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Ruapehu '09
Aww, that sucks, changed my surfco avatar and it dicks over my snowco one.....
By oldscool
Yeah you gotta load em again so it works on both.
anyway.... hows that ruapehu eh?? gonna be a great weekend, can't wait!
By CCS
I'm almost regretting having gigs booked for Sat and Sun. They have been booked for 4 months now, so that was my pre-snowboarding days
Only Monday for me and I'll be hamstrung with my 7yo daughter. But still, its a thrill to see the look on her face as she skis down the Alpine Meadow.
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*** Blinding Night ***
ha what was i thinking, we live at ruapehu not red mtn bc....got to the carpark this morning about 9am snowing very cold brisk se wind..visibility nil..survived the freezing cold chairlift to get to the giant cafe, huddled inside for 30 min then the vis improved enough to get two runs down the why nots..express not running, prob still snowing up top so freshies tomorrow.. expect the crowds but the pond skim will be fun..
Hmmm freshies, so very excited!!!
Yeah you gotta load em again so it works on both.
By Blunt
Ahh still doesn't work. It seems to be either /or for me
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Wait For The Ricochet
same with me
I think you have to make sure you use the exact same file, name etc. I tried a different pic at surfco than snowco and got a big fat ERROR!. Or as my son would - fail
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*** Blinding Night ***
Or as my son would - fail.
By Blunt
grrrrrr no edit function - as my son would SAY
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*** Blinding Night ***
yeah this forum software feels like a trip back in time
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Gaper.
They seem to be developing lots of the functionality we are use to ... just have to be patient. Gotten pertty use to it now.
But whats up with the metservice? I can't get any of their pages to load properly. No maps ... seems like an issue with .GIF files or sumthin.
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*** Blinding Night ***
Stupid bloody avatar thingy
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Wait For The Ricochet
Woohoo the pig of steel lives again.
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Wait For The Ricochet
Metservice I had issues with yesterday, today seems it's working fine.
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IT Hack & Genuine NutJob
Drove up from Wellington this morning to hit some freshies. Instead I got half a dozen runs down an empty why nots and boneyard. Pretty icy with about a cm of top layer and the odd powder drift. No vis - I have white boots and I couldn't see them or the ground. Pretty surreal stuff. Hoping for a better day Monday
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Europe 2011 - living the dream
Bad luck you Dark Siders... ,Whakas was also VERY cold to start with ahhh but the snow... Unbefrickenleivable Fast! Smooth! Firm! ...then Soft. Did I mention Fast!.
Far west wasn't going, which was a bummer untill you realise it will open tomorrow with conditions as above.
My legs hurt!
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One good turn deserves another...
That's lame edgehi, my mate rang me while I was trapped on a motionless Giant to say Whakas looked good on the cams and I should go, but for some reason I decided against it?!
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Europe 2011 - living the dream
Ride Against......maybe next time you will heed the advise of that mate aye..... :-)
a bit of a cloudy day yesterday at turoa but the pond skim was entertaining, good on you those that entered...friends skied black magic at whaka yesterday and it was untracked and the best they have had all season...just goes to show what an awesome totally unpredictable mtn ruapehu is
and now SNOW FOR TUESDAY AND THUR THIS WEEK....???? another cold se flow ...
Thank you Whakapapa, a great end to the season.
Dark Side, here I come.
I'm scared, you should be too..
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One good turn deserves another...
Dare I say the best conditions of the entire season has been at the end.
Thank you Whakapapa, a great end to the season.bahahah evil laugh... yes i'm a snowboarder :P
Dark Side, here I come.
I'm scared, you should be too..
2 great days at Turoa. Today was a stunner and uncrowded ... Yesterday was awesome too. It was very warm by midday today ... T Shirt weather pretty much.
2 weeks to go!!!
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*** Blinding Night ***
sat/sun/mon total win pretty much =) tired and very happy
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Gaper.
Decided on Friday night that I couldn't miss the last weekend at Whaka - recovering broken ankle or not. Had the most amazing time - ankle held up well (thanks to some magic anti-inflamatory cream and regular doses of panadol/voltaren). Tried to skin up Skyline Ridge on Sunday arvo but skins kept slipping - too steep ot snow too wet/soft? (or poor technique - only second time out on skins). Ended up walking most of the way. So worth it - amazing run down. Did Turoa yesterday - not so great for the ankle on the firm stuff in the morning but Ok once it released. Forecast looking promising for some freshies this weekend? Shame seaon ending just as I am ready to get back into it. Canada in 3 months though...
