Mt Buller this season 2015/16:
- from October 31st (Melbourne Cup weekend) some XC trails will roll open as trail crews complete post-winter trail works. Online trail report can be found here.
- the Mirimbah Store shuttle service will also open from this weekend.
- all XC and flow down trails will be officially opened on December 5th along with a bunch of stuff as part of the official opening of the MTB season. Stay tuned to here for full details.
- DH trails will open Boxing Day, December 26th, along with the Northside Express chairlift for lifted DH trails, through untill Australia Day Long weekend. (there is a rumor flying around that the DH trails may open December 5th for official opening weekend, but right now it's a rumor)
- post-Australia Day DH trails will be open every weekend thanks to Blue Dirt MTB and their dedicated shuttle service.
And if you haven't liked the Bike Buller FB page then do so here to stay in the loop or sign up to Bike Buller's CRANK CREW here.
Cheers,
Benny
Hi all, just a copy and paste from another thread:
Here is the DL on trail openings at Mt Buller this season 2015/16:
- from October 31st (Melbourne Cup weekend) some XC trails will roll open as trail crews complete post-winter trail works. Online trail report can be found here.
- the Mirimbah Store shuttle service will also open from this weekend.
- all XC and flow down trails will be officially opened on December 5th along with a bunch of stuff as part of the official opening of the MTB season. Stay tuned to here for full details.
- DH trails will open Boxing Day, December 26th, along with the Northside Express chairlift for lifted DH trails, through untill Australia Day Long weekend. (there is a rumor flying around that the DH trails may open December 5th for official opening weekend, but right now it's a rumor)
- post-Australia Day DH trails will be open every weekend thanks to Blue Dirt MTB and their dedicated shuttle service.
And if you haven't liked the Bike Buller FB page then do so here to stay in the loop or sign up to Bike Buller's CRANK CREW here.
Cheers,
Benny
Mt Buller trails to open Melbourne Cup weekend October 31st
The official word is out, this Saturday October 31st will see most of the Mt Buller XC trail network open to MTB riders.
Click here to see the official release.
Or via the online trail report on the Bike Buller website here.
See you out on the trails peeps!
Benny
The official word is out, this Saturday October 31st will see most of the Mt Buller XC trail network open to MTB riders.
Click here to see the official release.
Or via the online trail report on the Bike Buller website here.
See you out on the trails peeps!
Benny
Hey dunndog if I hear of it I'll let you know.
dunndog
Eats Squid
Nice. Shuttles up there soon courtesy of blue dirt right?
OK direct from the Trail Fairies re. International: "General pre-season maintenance with tweaks, along with some minor re-alignments"
I will post some photos in a week or so.
Ben
Correct, the BD boys will begin DH shuttles from December 5th in line with the official opening weekend!
just to add to what Benny said about work on International The Lift company crew will continue with general maintenance but now working closer with resort management there is scope to re work and re align some of the the really awkward parts of the trail. We have already ticked off one already with a new entry closer to where abom leaves from after the table top. Once you hit the trees we manged to get it a bit wider so less ducking and weaving. Before someone jumps on and complains we are dumbing it down this is definitely not the plan we just want to make it more fun all the good tech bits will stay as will most of the rocks.
good weekend to kick off the season. Plenty on the buses even with the damp weather. Looks
like it could be another busy year ahead.
There is one tree down on the river trail, and I've been told Klingsporn has a couple across it
also. Otherwise most the river trail is in good shape, including the river spur trail. One regular
(Woz) spent over 14 hours from Friday on, racking and clearing a good wide line. He even broke
his rake. Thumbs up, Woz.
The resort should pony up a few bed nights for the amount of work you do on trail maintenance,
even supply you with a rake and gloves.
like it could be another busy year ahead.
There is one tree down on the river trail, and I've been told Klingsporn has a couple across it
also. Otherwise most the river trail is in good shape, including the river spur trail. One regular
(Woz) spent over 14 hours from Friday on, racking and clearing a good wide line. He even broke
his rake. Thumbs up, Woz.
The resort should pony up a few bed nights for the amount of work you do on trail maintenance,
even supply you with a rake and gloves.
Targa High Country this weekend at Buller
G'day riders,
just a heads up that there will be disruptions to traffic flow up the Mt Buller Tourist Rd this weekend due to the Targa High Country event.
Mirimbah store will only be delivering MTB shuttles on the Saturday, November 7th at the following times: 1:00pm, 2:30pm, 4:30pm. Don't forget to book.
Other than this there are a great number of trails open and good to go, with plenty of rain falling this past week expect to find plenty of hero dirt on the tracks!
For full details check out bike.mtbuller.com.au
Cheers,
Benny
G'day riders,
just a heads up that there will be disruptions to traffic flow up the Mt Buller Tourist Rd this weekend due to the Targa High Country event.
Mirimbah store will only be delivering MTB shuttles on the Saturday, November 7th at the following times: 1:00pm, 2:30pm, 4:30pm. Don't forget to book.
Other than this there are a great number of trails open and good to go, with plenty of rain falling this past week expect to find plenty of hero dirt on the tracks!
For full details check out bike.mtbuller.com.au
Cheers,
Benny
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Nautonier
Eats Squid
Rode International yesterday with Blue Dirt and the work that's been done is superb. The entire top section (up to the road gap) has been revamped and has heaps more flow. Several other sections have been improved to increase flow and there's a brilliant ramp/drop that's been put in at the bottom. The 'steppy bit' just before the wall ride has had an additional bit of matting put in that makes it way less sketchy.
Overall the track has a lot more flow and is way less brutal than it used to be. It's also lot faster. I was riding it on a trail bike and managed just fine, whereas it used to be pretty much DH only.
Whilst International is significantly better, Abom has had the dreaded Buller 'gravel' treatment and the top half is more like Copperhead. Hopefully the gravel will bed in or get packed down with more wheels on it and a bit of rain.
Boom King
downloaded a pic of moorey's bruised arse
Shuttles running every day from 28th till end Jan.
iUDEX_nCr
Likes Dirt
Ugh.....that gravel........this makes me sad
Nautonier
Eats Squid
I guess it's 'sustainable', but it's also absolutely zero fun to ride... I'm curious that they were able to do the revisions to International using all existing dirt, whereas with Abom you can see that tons of gravel has been trucked in. The dirt at Buller is some of the best, I'm not sure why it needs gravel on top of it. I'm extremely appreciative of all the work done, just curious as to the choice of surfacing.
Yes the Mirimbah Store have just posted their Xmas/NYE opening schedule:
Plus the Northside Express Chairlift will be operational.