The Official 2007 Snowseason thread [Archive]

donthucktoflat

15-05-2007, 10:05 AM

sawtell

15-05-2007, 11:37 AM

haha i just bailed on a mate who is going from 20th of june - 9th of july. i thought it would be to early in the season for them to have it all set up and cranking.. snowpark etc.

fuk if i know where and if ill be going anywhere, hopein to head to baw baw a few time, if the rumors are true about there half mountain desiganted park, with 35 dollar lift ticket to ride it all day.

donthucktoflat

15-05-2007, 12:27 PM

tell me more!! where is this mystical sounding baw baw. vic?

i agree, that prob is way to early, should be sweet by the time i get down south (bout the 14th 15thjuly)

what you riding saw?

McBain

15-05-2007, 12:55 PM

Thinking about heading to NZ in July to try skiing for the first time - I've tried boarding, but I sucked (not that Thredbo's ice helped), so might try some planks instead. Thinking of staying in Wanaka for Cadrona and Treble Cone.

The GF has skiied a bit, so I'll be falling over at the bottom of the hill while she's off having fun.

takai

15-05-2007, 01:29 PM

Im thinking ill hit Perisher towards the end of August or early September.... Mmmm 3-4 days away.

alpinestar12

15-05-2007, 02:45 PM

I'm going to be in Queenstown for 7 days in july, 5 days snowboarding, choice of the closest 4 resorts, 1 full day of bungee/jetboat/drink/touristing, It's gonna rock!

Booost

15-05-2007, 03:25 PM

Yeh I did the same as you Alpinestar last year. Was really really good. Coronet Peak is probably the best out of all the slopes close to Queenstown although The Remarkables is good if you ignore the pain from the most uncomfortable lift chairs ever.

donthucktoflat

15-05-2007, 03:39 PM

alpinestar, what dates are you heading over? im gonna be on my own so im always keen to meet up with some like minded people, sink piss and jaw about bikes/snowboarding/whatever

alpinestar12

15-05-2007, 03:50 PM

alpinestar, what dates are you heading over? im gonna be on my own so im always keen to meet up with some like minded people, sink piss and jaw about bikes/snowboarding/whatever

Yeah I'd be keen for that. I'm heading over on the 10th july leaving on the 17th.

Little T

15-05-2007, 04:39 PM

Me and my family are going to NZ, Queenstown from the 12th - 19th July. I know its only short but we are getting a 3 day ski pass at coronet peak i think, although i'll be going snowboarding:cool:. Also it's good that my b'day is on the 14th July, YAY:D. It shall be fun, can't wait.

southy

15-05-2007, 04:42 PM

hey
i was wondering if anyone knows if ski bikes are allowed on any of the Australian ski fields? Im going to mount hotham from the 1st to the 8th of July. Anyone else heading there?

donthucktoflat

15-05-2007, 07:48 PM

southy as far as i know you're not except for falls (therefore possibly hotham) give em a call and ask. i know falls you can hire em in the nighttime sessions but only one run.

alpine, pm sent.

Kirky

15-05-2007, 09:03 PM

hey
i was wondering if anyone knows if ski bikes are allowed on any of the Australian ski fields? Im going to mount hotham from the 1st to the 8th of July. Anyone else heading there?

Yeah, Ill be up there 3rd till the 10th like i do every year.

You cant take it on the ski slopes but you can take it to the toboggan run or just find a random spot outside you lodge and set up some ramps.

Oh and this year if there is good enough snow (unlike last season) im going pull a back flip on ski's. Also im going drop off the roof (3 stories high) into the snow, last year i jumped 2 stories high there just wasn't enough snow piled up to get on the roof.

sawtell

15-05-2007, 09:28 PM

just ridin a POS burton canyon, p1 carbon bindings, and DC judge boots.. really want a new board binding combo, few sales on atm so might have to have a look.

I was fairly keen for NZ, just cbf getting all ready in less then a month, i hate travelin with out any plans, especialy when you are dragging around 15-10kg of ski gear.

yes baw baw is in vic, think its oursmallest lifted field... generaly has shit snow, but word is that they have upgraded the snowmakin equipment to get a park running even if there is no snow like last season.. i cant see it happening through.

shirtz

16-05-2007, 12:14 AM

What are you guys talking about. jezz the snow season is OVER. but at the end of the year i think ill be going to tahoe for the season :)

Mahoney_007

16-05-2007, 03:08 PM

Who boards, who skis, who's going where and when and riding what? skiiers and boarders welcome, snowbladers are not quite as welcome but you can still post.. just expect some harassment :p )

same dealio as last years thread only one number higher.

myself, i'll be going to NZ in July for just over 2 weeks (9th of july to 25th)

will be doing the touristy thing up north until about the 14th then heading to q'town and christchurch for the rest of the time. can't wait!!

anybody else gonna be there from about the 17th to the 25th who is kinda stuck for accom and wants to share expenses?

Oih I was going to post this, and its not snow season yet you jumped the bloody gun ya wanker :p

<<< Boarder, skiers are just obstacles on the slopes like trees to me :P

Anywhoo, not sure where Im going this year, hopefully Perisher, will prolly stay down at Jindy. If my little sis pulls her finger out she may just have a job up at either Mt Hotham or Jindy, so accom should be all sweet. If thats the case Ill be up for 3 weeks.

Cant wait, lets hope we get some serious dumpage this year, all prey to the snow gods!

Sam.

16-05-2007, 03:15 PM

Going with school (well...aslong as I behave) at the start of third term. I have never been before and I chose snow boarding as I can skate (board) fairly well.

Would it be possible to use my Oakley MX O frame goggles (woth clear lenses) for snowboarding or will I have to buy new lenses?

Cheers, Sam:cool:

Mahoney_007

16-05-2007, 04:51 PM

;968611']Going with school (well...aslong as I behave) at the start of third term. I have never been before and I chose snow boarding as I can skate (board) fairly well.

Would it be possible to use my Oakley MX O frame goggles (woth clear lenses) for snowboarding or will I have to buy new lenses?

Cheers, Sam:cool:

You'll love it, its heaps better than skating, just remember your not on trucks, you gotta carve like your surfing, oh and snow is just as hard as concrete when your at speed lol

Nuh dont bother taking your MX ones, they are single lens only, meaning they will fog up in the snow. Just buy some good snow goggles they'll last ya ages. Also buy yourself some good polorised sunglasses, (or some cheap dark ones) the glare off the snow on a sunny day is painful (well it is for me I wore sunglasses under my goggles on a few days last year)

No Skid Marks

16-05-2007, 07:53 PM

Mahoney_007

16-05-2007, 08:04 PM

[QUOTE=Mahoney_007;968595]<<< Boarder, skiers are just obstacles on the slopes like trees to me :P
QUOTE]

Skier,Borders are just testicles on the slope like drunk trees to me(harder to piss on though).