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reine de l'hiver
So I guess you lot are scamming the ACC for the injuries you did while enjoying recreational sport 
And they claim riding a motorcycle is dangerous (rolleyes)
So I guess you lot are scamming the ACC for the injuries you did while enjoying recreational sport
And they claim riding a motorcycle is dangerous (rolleyes)
So what you are saying is that you have never claimed an injury on ACC? pot called the kettle black...
and Jude i know what you mean... im heading up to Japan in 3 months... i can't friking wait! be careful with that ankle, mine is still playin up!
So I guess you lot are scamming the ACC for the injuries you did while enjoying recreational sport
They only thing they paid for is my physio. I could have claimed time off but as I work in a desk job what's the point going crazy with boredom at home when I could be productive and entertained at work. Plus the injury was 3 months ago and you have to get back on the horse sometime. People start running at about this stage after a ankle break - much more risk of ankle roll than skiing.
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reine de l'hiver
and Jude i know what you mean... im heading up to Japan in 3 months... i can't friking wait! be careful with that ankle, mine is still playin up! By Nelson
I will. Just come right in the last week as the muscle inflamation has reduced from the dilligent hot/cold bucket treatments twice a day and use of Hirudoid cream (forget anit-flamme - this stuff works!). Going to take things easy till the weekend though.
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reine de l'hiver
yeah Jude me too.. i hope the weather stays favouable for net weekend!!! ankle should be sweet in a ski book at least its secured...
Well what an awesome 3 days up the slopes. Spent all 3 on Turoa as the last time I was on Whaka's the snow cover wasn't fantastic, and I'd heard rumors (turned out to be true) of the far west closing early.
Saturday was an awesome light powder day. They had issues with burned out wires on the High noon express, and I didn't get up top until about 11, but from that moment on it was awesome running through the triangles with just that light coating to make it all smiles.
Sunday took very long to release, not until about half one did things soften up, and then the mist decided to roll in thick. If you were confident and knew where you were headed then there was still a lot of fun to be had. In a small weather break we traversed to beneath the girdlestone and had a wicked run down that face. Passed some people getting set to skin their way up, not sure if it was anyone from here but if so you're probably on camera!
Monday the snow softened up much earlier, and the best thing, no queues! For a forecasted wet day, the weather didn't arrive until about 3pm, and it was the best weather all weekend. Had about 5 runs out in the glacier making awesome fresh tracks. What a way to finish the season!
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IT Hack & Genuine NutJob
I'm mad keen to give it another try so I hope to get another couple of days in before summer arrives.
Stoked!!!
By Blunt 2 months, 2 weeks ago.haha 2 months and 2 weeks makes a whole session. Yesterday was my 13th day on the Mountain since I posted that 2 months ago, so i guess I got more than a few days in before summer..
As I mentioned Sunday and Monday were steeler at Turoa with Monday the pick due to small crowds.
But I had some munter take my board from out of the rack outside the base area cafe. Only took my eyes off it for a few minutes, came back and only my sons board remained
This incident certainly made me appreciated my own board.
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*** Blinding Night ***
^^^ F&*ked up the quotes
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*** Blinding Night ***
the last time I was on Whaka's the snow cover wasn't fantastic, and I'd heard rumors (turned out to be true) of the far west closing early
when was that?
sat/sun/mon total win pretty much =) tired and very happy
I concur!! Thanks Ruapehu and Kune for another great season.
Well what an awesome 3 days up the slopes. Spent all 3 on Turoa as the last time I was on Whaka's the snow cover wasn't fantastic, and I'd heard rumors (turned out to be true) of the far west closing early. By gurutasker
I skied Whaka Sat/Sun and Turoa yesterday. Whaka snow condition and coverage way superior to Turoa. Shame it closes earlier but can see why - need more staff to run the place and they need to get started on the new Knoll Cafe/LBC upgrade (Hope they have resource consent for the Knoll - Dave Mazey said if they didn't have it by the end of this week it would be no-go).
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reine de l'hiver
So I guess you lot are scamming the ACC for the injuries you did while enjoying recreational sport
And they claim riding a motorcycle is dangerous (rolleyes)
So what you are saying is that you have never claimed an injury on ACC? pot called the kettle black...
and Jude i know what you mean... im heading up to Japan in 3 months... i can't friking wait! be careful with that ankle, mine is still playin up!
By Nelson
I figured someone would bite on that
the answer to that is not to get on the free gravy train that is ACC.
Look at it this way if you injure yourself skiing/boarding,playing Rugby or any sport then dont expect the country to pay for your time off work and recouperation.
