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RAL wanna keep the temp cafe at Knoll Ridge
From this week's Ohakune Bulletin
Constructed at Knoll Ridge as an interim structure until the completion of the replacement café building. Ruapehu Alpine Lifts Ltd are seeking the deletion of condition 2 to allow the temporary cafe building to be retained for use as an indoor meeting place for various groups including community and school
groups. The site is within the Protected Areas Zone of the Operative Ruapehu District Plan and is also within the Amenity Policy Area
Originally posted by: CCS
was up there yesterday Jedski, awesome day, melting hard, rivers and waterfalls next to the waterfall T. Hot yes.
Drove past yesterday and it was looking pretty solid above the HN at Turoa in some of those wide gullies.
I was a bit surprised actually - Whaka was massively leaner up top.
Originally posted by: gary
RAL wanna keep the temp cafe at Knoll Ridge
From this week's Ohakune Bulletin
Constructed at Knoll Ridge as an interim structure until the completion of the replacement café building. Ruapehu Alpine Lifts Ltd are seeking the deletion of condition 2 to allow the temporary cafe building to be retained for use as an indoor meeting place for various groups including community and school
groups. The site is within the Protected Areas Zone of the Operative Ruapehu District Plan and is also within the Amenity Policy Area
OH GOD, YES PLEEEEEAAASSSSEEE!!!!
As long as the dunnies are gone - I cant think of a better place for hoards of screaming kids and table hoggers... well, one other place
^^Skippers? 
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reine de l'hiver
The A$295 Aussie pass works out NZ$393. NZ$22 less than what they are selling seasons pases for here but there is a booking fee of ??
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reine de l'hiver
Originally posted by: SD
I like the live link, I think there should be a thread with all the live link cams so I don't need to check out multiple pages to see all the shots, I might give it a go..
There is, and its a sticky so should show at the top of the threads when you click on 'view all'.
Here is the link http://snow.co.nz/forum/ski-snowboard/985/ [snow.co.nz]
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Oh click view all I wondered why I never see stickies. Thanks. Anyone worked out how to get the Ruapehu mid field webcams on that link?
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Winter is always coming!
*edited 13 Apr 2011 10:46
*edited 13 Apr 2011 10:36
The Mt Ruapehu site uses dynamically generated file names - the format is h++p://mtruapehu.com/webcams/field/x/yymmddhhmm00.jpg
The URL for the thumbnails is static but they're tiny.
I could probably do some sort of language-fu to make it work but I have NFI what this forum is built on, in fact I think it's a custom built thing. So it probably doesn't have stuff like date variable expansion.
Super-edit: You can use this knowledge to dig out webcam shots from any time/date as long as it's in that site. For example, midfield on 01 October 2010 at 10am.
http://mtruapehu.com/webcams/turoa/7/101001100000.jpg [mtruapehu.com]
More edit from scrunging at their site:
Valid camera numbers are:
Turoa:
2 - Base area, different format for URL
7 - Midfield
24 - View from Ohakune
Whakapapa:
2 - The Pinnacles
4 - The valley
12 - Happy Valley, different format for URL
25 - Waterfall/Express, different format for URL
26 - GNS Camera, different format for URL
*edited 13 Apr 2011 17:09
Originally posted by: rozboon
I have NFI what this forum is built on, in fact I think it's a custom built thing.
Ruby on Rails so it'd be pretty easy for snow.co.nz to do but you couldn't 'inject' it into a post as they will normalize the text in the post.
i.e. still shows as and not '110803'
....maybe, i think, but who knows.
ahh - I had some tags that didn't show so some RoR/Web type guru might be able to do something but most likely they just drop any thing in a tag
I see you're not allowed to sell your Mother In Law....
(Probably not much of a market for them anyway)
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Originally posted by: Jude
The A$295 Aussie pass works out NZ$393. NZ$22 less than what they are selling seasons pases for here but there is a booking fee of ??
Just like milk....cheaper when exported!
what's the booking fee? 20 bucks?
*edited 14 Apr 2011 13:22
^^ most likely so with a bit of slush essentially the same.
What is it, ~5% difference?
and its just a season pass eh?
Certainly not worth calling yourself an Australian!!!
Actually Jude, I think the RAL guys know how much you love aussies - I heard their doing a deal to put all the extra aussie punters up in the clubs!!
^^ha, ha. Bring them on! That's why they are bringing in the over snow transport heh?
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are they? no more hiking with eggs?
*edited 15 Apr 2011 08:01
^^ Edgehi will be running the service with RAL branded on the rumps, see below;
@CCS - I make the clubbies hike/ski the eggs in
But expect to see more stillettos/wheelie suitcases heading to the posh club on hut flat
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reine de l'hiver
meant to be snow on the desert road last night or this morning
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*edited 18 Apr 2011 12:29
*edited 18 Apr 2011 12:28
^^ looks like the last few hours has been quite good up top... but them 3000m FL tomorrow.