I'll be at Thredders 1st of jully rain hail or snow,then will hopefully head to NZ if I've got enough flow to go.
If the snows good enough I may even have a board.

Hahah I was waiting for a bite. Just keep ya fucking poles by your sides and dont wave them around like your somekind of Aspen Village idiot doing the YMCA and we'll get along fine. LOL

No Skid Marks

16-05-2007, 08:50 PM

We'll get along fine cause I don't crash on the groomed runs and you won't be catching me so you can do your ten foot wide broadside turns like one of those old school fire engines with the rear driver asleep on a wet road. Just make sure you crash facing up hill so when I boost off your sorry arse your boards edges won't damage my skis,PUNK.

Daver

16-05-2007, 09:14 PM

Rod's one the money, who goes up the mountain to spend half their time sitting down in the cold? Pub would be more fun.

I'm going to NZ, some time in July, back before Awaba.

donthucktoflat

17-05-2007, 09:30 AM

NSM, just slide the poles:p :D

mahoney, you're just jealous that i thought of it not you!! i think this is the second or third year in a row i have begun the snow season thread so it's like a tradition. i jsut come back to start this thread:p

Mahoney_007

17-05-2007, 10:04 AM

Maybe not so much jealous DHTF but just keen to get my jig on and carve up. :D

And to ber perfectly honest with you Rod, Im pretty new to this whole thing ( 2 seasons only) its pretty hard to be "into" boarding when you live in the west. But I was fucking shocked at the sheer lack of respect shown by both sides towards each other on the mountain. Especially those who crash into you and dont even bother to apologise. My lil sister had to punch some guy in the face last year because he crashed into her then tried skiing off without even acknowledging her, she grabbed his pole and socked him one.

Personally I couldnt care less how you ride, and I should probably stop contributing to the already over the top aggro before I even get to the slopes. I choose a board because I skate and quite frankly feel unco with my feet side by side (ie water skiing, snow skiiing, riding a scooter ect) So I'll take back my little lame joke and simply say.....

Hope you all have a cracking time this year!!! \m/ \m/

donthucktoflat

17-05-2007, 10:18 AM

i believe you mean jib :D

and in regards to my comment which was aimed at your comment, also a joke.

i have nothing against skiiers. i ride with skiiers all the time. i DO, however, have something against cockheads who are serious about the whole skiier v. boarder thing. we're all there to have fun so get off your high horse and get over it i say.

i ride with people who joke about it and it's all in good fun when ya joking :D

unfortunately it just seems that the number of (incompetent) boarders has tripled over the last few years and it pisses people off (especially jap tourists:mad: :p )

Mahoney_007

17-05-2007, 11:49 AM

i believe you mean jib :D

)

Nuh I meant jig, you know that little dance you do when you pack your snow gear in a suitcase.

17-05-2007, 01:11 PM

this is off-topic, but i want to go downhilling in NZ in the shoulder period of spring. to not clutter this thread, please pm me.

DJ_Robbie

17-05-2007, 03:24 PM

I'll be ski/board instructing at Buller again this year.

Dont know when I'm heading up yet but hopefully we get some snow soon or i wont get up at all :P. I just got back from 6 months at snowbird/Utah instrucitng there so any aussie snow isnt going to be quite as fun but hey. I've got a new forum destroyer/forum v1.8 bindings and destroyer boots to try out, AND a new set of K2 Fujative skis. It's going to be fun no matter what!

Bring on the snow!!!!

DJ_Robbie

17-05-2007, 03:32 PM

unfortunately it just seems that the number of (incompetent) boarders has tripled over the last few years and it pisses people off (especially jap tourists:mad: :p )

At least boarders arent so much of a hazard coz they fall over before they pick up any kind of speed, its so much easier for a skiier to straightline down anything and not stop until they hit something compared to a boarder.

Kirky

17-05-2007, 04:15 PM

At least boarders arent so much of a hazard coz they fall over before they pick up any kind of speed, its so much easier for a skiier to straightline down anything and not stop until they hit something compared to a boarder.

Thats the problem, the boarders fall just in frount of you. It really annoying (especially on the flatish trails).

Aussie_Ryder

17-05-2007, 04:31 PM

boarders for the win! nothing worse than tea totaling skiier's that think for some reason they have more right's to be on the mountain than us.
il be on a 2008 Ride Society with Ride Delta binding's to park it up!

shirtz

18-05-2007, 12:20 AM

Thats the problem, the boarders fall just in frount of you. It really annoying (especially on the flatish trails).

just jib them. think of there mangled form as a nice C box :)

DWN-HLR

18-05-2007, 01:24 AM

me and some mates are heading out to thredbo last year we saw this awesome road 3 lane road near where we staying and it was packed with snow but the road was clear so we wanna make a kicker and hit up a road gap haha im stoked as well cause im due for some new snow clothes YAY

Chalkie

21-05-2007, 04:47 PM

Will be heading up to persiher from the 23th to the 29th of June (just before peak). We could also go from the 1st to the 7th of July, but will be an extra $150. My question is, is it worth going later in search for more/better snow, or is it simply a waste of $150? Also has anyone been up previous during late June, if so whats the snow generally like at this time?

donthucktoflat

21-05-2007, 07:22 PM

chalkie.. in a word.. shithouse.

i'll only head up in june to get some turns in before i head to NZ and try pack in my new boots a little bit. (Nidecker Project-X :cool:)

hopefully they'll have a few little jibs goin ot make it interesting

the new boots make my setup this year: K2 illusion board (163), Rome Targa II bindings and of course the NIdecker Project-X boots (they gotta be good.. they have carbon in them!!)

sawtell

21-05-2007, 07:31 PM

its snowing.. was thinking about going up early tommorow morning to lake mountain or some where for a bit of a slide and muck about!!!! there lookin at gettin 15-20 cm's over night.

Chalkie

21-05-2007, 08:01 PM

chalkie.. in a word.. shithouse.

Ah crap. The latest we can go is from the 8th - 14th of July. Any good by then?