Some people take the piss out the system while others carry on and get back to work like Jude has, of course I feel a bit pissed about this as I ride a motorbike and have never had an accident that has been claimed from ACC. Yet I hear of a freeloader who injured themselves sking on a day they should have been at work getting paid out by ACC. Now I think I got a right to be pissed now dont you? Not saying it was anyone on this board but if the shoe or should say cast fits then ...
they need to get started on the new Knoll Cafe/LBC upgrade (Hope they have resource consent for the Knoll - Dave Mazey said if they didn't have it by the end of this week it would be no-go).
By Jude
Pretty much normal time for closing whakapapa ok maybe weekend earlier but given the numbers that were up midweek comapred to the weekend. You can see why!
Glad you said about the resource consent because I knew they had not been granted consent yet and its probably a result of what pledge Sue Morris said the day after the fire which generated a bit opposition within the council and ratepayers of the district waiting for building consents. Dave Mazey should aim at the CEO job of RDC might get things moving quicker.
If the system allows it go for it I say. If a sport related injury is alloacted ACC funding then all good.
Sounds like sour grapes to me Gav. Skiing and Snowboarding is considered a sport whether its during a work day or not mate. Riding a motorcycle is considered transport unless its under racing conditions. Bad luck for you.
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*** Blinding Night ***
Before this gets derailed into an ACC-fest here's a few pics of mine from the long weekend.
giant cafe deck on monday: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rmerry/4046148960/sizes/l/ [flickr.com]
my daughter nailing it over a wee jump: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rmerry/4046148960/sizes/l/ [flickr.com]
siting on the side of a slope overlooking the terrain park
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rmerry/4046141938/sizes/l/in/photostream/ [flickr.com]
same view looking down:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rmerry/4047422153/sizes/l/ [flickr.com]
Speaking of terrain parks can anyone recommend a good twin tip that is a) light (e.g. *not* a K2 PE/Extreme, which I found a bit heavy for spins personally) and b) passable for non-park stuff. I need something to do park with my daughter as she's getting very keen now and my Xplorers are a tad unsuitable and I don't want to put them anywhere near a rail
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Gaper.
whoops theres the jump pic:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rmerry/4045396963/sizes/l/ [flickr.com]
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Gaper.
Look at it this way if you injure yourself skiing/boarding,playing Rugby or any sport then dont expect the country to pay for your time off work and recouperation. By gavspad
Why not? That is why I pay taxes and ACC levies (and pay for health insurance so I don't use public resources when I can afford to go private).
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reine de l'hiver
great weekend, haven't done 3 days in a row for quite a while, body every kind of sore today.
Everyone is bound to have different opinions on ACC, some people may never need it in their life time and think how crap it is that we have to pay all these extra taxes atm and in general.
I used to get annoyed by it all till I needed to claim ACC, 12 years ago I was playing soccer and hurt my knee, was told at the time it was sprained, and have just found out this year that I actually, tore my ACL, meniscus and had a small fracture, I now have very bad arthritis (knee of a 50-60year old my specialist said, I am 27) that is not fixable and now I need ACC.
So yeah, you just never know when it could be useful to you.
We are should be grateful that we are not some other countries that you have to have medical insurance to even be looked at....
My two cents any way. =)
We are should be grateful that we are not some other countries that you have to have medical insurance to even be looked at.... By Lael
Totally agree. gavspad - least ACC makes sure you get the care you need no fault, no questions asked if you crash your bike. Would say you would pay heaps more in insurances if you were somewhere like the US. NZ's are a grumpy moaning lot who don't appreciate how good they have things for such a small country. Over this topic now
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reine de l'hiver
Speaking of terrain parks can anyone recommend a good twin tip that is a) light (e.g. *not* a K2 PE/Extreme, which I found a bit heavy for spins personally) and b) passable for non-park stuff. I need something to do park with my daughter as she's getting very keen now and my Xplorers are a tad unsuitable and I don't want to put them anywhere near a rail
By rmerry 1 hour, 30 minutes ago.
That's a bit of a tricky one... lightweight park skis tend to not ski particularly well on the rest of the hill. I demoed a pair of Line Afterbangs for a few runs, they kick ass in the park but they're pretty terrifying lapping around the groomers to get back to the lift, especially if it's a bit chopped.
The PEs/Extremes you tried, where were they mounted? If they were anywhere back from +5 then they're always gonna feel a bit silly. Moving my old PEs to +6 (and later my Hellbents to center) made a big difference in spinning them.
All that said... hmmm... light all mountain twin tips... K2 Silencer or Disorderly, Line Chronic, Armada AR6 or Pipe Cleaner, Atomic Twins or Punx. All good skis.
I figured someone would bite on that
Look at it this way if you injure yourself skiing/boarding,playing Rugby or any sport then dont expect the country to pay for your time off work and recouperation.
