Hi Guys. Warning for those skiing the chutes. This happened last year. They are very hard. Apparently they were closed but I thought the “run closed” rope was just a resort boundary rope. This mountain was quite new to me as my friend and I are from Adelaide. We wanted to try the chutes in the morning but it was so hard to see due to cloud. We had to walk up from the summit chair in pretty much a whiteout to the hut at the summit and then think we found them. Couldn't see a thing and neither of us knew where we were. Started skiing down it and didn't realise that it was so steep! The snow was very icey too. I hit a rock and fell down a long way. My friend fell over on the ice and now has a possible arm fracture and leg injury after hitting a rock while sliding down. He was out for the rest of the season! I was told the chutes were no harder than men’s downhill but I think they are.
Men's Downhill compared to the Chutes? Who the hell told you that? Did you not see the big giant signs?
You can relive this fascinating discussion from last year here: Mt Buller 2018 - Trip Reports, Pics & Conditions
Why are you telling us this again? https://www.ski.com.au/xf/threads/m...ts-pics-conditions.81138/page-17#post-3660822
The best way to handle The Chutes is to progress by sensible stages. Once you are confident that you can handle any steep Black runs, you should try: Fast One (in bounds), then Fanny's Finish (still in bounds), then Main Street, the furthest out of the chutes, so traverse along top of West Ridge. Very steep, but a fall may not kill you Chutes 1, 2 and 3. Similar to Main Street, but even steeper, so a fall probably will kill you. I have to add the standard (and sensible) disclaimer. Don't do anything more than Fast One unless you are with someone who knows The Chutes. If you ignore that advice, at least go with a friend, so there is someone to alert authorities when you are horribly injured.
BTW, this is a truly excellent, well informed article on stupidly steep ski runs in Victoria (including Buller Chutes): https://huckanddyno.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/the-gnarliest-runs-in-oz-part-2-victoria/
Ahhh pretty sure you've confused Chute run (steep-ish blue run near Koflers T-Bar) with 'The Chutes'. That run is definitely no steeper than Men's Downhill. Common mistake for people new to the mountain < a troll is a troll is a troll >
I'm enjoying your new meme mate. Almost as much as I enjoyed the one and only time I went to Mt. Thebarton to watch @Mufts and his mates play the most entertaining game of ice hockey I've ever seen which included a referee sanctioned punch on that threatened to spill over into the carpark after the game.
Ah, Mt Thebarton, the first place in the world to have indoor skiing on man made snow. Dozens of places across the world copied the concept and indoor ski locations in cities are now very big business, so it's a bit sad the place that invented the idea doesn't do indoor skiing any more.
[QUOTE="dibl0c”] Almost as much as I enjoyed the one and only time I went to Mt. Thebarton to watch @Mufts and his mates play the most entertaining game of ice hockey I've ever seen which included a referee sanctioned punch on that threatened to spill over into the carpark after the game. [/QUOTE] And that’s how a final should be played, with the match being abandoned and the whole team ejected! we’ve never been invited back.