If my mate needs his shoulder opp before we go then I'll go the 15th - 20th of July. Surely it would be good by then :p?

alpinestar12

21-05-2007, 08:25 PM

I had a dream about going to NZ last night!

shirtz

21-05-2007, 11:23 PM

I had a dream about going to NZ last night!

was there any chicks in it?

Northern Hemi

22-05-2007, 02:01 AM

donthucktoflat

22-05-2007, 09:45 AM

Ah crap. The latest we can go is from the 8th - 14th of July. Any good by then?

If my mate needs his shoulder opp before we go then I'll go the 15th - 20th of July. Surely it would be good by then :p?

about as good as aussie snow has been lately.

northern.. most people on here are just taking the piss in a non-serious way:D

Chalkie

22-05-2007, 09:50 AM

If you guys get any proper powder, you should noboard.
No holding the rope, though... Only surf-style.
Most resorts here are closed (Sunshine closes today and they always shut last) with some still registering over 5m of base.
Still snowmobiling, however, as the shred is on in most alpine zones... You just have to be careful of peeling slopes, this time of year.
The skier-rider venom is funny... here in N/A, It tends to be the refuge of the lame. Abusing the "other side" is usually present when the abusers skills are weak. You can tell when you're talking to someone who's been at it for awhile, when they don't make anti-ski-ride comments... They're past it.

Pfft no one wants to hear it Canada boy....

Yes, I am freaking jealous that I'm not there :(. You must be devastated that the snow season is finished up. Now you'll be stuck with a few months of riding some of the best mtb trails in the world... tough life :p.

about as good as aussie snow has been lately.

Haha yeah, quess its just one of those things really, really predict what's going to happen. Finger crossed this year will be better than last... not that that's saying much, but its a start. If the snow is unski-able for most the mountain can you get your passes refunded and what not? Or do you just have to suck it up, live with it and practice your mudboarding.

donthucktoflat

22-05-2007, 10:00 AM

Pfft no one wants to hear it Canada boy....

Yes, I am freaking jealous that I'm not there :(. You must be devastated that the snow season is finished up. Now you'll be stuck with a few months of riding some of the best mtb trails in the world... tough life :p.

Haha yeah, quess its just one of those things really, really predict what's going to happen. Finger crossed this year will be better than last... not that that's saying much, but its a start. If the snow is unski-able for most the mountain can you get your passes refunded and what not? Or do you just have to suck it up, live with it and practice your mudboarding.

mudboarding!!

if it is THAT bad then you really shouldnt ahve bought ya ticket :p

this year should hopefully be mucvh better than last, due to the friggin el-nino pissing off and moving into a period of la nina (opposite of el nino) fingers crossed anyway!

Mahoney_007

22-05-2007, 02:52 PM

Douste thy ears hear correctly? Did it not snow last night? :D :D :D

donthucktoflat

22-05-2007, 03:31 PM

Douste thy ears hear correctly? Did it not snow last night? :D :D :D

snowed at xmas as well.. also snowed last year in jan and dec 05.. doesnt really mean that much early on... lets jsut hope this is the first of many pre-season dumps:D (that are actually dumps)

22-05-2007, 04:15 PM

heh, i already got in 2 weeks this year, 1 week at Val Thorens, France, and 1 week in Grindlewald, Switzerland. mixed conditions as europe had a crazy winter, but there was still some great skiing to be had.

i'd love to hit up NZ this year but i really don't think there any chance of that (new business and the missus has a broken leg)

image: Tash taking in the sunset at 2700m, empty piest action.

donthucktoflat

22-05-2007, 07:49 PM

muchsos jealous ty. love to head over to euro or jap for a month or so.. would be ideal :)

themountainsrmybackyard

22-05-2007, 08:13 PM

i live 30kms from falls creek so i'll definately be skiing this year except i might have to take some time off skiing to do some studying for VCE and work.

we got 10-15cms last night and its pretty cold so i have a sneaking suspicion (sp?) that it could be snowing as we speak.

for those interested, i telemark. :D
if i had a dollar for the amount of times i've heard shouted from the chair lift "HEY MATE! YA BINDINGS ARE BROKEN!"....... haha good one!

That call was always lame but people seem to think its a pisser and that they are the first to say it... makes me giggle. its about as funny as calling snowboarders "F-ing knuckle draggers".
My mates give me the most shit (specially my snowboarder friend) coz i'm pretty much the only tele-skier under 20 in the town.

Mahoney_007

23-05-2007, 03:13 PM

i
for those interested, i telemark. :D
if i had a dollar for the amount of times i've heard shouted from the chair lift "HEY MATE! YA BINDINGS ARE BROKEN!"....... haha good one!

.

I'll have to admit the first guy I saw doing that I said to my sis, "Check it out this guys lost half his bindings......hang on........what the fuck is he doing?"

Anyways just got the news from my lil' sis she will be working at Mt Hotham for the season, so if all goes to plan I just secured myself 3 weeks up the mountain. End of July till half way through August, how stoked do you think I am?

:D:):D:):D:cool:

donthucktoflat

28-05-2007, 02:11 PM

updateish.. will be at thredbo either the 30th of june or 1st of july pending snow.. wanna get some time in before heading to NZ and making too much of a dick of myself and also hopefully pack in my boots a bit more:)

Kirky

28-05-2007, 04:57 PM

Who else will be rippen it up at the Interschools at Buller? but if it will be anything like last year i should call it rocking it up.

donthucktoflat

30-05-2007, 11:52 AM

it snowed again last night and early this morning!! woo!! more snow!! should be a decent opening weekend for once!

donthucktoflat

04-06-2007, 09:10 AM

justr a little update as it's only 5 more sleeps until the season kicks off..

had a cruise through the BOM website and they're looking at a little under 16cm at spencer's creek. lets hope that the forecast snow for the rest of the week comes and the temps stay low so there can be some serious snowmaking. Thredbo has had snowblowers going all night on the mid and upper slopes so there is a firm base up top but down the bottom still has nothing (alot like last season:p)

unfortunatley, looking at the charts, i dont think that the high hovering over SE NSW atm is going to be especially helpful for snowy conditions but hopefully that'll head on in a day or so bringing in the low and the cold front that are hovering just behind it, if you have a look at the synoptic chart for wednesday or thursday (predicted, anyway) you'll see that it's right on the backside of the high which should bring rain and therefore snow at high altitudes.

with any luck i'll be up at thredbo on either the 30th of june or the 1st of july. anybdy thinking they'll be at thredbo around then?