Some people take the piss out the system while others carry on and get back to work like Jude has, of course I feel a bit pissed about this as I ride a motorbike and have never had an accident that has been claimed from ACC
the system is there for a reason, i agree there is abuse of it and needs to be regulated especially as it has gotten to a point where it is in deficit and with the GFC not a good environment to be increasing taxes to decrease the loss. as some have said the taxes have been already paid why not use it if required, i am glad i can use the physio for little or no cost but then again i did contribute to it with the high amount of tax i pay... also sounds a bit like car/bike/home insurance... always spending cash for it and never use it and when you dont pay for it wham.... should have had insurance...
Those of you who are still at it this season, this weekend looks to be another stunner with some fresh snow forecast for Thursday/Friday and a clear sky weekend! Who would've thought at this late in the season
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IT Hack & Genuine NutJob
Snovember the 8th last years springs to mind - one of the best days I had
Will be hitting it again this weekend. Figured out I have 3 potential days left, now just need the weather to play ball.
rozboon
That's a bit of a tricky one... lightweight park skis tend to not ski particularly well on the rest of the hill. I demoed a pair of Line Afterbangs for a few runs, they kick ass in the park but they're pretty terrifying lapping around the groomers to get back to the lift, especially if it's a bit chopped.
The PEs/Extremes you tried, where were they mounted? If they were anywhere back from +5 then they're always gonna feel a bit silly. Moving my old PEs to +6 (and later my Hellbents to center) made a big difference in spinning them.
All that said... hmmm... light all mountain twin tips... K2 Silencer or Disorderly, Line Chronic, Armada AR6 or Pipe Cleaner, Atomic Twins or Punx. All good skis.
I'm not tooooo worried about their trail capability as I'd only have to keep up with my daughter which isn't a problem .... yet.
Afterbangs. I looked at some in the shop and had a laugh, looks like someone made a skateboard in the shape of some skis! I can believe they would be terrifying.
The PE's would have been mounted back which was probably a factor, they still seemed a heavier ski than I'd need. I'm pretty crap at all things park so I need the odds in my favour
I can get a pretty good price on Dynastar Trouble Makers too & they get fairly good reviews. Next year I'll have a roofbox so a pure park ski might not be an issue as I can swap out & not worry (as much) about gear going walkies.
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Gaper.
Will be hitting it again this weekend. Figured out I have 3 potential days left, now just need the weather to play ball.
By CCS
I'm thinking the same. Up there this Sunday and hopefully all the following weekend. No offspring duties either so will be looking for smeone to show me around a bit further up
This weekends looking spectacular if the long range maps are right.
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*** Blinding Night ***
will show you around for sure! Keep in touch Blunt..
I'm on 021415524. Txt me your number and I'll contact you on Sunday for sure. Amping for it already!!!
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*** Blinding Night ***
Done
Looks like they've had a decent snowfall at Turoa. I can feel a weekend coming on...
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Wait For The Ricochet
Looks like they've had a decent snowfall at Turoa. I can feel a weekend coming on...
By oldscool
5cm according to the snow report. Certainly looks to be a resonable amount on the cams.
Pity I can't make it up there on Saturday. Damn Halloween ... if I don't take my Daughter trick or treating on Saturday night she'll never forgive me. Oh well, hope the snow condition is still good on Sunday.
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*** Blinding Night ***
Pity I can't make it up there on Saturday. Damn Halloween ... if I don't take my Daughter trick or treating on Saturday night she'll never forgive me. By Blunt
Trick or treating in Ohakune an option?
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reine de l'hiver
Jude
Trick or treating in Ohakune an option?
Might wind up with bags of carrots. Awesome.
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Gaper.
Trick or treating in Ohakune an option?
By Jude
If only! Nah little Miss Blunt has a group of friends that do the annual trek around Martinborough on the 31st of October. I had suggested we could do it in Ohakune but was greeted with a flood of tears. And this is offically my task (damn flabbit) ... no wife involvement. Meh!!! If I hadn't already had 13 awesome days on the Hill I'd have some leverage. But no.
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*** Blinding Night ***
Meh!!! If I hadn't already had 13 awesome days on the Hill I'd have some leverage. But no. By Blunt
Least you'll get Sunday. Another 7 hour round trip for 6 hours skiing
You won't have to leave too early though - lifts don't open till 10am.
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reine de l'hiver
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*** Blinding Night ***
Rumours are circulating of next years season passes on sale in november like they did last year! I have my doubts about the success of it this year considering how they marketed a big increase would happen in April and it was actually a drop. Saving just $30 in effect on the April price.