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Originally posted by: brighton_pumps
looks like whistler and jackson hole are the places to be this season. 80inches in 8 days
big deal we have had way more in japan.
^now now children
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*edited 07 Feb 2012 09:22
Originally posted by: DraizuhOriginally posted by: brighton_pumps
looks like whistler and jackson hole are the places to be this season. 80inches in 8 days
big deal we have had way more in japan.
that was even easier than i expected
Originally posted by: Freshie
sickkk...got a 13 day Porte du soleil pass for 353 euro-597 NZ $, so thats $46 a day. (10 ski resorts, 650km trails).
and snowplanet is $55+ a day
Yea she can be all good and priced well. I got 250km of pistes for these first 3 weeks at $36 NZD a day and going to work out about the same where I am next. At $36 a day I don't mind calling it quits at 2pm when the legs are dead after 5 hours of charging. Thats when the .28€ beers are riechiss! Looks like a storm brewing at my next location on Friday and I arrive on Saturday. Good timing...again! Still miss skiing Rua for less than it costs me to buy a sandwhich...
Bring warm gear. Europe is seriously cold at the mo. Skiing in -25 air temps with the wind chill on top of that. Had to fork out for some serious mitts. If you want mitts when your digits are toasty at -30 degrees, then I would totally suggest Hestra Extreme mitts, the best they make. Fingers never been so warm. I am also rocking the Equinox down jacket by Macpac that is currently $200 off. Only problem is the face that got hammered. Have some strips where the wind got in and it seems to of given some good burns to the skin and it doesn't appear to be going away....
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@ Jude. No wonder you get stopped and patted down for weapons when trying to buy a ticket, just stand there looking downer like the rest of the folk.
@ Draizuh - Nice work, looks EPIC! Hakuba is definitely on my hit list in the near future.
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hmm..i think i need to go buy some warmer gear.
So do you reckon thermal top, t shirt, fleece and shell jacket would be enough on top? Bottom thermal longjohns and ski trousers. you should pick up one of those neoprene or fleecy facemasks the euros always seem to wear.
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Yep Hakuba is definitely on the list.
BP I thought you said the Mt Rose chutes would be epic?
Originally posted by: southernthrashhey st. whats squaw valleys base at the moment in this "worse than nz" season mate?
Yep Hakuba is definitely on the list.
BP I thought you said the Mt Rose chutes would be epic?
i saw on a clip somewhere that new mexico is very good at the moment
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Originally posted by: brighton_pumpsOriginally posted by: southernthrashhey st. whats squaw valleys base at the moment in this "worse than nz" season mate?
Yep Hakuba is definitely on the list.
BP I thought you said the Mt Rose chutes would be epic?
Who said it was worse than nz?
The locals certainly aren't stoked... [unofficialnetworks.com]
*edited 07 Feb 2012 11:18
so no answer then? I would think about the type of people who take the time to post on internet forums before using it as hard evidence
southern trhash and BP are unreliable cause they post on internet forums
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Originally posted by: brighton_pumps
*edited 07 Feb 2012 11:18
so no answer then? I would think about the type of people who take the time to post on internet forums before using it as hard evidence
what's their max base? Like 38 inches, roughly 97 cm's... It isn't looking flash. Sure, I'd ride it if I was there, but by all accounts, it's a disappointing season there.
You aren't familiar with unofficial squaw? (or unofficial networks...?)
Originally posted by: Freshie
southern trhash and BP are unreliable cause they post on internet forums
I'm really unreliable.
Originally posted by: southernthrashand what was cps base last winter when you were very pleased with conditions?Originally posted by: brighton_pumps
*edited 07 Feb 2012 11:18
so no answer then? I would think about the type of people who take the time to post on internet forums before using it as hard evidence
what's their max base? Like 38 inches, roughly 97 cm's... It isn't looking flash. Sure, I'd ride it if I was there, but by all accounts, it's a disappointing season there.
1.2 - 1.5 m, but it's a retarded comparison...
Originally posted by: southernthrashso basically a terrible early season by squaws standards is not too bad at all
1.2 - 1.5 m, but it's a retarded comparison...
Originally posted by: jedski
I would totally suggest Hestra Extreme mitts,
Those Hestra's are some seriously nice gloves huh?
Came dangerously close to shelling out $220 CAD for a pair.
May still yet.....
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You two still slugging it out over whether Tahoe is/was having a sh1t season huh?
They've completely missed November, December and half of January. That's revenue that they'll never recover, regardless of how much snow they get now.
I just wish I could afford head back to take advantage of what's there now....
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tripleSquare's been sending me vids from Hokkaido that'll make your eyes water. Over-the-shoulders pow kinda thing. Bastardo!