EDIT: oh yeah, i'll also be in NZ from the 9th of july. i'm flying into auckland on the afternoon of the 9th and will be in rotorua on the 10th, then back in auckland on the 11th and flying to queenstown that day. I'll probably be there until the 17th and then driving to christchurch until about the 24th then fly up to wellington and back to canberra on the 25th. anybody going to be here during these dates? let me know cos it'd be good to meet up with somebody to go for a bit of a slide and a yarn about mtbing

Sam.

04-06-2007, 08:26 PM

Thanks for the help previously Mahoney, sorry I didn't reply quicker:o.

Cheers, Sam:cool:

donthucktoflat

06-06-2007, 07:28 PM

just another quick updat for anyone in canberra who's interested.

on friday or saturday night (will have to double check... let you know tomorrow hopefuly) there's the straight line rail jam outside straightline on lonsdale street. 4tons of snow and 9ft tall scaffolding so evryone can get in some pre season rails. AFAIK there'll be live bands and DVDs playing projected onto the wall. afterparty at civic pub (across the road)

no alcohol event. should be fun. everyone come down and watch locals and pros ripping it up!

Sethius

06-06-2007, 07:34 PM

snow?

whats that?

donthucktoflat

06-06-2007, 07:49 PM

looks like fallsish kinda area? this season is shaping up to be pretty good so far!

BM Epic

07-06-2007, 06:49 AM

3 trips this year, 1st in june for my daughter races in inter schools , so its a weekend away, then august for annual family holiday for a week, then late august for annual weekend away with a mate.
i am a skier. Yeeeehah!!!

projectsplat

08-06-2007, 01:34 PM

heading to buller tonight for 3 days of fun. cant wait. only two hours till i get my arse out of work and into the car!!!! :D

Bowlo

08-06-2007, 04:34 PM

Well my whole family is meant to be going down to both Thredbo and Perisher in the second and third weeks of the hollz. Unfortunatley I damaged my medial ligament(sp?) 3 weeks ago and unless I work extremely hard.... You know the rest... Cant wait though. Getting the most comfortable deck chair, sitting at the bottom of the mountain with my hot chocolate(s) watching noobs like my mum eat it :D

CensoredDH

08-06-2007, 08:29 PM

Goin to NZ on June 20th for a week or so. Dunno if its too early on in the season but its for a mates b'day so the snow is only gonna be half the purpose. Get to take some sweet boards and product to ride as company i work for imports some pretty decent gear (not that it will help my rookie ability).

The funki 1

08-06-2007, 08:39 PM

We'll be going to Mt Buller for a week in early August.... I know that the snow quality at buller is always crap but it should still be fun...:)

shirtz

09-06-2007, 12:15 AM

currently in london planning on spending the season in austia again but thinking mayrhofen this time. park looks ok :)

http://www.snow-parks.com/ranking/austria/mayrhofen/

themountainsrmybackyard

09-06-2007, 02:19 PM

falls creek's conditions are poo at the moment... windy and wet and too warm to snow so anything that falls is rain :(
i definately won't be wasiting my money on skiing this weekend.

@nDr3w

09-06-2007, 09:27 PM

2 Trips planned for the season. Stoked.
hopefully much better than last. Although, even though the snow was terrible, it was still the funnest season I've had. meh. go figure.

Andrew.

freeride_ac

09-06-2007, 10:00 PM

2 weeks down at thredbo, staying in jindy/nearby. maybe a few weekends.
06 burton clash with 05 burton freestyle bindings, looking for new boots atm. Can't wait :D

donthucktoflat

10-06-2007, 02:32 PM

currently in london planning on spending the season in austia again but thinking mayrhofen this time. park looks ok :)

http://www.snow-parks.com/ranking/austria/mayrhofen/

you.. let me travel in your suitcase to there!!

i might just have to visit snow park to show your awesome park up!:D

Sethius

11-06-2007, 05:11 PM

looks like fallsish kinda area? this season is shaping up to be pretty good so far!

close, Mt stirling, weekend before opening, does anyone know how buller and stirling is going, from out the window there doesnt appear to be to much on the peaks.

DJ_Robbie

11-06-2007, 06:05 PM

close, Mt stirling, weekend before opening, does anyone know how buller and stirling is going, from out the window there doesnt appear to be to much on the peaks.

its insane. I just got back to melbourne from a hectic weekend of work. I've hard rumors of the best snow on opening weekend since 2000 and a record number of visitors for the weekend also.

Awesome snow (for this time of year) lots of cool people and plenty of beer, bring it on!

sawtell

11-06-2007, 06:22 PM

its . I've hard rumors of the best snow on opening weekend since 2000 .
!

wouldnt be to hard. haha had pretty poor early seasons the past few years..

Nick05

11-06-2007, 07:03 PM

stayed in mansfield, planning to go up to buller and snowboard over the weekend. plans changed and we ended up riding down "the Paps" most of the time. goodfun;)

Mahoney_007

12-06-2007, 12:29 PM

Happy opening weekend all! Hope some of you got some early turns in?

Looks pretty good for the first weekend from where I am standing (ie) about 50 meters above sea level :rolleyes: and way over in the West :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Im officially in countdown mode, thinking of alpine crisp air and snow bunnies already :D

donthucktoflat

13-06-2007, 01:54 PM

might head down to thredbo this weekend if i'm feeling up to it for some early turn. then maybe again in a couple of weeks so i have some snowtime n before NZ (plus, should have some parks going for the thredbo freeride series thingo)

donthucktoflat

15-06-2007, 08:39 AM

DEFINATELY heading to thredbo this weekend. anyone gonna be down on sunday?

donthucktoflat

19-06-2007, 09:27 AM

well i was up at the snow and it was alright for early season.. dislocated my wrist though early in the morning. just managed to find a hidden patch of ice. ah well, shit happens. will be going up again next weekend.

in other news thredbo had 30cm yesterday and its still snowing!! apparently the freshies are unreal and its the most fun since 2005 when it was snowing. im sitting here tearing out my hair wanting to be up there. grrrrrrrrr..

anyone up there atm?

nitwit

19-06-2007, 03:50 PM

Seems like a better start to the season than last year. Im off to q-town for a week from this sat, then to Thredders and perisher for a few days early July, then back over to NZ on the 11th to work in Ohakune for 5 months shredding Turoa and Whakapapa. Taking over my bike too, maybe do some riding in Rotorura and around ruapehu.

So damn amped even though my jaw is killing from having my wisdom teeth out today.

