IT’S TIME FOR THE BIG AIR BAG!

Is this YOU on Mt Baw Baw’s Big Air Bag?

Come join in this weekend at Mt Baw Baw Alpine Resort on Australia’s 1st Air Bag in the SNOW!!!

Vouchers for the Big Air Bag are available at the Ticket Booth -

$5- per jump!

$20- for 5 jumps!

Please note: to access the Big Air Bag you are required to hold a valid lift pass.

Ride the latest rang of boards from Burton at there demo days at

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Mt Buller 11-12 July

 

 

 The park crew from Baw Baw have been working hard over the last couple of days to get a few features up and ready for the weekend. 40cm of snow 3-4 lifts are expected to run   I will have more details later

How good is this, its Cactus Blacks way of geting you on the hill on your own gear early, you wont have to hire again

It just keeps getting better! More lifts are opening including Village chairlift, Heavenly Valley is being prepared for opening and there are super deals for this weekend only to get a great start to your winter season 

With 6 lifts opening on Saturday for skiing and snowboarding, you can enjoy your first turns on Village, Road Runner, Playground, Summit, Summit Trainer or the Big D.  check out media release below

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Mt Baw Baw launched Australia’s first Big AirBag over the weekend.The Big AirBag is the most exciting and talked about addition to the Australian slopes in 2009.Mt Baw Baw Alpine Resort CEO Leona Turra said she was committed to freestylers, providing them with the opportunity to perfect techniques, spins and flips.“The Big AirBag is sure to get beginners and more advanced jumpers adrenaline pumping.“The bag is the ultimate way to practise jumps without getting hurt.“It is also ideal for setting the basis for skiers and boarders to get the most out of our terrain park which is bigger and better in 2009,” Ms Turra said.Channel [V]’s Danny Clayton,  who was runner up in the 2009 CLEO Bachelor of the Year, today made the first official jump to open the Big AirBag.Danny is an avid snowboarder and definitely put on a show with the first Big Jump.The Big AirBag is set up in front of a ski-jump and acts as a giant fall cushion so jumpers can practise their stunts without the bumps and bruises. It is an ideal training method for all jumpers helping to perfect snowboard and skiing skills.The launch pad is two metres high, three and a half metres wide with the bag 15 metres long, nine metres wide and two metres high.

  

 

OK you wanted some pictures so here we go. The very first pictures of Baw Baw’s newest feature.  No longer limited to the dedicated parks, get out and explore this season and you will find much much more………………just ask our good friend Anthony who sent these shots to us, taken a couple of weeks back after the big dump. 

  

Thanks Anthony, keep those photos coming fella………………

 With only 6 weeks to the the start of the snow season it was time to do  a road trip and catch up with the crew from Baw Baw . Tim and Dan the park managers were there to walk us around the mountain and show us the progress that has been done over summer, and I tell you  we were very impressed the boys have done a great job using the natural terrain the  new features including 2 wall rides and a heap of natural hits, some you need to find,  Baw Baw this year is one not to miss, Tim and Dan also have a few more tricks up their sleeve so keep an eye out for more up dates

“Words from Baw Baw”

 

            To confirm the rumours going around, yes, Mt. Baw Baw is stepping it up, yet again this coming

            white season

With the help of our sponsors and volunteers, new park areas with a progressional approach have been created, playing host to numerous new features. Some manufactured, some made using organic materials, as well as multiple jibs and hits. Throw into that a few surprises that you’ll just have to come and find out for yourself.

To keep all of this in check, a dedicated Park Crew has been recruited to constantly maintain and evolve the Parks over the season.

The Wall Ride has been relocated and re-invented to improve it’s ride-ability, as well as maintain it’s

title as the Countrys Biggest

To accompany Forum’s “Battle @ Baw Baw” and “The Rider X”, we will be hosting, the inaugural ‘Mountain Park Invitational.’ A first of a kind freestyle competition “For the Bros not the Pros!”

Helping to ease the pain of the Financial Crisis, Mt. Baw Baw still has the cheapest lift tickets, with Weekends costing you $59, mid week a mere $49 and Early Bird Season Passes @ $520

Oh… and to top it all off, Yes, we are now proud owners of the first BigAirBag in Australia!

A few flicks

The Log flume

 

Hotham and Falls Creek alpine pass is now available from Cactus Black Bairnsdale or you can down load from the link alpine-pass-order-form-2009

 

News from our friends at Baw Baw is that this big airbag that is seen at Kartalkaya snow park is the same as the one on order and will be the first Australia has seen, the air bag will be  up and running this snow season along with 10 new features for the park. With the success of the Rail park last year Baw Baw have stepped it up again  supporting Australian snowboarders. I spoke to Tim this week and work is already in progress with the new look Mountain Park