Originally posted by: brighton_pumpsOriginally posted by: southernthrashso basically a terrible early season by squaws standards is not too bad at all
1.2 - 1.5 m, but it's a retarded comparison...
It should be peak season there now. There is no snow on the horizon until at least mid feb. It sucks, I'm bummed for the people over there, from what I've seen, off piste is a mix of ice, slush, and dirt. That said, as one local old timer pointed out, people have pretty big expectations following two back to back 500 inch seasons (which is exceptional). What cracks me up is your call that the Mt Rose chutes will be epic following the one decent storm they did have... still not open.
Your comparison is so illogical it's not funny eh.
Originally posted by: southernthrashOriginally posted by: brighton_pumpsOriginally posted by: southernthrashso basically a terrible early season by squaws standards is not too bad at all
1.2 - 1.5 m, but it's a retarded comparison...
It should be peak season there now. There is no snow on the horizon until at least mid feb. It sucks, I'm bummed for the people over there, from what I've seen, off piste is a mix of ice, slush, and dirt. .
but the base is only 13cm less than cps real base (not the one you invent to suit your argument)last year and you said you never had a bad day then? but good point, at 2200m base squaw would get alot more ice,slush and dirt than cp at 1200m. your comments as always are so illogical its painful
I took my figure from the snow-graphs... I reckon they are reasonable enough an indicator, at least at cp and remarks...
Altitude doesn't always = colder. Remember, tahoe is around 39 degrees latitude, vs lower South Island around 45... latitude is important too. As well as the actual climatology... It's been a pretty warm winter there, and across much of the rest of the states. A lot of above zero days, and nights. A few rain on snow events to high elevation too.
I know Tahoe is usually pretty damn reliable, that is what makes this season so much more painful for them.
*edited 07 Feb 2012 20:18
come on st get with the program. only japow and eastern bloc europe are truly reliable. forget that 6m+ at whistler and focus on the real spots
Originally posted by: oldscool
They've completely missed November, December and half of January.
i did warn you jan was 2 early
Originally posted by: brighton_pumps
*edited 07 Feb 2012 20:18
come on st get with the program. only japow and eastern bloc europe are truly reliable. forget that 6m+ at whistler and focus on the real spots
Meh, if I'd gone anywhere this summer it woulda been Morocco. Eastern bloc looks rad, and will definitely hit Japan at some point. Want to hit the central alps first though, shame I couldn't do it this season, woulda been a good one. Will probably be ass there again next season.
Originally posted by: rozboon
tripleSquare's been sending me vids from Hokkaido that'll make your eyes water. Over-the-shoulders pow kinda thing. Bastardo!
I thourt you were heading over this summer? I thought about Japan but things didn't pan out...mayby next year!
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Originally posted by: Freshie
hmm..i think i need to go buy some warmer gear.
So do you reckon thermal top, t shirt, fleece and shell jacket would be enough on top? Bottom thermal longjohns and ski trousers. you should pick up one of those neoprene or fleecy facemasks the euros always seem to wear.
I am looking for one of those Neoprene things the other day (Jude also wears one) but couldn't find one.
I would say not. I only ever wear quality merino and nothing else. I was wearing a 180g, 280g, dainese back protector vest (warm as) and a 400g Merino jumper covered by Macpacs Prophet shell (best they make) and I could feel it a bit. Still wear the same but swapped out the shell for the down jacket and been toasty apart from toes and face. Warmer body keeps the other bits warm. Just long johns and some beefy oakly pants keep the legs all good.
Morzine just down the road so I imagine will be just as cold.
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Originally posted by: oldscoolOriginally posted by: jedski
I would totally suggest Hestra Extreme mitts,
Those Hestra's are some seriously nice gloves huh?
Came dangerously close to shelling out $220 CAD for a pair.
May still yet.....
Yea man. I paid 99Euro for the Extreme mitts (goat leather and one sheet of seemless nylon or for the same price you can have the Gore-tex ones or the ones with the lobster claw but they arn't ment to be quite as warm but would do anywhere but extreme cold like the mo. Locals saying un commen. Would love some of their gore-tex gloves as well but bugger it when $30 and $60 leather work gloves from Vertical at Rua are so good for Ruapehu and it's sh1t climate.
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Originally posted by: jedski
I am looking for one of those Neoprene things the other day (Jude also wears one) but couldn't find one.
I picked mine up from Vertical retail pretty cheap. They're pretty handy to keep the biting winds off your face at Ruapehu as well.