Happy turns to all you powder hounds and newbies out there, whatever frozen water craft you choose to ride.

donthucktoflat

19-06-2007, 04:36 PM

Mahoney_007

19-06-2007, 05:31 PM

yay its snowing at Hotham today :D

My sis will be up next week, Im sure she'll let me know how it is (bitch).

McBain

19-06-2007, 06:24 PM

i know fark all about NZ.. any of those places based out of or near q-town? might hafta pay you a visit cos im in q-town till the 20th and then methven till the 24th.

Turoa/Whakapapa are North Island; Q-town/Methven are South.

Mappy mappy: http://snow.co.nz/areas/area_index.asp

11 days until I'm over there. Can't wait. Although some more snow would help! It looks like it might be on the way, fingers crossed: http://www.metvuw.co.nz/forecast/forecast.php?type=rain&region=nzsi

donthucktoflat

19-06-2007, 07:02 PM

cheers for that mcbain. im so excited for it!! only 3 weeks now!!

alpinestar12

19-06-2007, 09:13 PM

cheers for that mcbain. im so excited for it!! only 3 weeks now!!

OMg Me too!!!

dhsam

20-06-2007, 02:01 PM

I ski and board I came fourth in the interschool nationals:)
Im gonna be in thredbo first week and perisher and second and 3rd week hols. in perisher doing the thredbo ski race club

nitwit

20-06-2007, 06:38 PM

Nah DHTF, like McBain pointed out, North Island Goodness. Is anyone thinking of heading over to Turoa or whakapapa this season?

Big_Al

20-06-2007, 06:47 PM

ill be at charlottes pass most of the time. ill be at perisher a few days as well. you will find me in the terrain parks and most probalby the half pipe.. i have white matching jacket and pants.. and rossigonal Scratch twin tips..

Carnt wait to go.. there is a fair bit of snow looking good so far

will also be racing interschools

Cheers Al

themountainsrmybackyard

20-06-2007, 06:53 PM

had first turns last weekend at falls.... it was good but really scratchy, and icy in some spots still fun however. it been snowing a bit lately had 11cm last night and more on the way. i think i'll have to start doing squats or something because i was becoming lactic only 1/2 way through the runs... (bearing in mind my heels are free, if you know what i mean).

cant wait till summit and inter opens.

shirtz

21-06-2007, 02:41 AM

just a thought, how bout people posting up there gear? i love new snow stuff. maybe specs etc of board skis and what u use it for etc?

donthucktoflat

21-06-2007, 10:01 AM

good idea shirtz.. i think i posted up my setup earlier in the thread but again it's:

K2 illusion board
Rome Targa bindings
Nidecker project X boots

Spy targa2 goggles
Giro bad sargent helmet
Halti jacket and pants for colder weather
Ripcurl pants and oakley shell for warmer days

McBain

22-06-2007, 09:45 AM

Nearly 40cm of fresh snow around Q-town in the last two days. They've closed Coronet for the day due to the weather (wind and snow).

Looks like a few more days of it this week too.

Bring it on!

projectsplat

22-06-2007, 09:57 AM

the GF and I are planning a trip to Mt Hutt in early September, and then to Japan in February next year. Soooo looking forward to it. In the meantime, we are doing a day trip to Buller tomorrow and a weekend at Falls in about 3 weeks - you know, just to take the edge off!

already got dirt on the boots this season with the long weekend at Buller. now just have to find a way to pay for all of this!!

donthucktoflat

22-06-2007, 02:12 PM

Nearly 40cm of fresh snow around Q-town in the last two days. They've closed Coronet for the day due to the weather (wind and snow).

Looks like a few more days of it this week too.

Bring it on!

hell yeah!!!! so excited! who's gonna be in q-town in mid july?

Mahoney_007

23-06-2007, 09:56 AM

5 weeks to go :D

Planning a trip to Canada (Blackcombe/Whistler) for about Australia day next year. Got a heap of m,ates travelling the world atm and we are all hooking up for a sess in Canada. Anyone else going to be about then?

May do Japan as well but I really doubt my finances will stretch that far.

Oh and I'll be getting paid to do it, 3 months off work, full pay, or 1.5 months off with double pay :D Long Service leave, eat that up kiddies :p

gibbo4

23-06-2007, 10:15 AM

Heading up to Falls Creek on the 14th July for one week in the snow with school. Should be awesome... pity no bikes allowed :(

themountainsrmybackyard

23-06-2007, 09:13 PM

5 weeks to go :D

Planning a trip to Canada...

May do Japan...

Oh and I'll be getting paid to do it, 3 months off work, full pay, or 1.5 months off with double pay :D Long Service leave, eat that up kiddies :p

soooo goddam jealous! i cant wait to blow this hotdog stand (school) and get the fark into some real snow... i'm thinking europe.

gibbo4 as if you would ride even in you could take your bike.

sendog

24-06-2007, 08:42 AM

im heading to perisher all next week for ski racing (school age kids race snowboards and skis)
its going to be sick

Kirky

24-06-2007, 06:11 PM

Oh yeah, i was up at Hotham this weekend. This was what it looked like.

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa135/Kirky42/edited.jpg

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa135/Kirky42/edited2.jpg

We left our dull overcast town and drove up on Friday night.On Saturday we skied all day. It was one of the best days skiing i have ever had. There was not a cloud in the sky and there was barely anyone on the mountain. That meant no lines for the chairs, no idiot beginners and plenty of fresh, un-skied snow to ski.

Unfortunately the Heavenly Vally chair was not opened, but we managed to get across to the Canyon, it was icy on the ridge but once you missed that and headed down into the valley you fine.

I was talking to a paramedic up there and he said that when we get another 30cm's of snow they will open up the rest of the mountain. He also said that it will snow tomorrow from 9am to 11am (He looked like he knew what he was on about with all the weather).

spoken4

25-06-2007, 07:52 PM

Heading up to Falls Creek on the 14th July for one week in the snow with school. Should be awesome... pity no bikes allowed :(

Gotta get your school to take you up in summer. Back country trails are awesome up there. Mountains aren't just for winter. :D

donthucktoflat

27-06-2007, 07:35 AM

oh hell yeah!!! 40cm overnight up the top of thredbo! 20cm in the village. and its still snowing. hopefully june will be the bumper month and bring lots lots ltos lots lots more snow and give us a bumper season (its been so long since we had one, i think we deserve it)

predicted to continue snowing all week then dying down for the weekend. im gonna head up to thredbo this saturday. anyone else thinking of going?