But then "Snow in May does not stay" and its not even May yet
6:30am
11:30am
snow and sleet in kune for the last hour..bit of a tease but a good sign if these se storms keep delivering
I am sure someone has all the details / history but I always get excited when I see the SE patterns forming.
I personally reckon they seem to deliver better than SW/W front cycles.
Ruapehu cam still clouded over, but Ngauruhoe is showing off. Busy day...
PS: that's not a live link, so we can look back on it later
if u look on the webcam thread, even thou the mountains are obscured, there are traces of snow quite low..certianly heaps around the desert road picture.
also look like snow on taranaki hanging low
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yeah saw that low snow, but the webcam thread will update all the time, this looks just stunning in the sunset
Friend sent this pics today. Whakapapa village.
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reine de l'hiver
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Ngauruhoe way looked minters today, even better than the cam pic shows. A shame Ruapehu didn't fully peek itself out. Before brown started to peak through, could of been mistaken for a light July dump. The flakes were absolutely ginormous this morning Whaka Village way but she certaintly monstered away fast apparently. Ovrall feels like a good old 2 degree wind howling winters day
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"If in doubt, straighten 'em out"
a few comments re some of the bits going on on this thread.
Oldscool thought about it and thought why not My Addiction [trademe.co.nz]
Have splitboard and mates with them as well so no problems if HNE is not going
See above if mountain burps and lifts are no go 
Might have to do a few long weeks if the snow keeps up and like Voltaren says the NE storms are the best as they can drop a lot more and lighter snow.
I remember in the 2009 season with the 5m base I had weeks of knee deep fresh down there. Think I did 6 weeks straight as the snow was so good in Aug/Sept.
09 or 08?
which ever you guys will know or tell me I am just lazy
If this snow keeps up it will be epic. Must of been falling dry om Monday as there were still some dry pockets around yesterday at low levels...Better than lots of the 'pow' that fell last season.
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"If in doubt, straighten 'em out"
Originally posted by: rob_rips
a few comments re some of the bits going on on this thread.
Oldscool thought about it and thought why not My Addiction [trademe.co.nz]
HaHa, saw that on the Ruapehu webpage with the links on the right to the listings.
Thought about listing your collection but apparently you have to actually own the stuff to sell it on trademe....
Still trying to figure out how to sell the M.I.L legally......
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Wait For The Ricochet
hell..that melted fast
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*edited 20 Apr 2011 14:50
argh, you know that pic won't stay on topic...
(ie: it will change...)
WHERE IS MY SNOW GOING?
Originally posted by: Freshie
hell..that melted fast
ITS ONLY APRIL!!!
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Originally posted by: atros
WHERE IS MY SNOW GOING?
ITS
ONLY
APRIL
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yeah whatever blunt..
CCS..we can watch and weep as the remnants of snow melts even further
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*edited 20 Apr 2011 16:19
or look back in a few weeks and wonder why Freshie was being such a whinge
thats true^
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We don't want winter yet. Another month of decent weather and then it can snow all it wants
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I would be happy with 11 months of snow
yeah same
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Not me, I like the seasons. Enjoy summer, long hot nights but look forward to winter as well. Maybe you guys should move
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Moving to Finland wouldn't be bad, 9 months of snow
aawww.. just harden up Blunt. Get a dry suit and just watch out for the ice bergs dropping in.
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9 months of snow, no mosquitoes or flies. Hell yeah.
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Gaper.
Valet parking anyone
bam! I'm getting a lift with you in that case
rob well done....the platinum pass is for two ccs so make sure you get your name on it....
Originally posted by: atros
I would be happy with 11 months of snow
make it 11 months of powder and I'd agree, 11 months of ice I'm not so sure. I'd rather skate than ride bullet proof ice, but there is nothing as awesome as powder except maybe the perfect wave.
photo of turoa from this morning...starting to fill in up top
Wish Whaka held its good like Turoa as it don't look like that over here. Glacier looks loaded. Days are starting to get colder, YES!
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"If in doubt, straighten 'em out"
the glacier is still full of crevasses etc ..we would need at least another 3 day storm to get some gullies rideable if we dont lose it all this week
i heard ruapehu sux?
yes it does and hopefully everyone browsing this forum will believe it this year (fewer crowds), u should all go to canterbury
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less closed days i guarantee
Well I'm sure what ever the weather I will have less road rash than I get riding the welly hills but probably less time to ride. Bring on storms with lots of snow and no rain.