Mahoney_007

27-06-2007, 11:55 AM

donthucktoflat

27-06-2007, 12:20 PM

My sis called last night, has been snowing at Hotham all night, and this morning. Officail site has 4cm last night and 16 this morning with fresh stuff still falling.

*woot*

yeah i got a msg from a friend who's living in thredbo. she only told me that it'd been dumping all night so when i got to work i had a quick squizz at the webcams and the roving cams and it looks unreal. cant wait as long as it keeps up!!

bitterbro

27-06-2007, 02:44 PM

40 cm of fresh dumping whit egold last night at Thredbo. No spelling mistake. 40cm... 400mm. INSANE - it was also around 30cm in the village

donthucktoflat

27-06-2007, 03:08 PM

bitter it was more like 20cm in the village. still a farkin awesome dump though. here's praying that it keeps on keeping on.

my prediction? BUMPER season this year.

you heard it here first ;)

themountainsrmybackyard

27-06-2007, 04:05 PM

unfortunately falls was not so lucky. we had ankle deep snow in the carpark this morning and then it started raining earlier this arvo apparently...... :(

Mahoney_007

27-06-2007, 05:44 PM

Little bitch just sent me a picture of Swindlers balcony, absolutely covered in the stuff, I hate her :mad:

35 days....

Heres hoping DHTF, Ima preying

donthucktoflat

28-06-2007, 09:29 AM

i just got a pic she took yesterday morning of her place at thredbo. goddamn bitches with their snow n shit :mad:

buuuutt.. i'll be there on saturday and they're forecasting more snow!:D

then only 1 week from monday till NZ!! i'll be sure to take lots of photos and put them up here as i go on:D:p

Mahoney_007

28-06-2007, 10:14 AM

I love big dumps.

Chalk up another 27cm overnight at "the Hoth"

Overnight Snowfall: 27 cm

Average Natural
Snowdepth: 76 cm

Av. Snowdepth in Snowmaking Areas: 80+ cm

Snow Condition: Soft

Date of Last Snowfall: 27/06/07

48 Hour Snowfall: 31 cm

7 Day Snowfall: 34 cm

Snowmaking: Standby

Yeah post more pics for us to stew over DHTF......wanker....:p

donthucktoflat

28-06-2007, 11:24 AM

just you wait. i'll post pics of when im going to go heli for a day. yeah get that up ya!:D

Chalkie

28-06-2007, 11:59 AM

Anyone up at Buller? I've been keeping an eye on the weather report and it seems to have taken a step backwards over the last few days. I'll be up there for five days from Monday, hopefully there'll be a good dump before then.

donthucktoflat

28-06-2007, 12:06 PM

www.mtbuller.com.au i believe. should have reports and stuff on there

Chalkie

28-06-2007, 12:09 PM

www.mtbuller.com.au i believe. should have reports and stuff on there

Yeah, I've been visiting it religiously. Worded it bad but was just wanting to hear from people up there.
Si

donthucktoflat

28-06-2007, 01:06 PM

yeah no worries. just wasnt sure if you were watching the BOM site or the buller site. i find that the resort site (with cams and stuff) combined with the BOM site (reports, charts and such) give me the best idea of what's going on.. and it's usually right. lol. only from years of doing this in winter though:p

The funki 1

01-07-2007, 10:01 PM

Yeah, I've been visiting it religiously. Worded it bad but was just wanting to hear from people up there.
Si

Be sure to let us all know what it's like up there if you have access to a computer... I'm heading up for 4 days on Wednesday and i am hoping that it will be a good few days...:)

donthucktoflat

02-07-2007, 09:53 AM

was up at thredbo on saturday. was awesome in the morning. nice and soft but got fkn freezing (something like -30 with wind chill) in the arvo and iced up everywhere. so i spent the arvo watching TV:p

snowed a bit in the morning as well so tree lined trails were full of freshies.

1 week to the day till NZ!! wooo!!!

No Skid Marks

02-07-2007, 08:04 PM

At thredders for the weekend,sunday puked all day,wind got hecktic and took out visability but it also took away most of the mobile shicanes,and dumped even more wind blown snow,some real nice fresh deep(for Oz)snow at the top.

donthucktoflat

02-07-2007, 08:11 PM

No Skid Marks

02-07-2007, 08:49 PM

Sunday was twice as bad for wind.

donthucktoflat

04-07-2007, 12:12 PM

just bought me a new set of goggles. Dragon Mace in the "logo" pattern. the dragon reps were at inski when i went in so i got a pretty good breakdown on all of their goggles, got some free stickers and a beanie with them as well. they set me back 199.95 which, considering the amount of use they will get, seems to me to be a pretty good investment.

also had a mad chat with them about what to do and where to go in NZ. they reckon the rodeo at methven is a hoot.

the gogs look pretty sweet and are a million times comfier than my old spys

donthucktoflat

06-07-2007, 08:09 AM

Yeah post more pics for us to stew over DHTF......wanker....:p

3 days now suckas!! last day at work before i go as well. can't farkin wait!!

*starts singing and dancing and carrying on like a mad thing*

*looks around*

*realises everyone is looking at me like i'm on crack*

*sits down quietly*

*dances and sings internally*

:D:D:D:):p:o:cool::eek: (*goes haywire with smileys*)

Clicks

06-07-2007, 10:19 AM

i snowboard, ive been up 3 times so far. twice to buller and once to hotham.

i ride a burton custom, crappy burton FS bindings (getting custom brews) and the holy DC judge boots mmmm..... yeeee :)

with cool DC stomp pads :)

donthucktoflat

06-07-2007, 10:57 AM

i... want.. your... boots :p

nitwit

09-07-2007, 07:38 PM

Was up thredbo and perisher during the week and the snow was awesome. Thursday at Thredbo was sick, plenty of snow and untracked lines. Went to Blue Cow on Friday and had one of the sickest session ever. Season has started off quite nicely. Pitty New Zealands season is staring off slowly. I Just got a sweet new second board, Burton Triumph with Custom bindings, noice. hahaha

Chalkie

09-07-2007, 09:08 PM

Got back from Buller on Sunday. The weather was all over the place, but we got a lot of fresh snow whilst we were up there so conditions were sweet for 4 of the 5 days.

I found that burnt hut and the trails around there, especially damn run and shaky knees had awesome soft snow on a good base. Best thing was that didn't ice up as that side of the mountain didn't get hammered by the wind.

The funki 1

10-07-2007, 09:07 AM

Just got back from Buller and let me be the first to say that so far it is the best season that we have had up there for 10 years. Heaps of snow and most of it is real. (Not that manmade crap) Going up next weekend for the Burton Demo tour and i think that there is a rail jam on those set of stairs outside of cattleman's restaurant...:)

McBain

10-07-2007, 12:50 PM

Pitty New Zealands season is staring off slowly.Depends on where you are going, but it isn't too bad over there.

Got back on Sunday from a week around Q-town. We had 25cm fall on the Wednesday and that helped top things up all over the place. Coronet and Cadrona were both good (all lifts open, with a decent amount of off-piste fun), and from reports Treble Cone was even better.

Mahoney_007

10-07-2007, 03:36 PM

The entire hill at Hotham is open. :D :D :D

13/13 lifts open, conditions today look awesome, sun was out, snow looked pretty soft, will call the sis tonite and get the lowdown from her.

Starting to get nervous :D I unpacked all my gear on the weekend, just to make sure it was all there, it was, minus one glove, but Im sure its around somewhere.....24 days to go

donthucktoflat

10-07-2007, 06:52 PM

dum de doo dee daaa... guess who's in NZ? i'll give u a clue. starts with a D and ends with a ONTHUCKTOFLAT

flying into Q-town tomorrow and i'll take some photos of the alps as we fly over so i can post them for youse to be all hjealous and shit:p

so far weather is shit and i gotta run cos im running out of internet time.

have fun with substandard snow suckers!

Mahoney_007

10-07-2007, 08:49 PM

Have fun ya bastard :p

Post ya pics when ya get there.

SpectRe

10-07-2007, 09:03 PM

Have been up to our little local hill for some sliding about a few times now (owwww <1hr drive to get there!). Will be in Perisher 27th-29th :)

i ride a burton custom, crappy burton FS bindings (getting custom brews) and the holy DC judge boots mmmm..... yeeee :)

with cool DC stomp pads :)

I was keen on DC boots this year -love the shoes- but i tried on some Judges and they felt shite... worse than my old Sims!!!! Bah the right boots are so hard to find, but once you get the right fit it's worth it!
I gave in to the Burton Rulers eventually, matched to some customs (thought i'd try out the capstrap hype?!) on a Forum JP Walker 159.
Mmm.. this season is shaping up quite nicely so far!

McBain

10-07-2007, 09:21 PM

flying into Q-town tomorrow and i'll take some photos of the alps as we fly overFlying in would be nice - we got stuffed about and ended up hiring a car and driving over the Alps in the dead of night. Good times.

Oh yeah - Q-town airport is teh pretty (pic I shot from the plane as we were leaving):

donthucktoflat

11-07-2007, 02:33 PM

flying in was awesome. no pics atm as the comuter here is the internet cafe type.

cant wait. apparently the snow is awesome at the moment, gonna go to the remarkables tomorrow if the weather is good.

McBain

11-07-2007, 02:41 PM

gonna go to the remarkables tomorrow if the weather is good.If you haven't already, it is worth chatting to the locals to find out how things are going - it certainly worked well for us last week.

If you do go to the Remarks, I strongly suggest getting a bus up - the road is pretty sketchy! (That said, a bus slid off the road last week in nasty conditions - luckily the mountain side, not the loooong way down!)

donthucktoflat

11-07-2007, 02:43 PM

yeah i'll be catching the bus up. might hire a car later in the week just to make it easier to get around but tomorrow i'll def. get a bus.

the weather has been pretty good for the last few days and the roads are clear according to lots of people.

had a chat with some locals when i checked in and they reckon it's the go at the moment as well.

Big_Al

11-07-2007, 03:09 PM

wow the snow is amazing..

Thank god they decided to cloud seed this year.
I have just spent a week skiing. the snow is amazing.. so much of it.. The terrain parks at perisher are great fun exsipcally the new 40 foot booters.
I will be heading down again in august..

hope everyone has fun

sawtell

11-07-2007, 05:02 PM

went to buller yesterday.. missed out big time.. wanted to go on satdy/sunday, and get the first of the calm days after a week of straight snow (like 70 cms worth..)... but going 3 days late, and cold nights, meant the place was like an icicle in most areas. the bottom of fed still has some soft stuff but i dont think it should have been opened, as the lower half still needed a bit more snow but was a godo challenge with a few bushes/rocks/minicliffs... the grimus area and powderkeg area still had a little bit of soft stuff around.....

the parks werent as good as i was expecting? buller had better parks this time last year, with half the natural snow... plus i missed the halfpipe by a day .. not to say i didnt ride it any way hahaha

all in all i had an alright day, apart from the constent lift failures... (having to walk up emirates.. the first time i have ever rode it.. not riding that area again.

hopefully get some snow early next week, and ill go baw baw on wednesday.. half price !!!

donthucktoflat

13-07-2007, 04:09 PM

well it hasn't snowed here for a week or so apparently but there's still a shitload of pow everywhere (off piste of course)

so much fun to just lay down flat and carve the crap out of it.

cover isnt as good as i'd hoped but they're expecting some pretty severe dumps this weekend so here's hoping!

then i head to methven next week where it's been crapping down snow like no tomorrow so mt hutt should be the bomb diggity.

donthucktoflat

17-07-2007, 07:05 AM

hit up the remarks yesterday. snow was kinda shitty. icy almost everywhere, off piste was heavy as fuck and everywhere else was just corn and n00bs.

on the plus side, the park was absolutely UNREAL!! so many lines, booters, step downs, rails, a wallride and it was all groomed to perfection. pretty much had a hard on when i looked at it.

itsajoke

17-07-2007, 08:21 PM

I just got back from a week on the North Island. Mt Ruapehu is great. It got a lot of snow early and it seems to stay around for a long time. Staying at Ohakune is quiet compared to Queenstown but is a nice change. We spent more time at Turoa than Whakapapa but both were good, just Turoa is closer to town. The wind shut us down a couple of days but aside from that it was worth it. Definately look at Ruapehu if you go to NZ but try to avoid the school holidays.

sawtell

17-07-2007, 10:22 PM

just got back from a little mission up mt macedon, to find some lost (low falling snow).. tell ya what it was worth it. iw as amazed, ive been up the area a few times in the dry months... to ahhh enjoy the sceneray of the .. windy roads..... only got about third way up, and i realised i forgot my chains, and there was no hope we were gettin any further.. just slipping backwards got a bit scary never been on ice this ... icey before. ended up getting stuck accross the road blockign both lanes for bout 45 minutes.. (lukily no one else was dumb enough to try make it past the road closed signs haha).. ended up turning her around, well sliding her. and theslow trip ack down, untill we found a nice little patch were were rode for a little bit on our skateboard decks and body boards, didnt bringa board, wasnt expecting there to be enough... if any one is bored tommorow morning, i highly suggest it for a slide, there was atleast 10cms down on the ground, and if you could get up the top i could imagine much more!!!

ill be there tomorow night again, witha set of chains.. if the second codl front comes through as strong.

gibbo4

21-07-2007, 03:37 PM

Got back from Falls Creek 6.30 this morning after 5 days of action packed skiing. 150 odd centimetres of base snow certainly provided a lot of fun runs and some tricky bits.

There was a blizzard Wednesday during the day and the night... about 30cm of fresh snow :D Was awesome carving through it on Thursday!!

Anyone considering heading up there... do it!!!!!!!!!!! Definitely worth it!!

VTSS350

21-07-2007, 04:26 PM

wow the snow is amazing..

Thank god they decided to cloud seed this year.

That doesnt have much to do with the amount of snow we are getting.

They estimate over a year it might add 5% to the overall base. Remember thats a might.

ex0dus1985

21-07-2007, 07:33 PM

Caught the bus up to Thredbo on Thursday with barely 3 hours of skiing under my belt. I (wisely) spent most of the day on Friday Flat, but had a go at a green trail, which was a bit of a jump for me. I fell a few times, but it didn't hurt cos of the amount of soft powder! I'm back up there next weekend with a group from work for the winter corporate games, should be fun.

donthucktoflat

24-07-2007, 11:35 AM

well... bastards. arrived in methven a few days ago. went to mt hutt. icy as the inside of my freezer. then i got sick. no snow, no wind, not even any cloud cover. that'll teach me to spend obscene amounts of money to go somewhere that's having the sh*ttest season in years. cant wait to get back to aus and shred some snow rather than ice and parks (im not a huge park guy)

Mahoney_007

24-07-2007, 11:59 AM

Ahh man that sucks. I am glad though that I decided not to go to NZ this year (well I ran outta cash) next year hey mate.

9 days to go.

Mahoney_007

26-07-2007, 12:37 PM

You are not going to believe this.....

I'm sitting at home right now as I am sick as a dog, could be bronchitis I really hope not. Plus my lil sis just quit her job at Hotham, not sure exactly what happened but she had a blow up with the boss. All this with 7 days till I leave :rolleyes:

So Im in limbo, leaving for Melbourne next Thursday with no accom or anything planned, should make for an interesting 2 weeks.

Probably go do Buller for a few days now and try and get some Accom at Jindy, and do a bit of Perisher.

Fingers crossed, not missing this season even if I have to hitchhike up and down the mountain.

donthucktoflat

27-07-2007, 08:30 AM

alpinestar12

27-07-2007, 10:04 AM

heading up to threddas on sunday. mahoney, if you're that stuck and u can get to canberra i'll give ya a lift up that way if you want.

got the shits real bad about NZ though. suck a fkn letdown (though the park at the remarks was still fkn amazing!)

I had a good the time, even though the snow wasn't great, it was better than most of the snow i've seen at perisher. Just hanging in Queenstown was awesome, did the canyon swing, shotover jet and luge, sooo fun. I gotta go back in summer, I talked to a guy in the bike shop, and he said the riding in Queenstown was pretty good. I also Jusso in the bike shop!

Mahoney_007

27-07-2007, 10:18 AM

heading up to threddas on sunday. mahoney, if you're that stuck and u can get to canberra i'll give ya a lift up that way if you want.

got the shits real bad about NZ though. suck a fkn letdown (though the park at the remarks was still fkn amazing!)

Ahh shucks, check out that comradery. See what this place does to people.

Thank you very much for the offer DHTF, but we will be right. I was hoping to get to Perisher, but my companions cant stretch the budget quite that far. Plus we all turn up in Melbourne at different times, the damn logistics are a nightmare lmfao.

I'm going to go hit Buller for a week, possibly even day trip a couple of days the week before hand. I can get some YHA accom for a week, plus Ive got family in Goughs bay, can always catch that damn bus up and down the mountain lol.

Cheers buddy :D

Its only put me about 5 days behind the 8 ball, I'm still stoked Im going and my flu/whatever the fuck it was (I've seen hippos in saunas sweat less) is almost over, if Im well enough to work Im well enough to party.

Mahoney_007

11-08-2007, 05:51 PM

*Bump*

Well heres another part of the story, I know you are all dieing to know :rolleyes:

I had to move house last week, so my holiday got postponed AGAIN, then I found out I could get back into my old house (2 year lease), so we moved all our stuff back :mad: 2 total moves in 7 days (2 blokes 1 car and 1 7'x5' trailer). Why did we move back? Well no rent inspections, no agents, Ducted A/C, roof fans in every room, gas points, polished boards, MASSIVE workshop, double carport with remote doors, totally enclosed yard complete with 7 foot fences (ex bikers house) hahah its sweet.

So right now Im sitting in my folks house in Melbourne counting the hours until Monday morning, the old man is going to ferry us up to Mansfield, we've got a full week at Buller YHA.

FINALLY!!!!

Sam.

11-08-2007, 05:54 PM

donthucktoflat

12-08-2007, 07:20 PM

well i still havent been up again since i've been back. been too damn busy and went to dubbo this weekend so i'll be saving my pennies and head up saturday/sunday if im feeling up to it.

should be decent i hope

Kirky

29-08-2007, 07:17 PM

Did anyone else race at Mt Buller for the interschools?

sawtell

29-08-2007, 09:11 PM

went up to baw baw today.. first time out of a season where i expected to go there every week... but just havnt had the time/money.

Was a bloody warm day, according to the internet its was 10 degrees at just past 8 o'clock up there!

we got there about 11, first lift (t bar) up, we noticed that they were knocking down the rail park.. the main reason we went up so i was pretty damn pissed off, especialy since we were told it was open when we bought tickets, apprantly it was just to warm and to much traffic, so the snow on the landings had completly melted..
but we got over that, and headed over to where they had a few berms and a large table, rode that for a few runs, and then they decide they are going to re build a rail park there, so we were no longer allowed to ride there either..
i dont see why they cant build/mod there parks at night, like every other freaking mountain...

apart from those issues, had a pretty good time, found some nice wind blown snow in the trees, and a little backcountry.

worst bit is, i now have a massive bruise on my thigh from riding poma's and t bars all day :(

i think this could be my last slide of the season, unless they get a little bit this weekend.