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Originally posted by: southernthrashOriginally posted by: brighton_pumps
*edited 07 Feb 2012 20:18
come on st get with the program. only japow and eastern bloc europe are truly reliable. forget that 6m+ at whistler and focus on the real spots
Meh, if I'd gone anywhere this summer it woulda been Morocco. Eastern bloc looks rad, and will definitely hit Japan at some point. Want to hit the central alps first though, shame I couldn't do it this season, woulda been a good one. Will probably be ass there again next season.
now your talking. throw gulmarg onto that list too bro.
Originally posted by: brighton_pumpsOriginally posted by: oldscool
They've completely missed November, December and half of January.
i did warn you jan was 2 early
Too early for what?
Geez man, they're having their warmest winter in 53 years....
Surely planning to go to a ski area like Tahoe in January, when thier season starts in November and expecting a reasonable natural coverage is not expecting too much. Sure, maybe as a general rule they get their best snow in feb/march/some time other than when I went, but Dec/Jan was when I could go. I wasn't too concerned about riding round with a snorkel and measuring the moisture content of the snowflakes to compare dryness.
I just wanted to go riding.....
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Originally posted by: Freshie
sickkk...got a 13 day Porte du soleil pass for 353 euro-597 NZ $, so thats $46 a day. (10 ski resorts, 650km trails).
and snowplanet is $55+ a day
Gotta hand it to you Freshie, you're bloody good at hunting out those bargains.
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surely scoring all time whistler somewhat eases the pain os. shed many tears of jealously reading your updates from there
BP, Vancouver rtn $949 on grabaseat NOW!
Grab one man and go. You could get a week in Whistler all up for around 2k
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Originally posted by: brighton_pumpsOriginally posted by: southernthrashOriginally posted by: brighton_pumps
*edited 07 Feb 2012 20:18
come on st get with the program. only japow and eastern bloc europe are truly reliable. forget that 6m+ at whistler and focus on the real spots
Meh, if I'd gone anywhere this summer it woulda been Morocco. Eastern bloc looks rad, and will definitely hit Japan at some point. Want to hit the central alps first though, shame I couldn't do it this season, woulda been a good one. Will probably be ass there again next season.
now your talking. throw gulmarg onto that list too bro.
Gulmarg would be worth a look, on the way to Mustagh Ata
Originally posted by: jedski
I thourt you were heading over this summer? I thought about Japan but things didn't pan out...mayby next year!
Didn't work out with getting leave etc... gonna hit glorious Nippon in early 2013 by the sounds of it, 3-4 weeks is the plan at this stage... you'd be welcome to tag along, I at least know my way around most of Niseko and Rusutsu now.
Originally posted by: southernthrashOriginally posted by: brighton_pumpsOriginally posted by: southernthrashOriginally posted by: brighton_pumps
*edited 07 Feb 2012 20:18
come on st get with the program. only japow and eastern bloc europe are truly reliable. forget that 6m+ at whistler and focus on the real spots
Meh, if I'd gone anywhere this summer it woulda been Morocco. Eastern bloc looks rad, and will definitely hit Japan at some point. Want to hit the central alps first though, shame I couldn't do it this season, woulda been a good one. Will probably be ass there again next season.
now your talking. throw gulmarg onto that list too bro.
Gulmarg would be worth a look, on the way to Mustagh Ata
surely u cant ski Mustagh Ata ..u gonna climb it?
head to Kyrgystan as well..or Chimbulak in Kazahkstan
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Mustagh Ata gets skied quite a lot. Would be rad to ride it one day.
Just incase anyone wanted to see some real snow fall, and no its not pushed, its been cut with a rather large snow blower!
what about everest st?
Originally posted by: Draizuh
Just incase anyone wanted to see some real snow fall, and no its not pushed, its been cut with a rather large snow blower!
Damn.....
I wonder what it'd take to get snowfall like that here?
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A heli and no wind
thats at 500m ASL btw, summit of that little resort that shall not be named was 1000m, base at the top was reaching the top of their snow depth tower (tower is the right word) at 600cm. i think we were riding about 50-70cm that day, its not the super dry blower you get in hokkaido though still f*cking fun!
Originally posted by: oldscoolOriginally posted by: Draizuh
Just incase anyone wanted to see some real snow fall, and no its not pushed, its been cut with a rather large snow blower!
Damn.....
I wonder what it'd take to get snowfall like that here?
a good low level nw or se dump minus the regular 100km/h nz winds
In Tehran. Head to Dizin tommorrow. Ben lucky with the cold except in Moscow. Was snowing here earlier in the day but just raining now. Tried to get to Elbrus when we were in Sochi but not happing thing with political situation. Next summer the Stans now I know the lie of the land. Much more exciting than Japan!
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Originally posted by: Judedraizuhs gonna serve you for saying that
Much more exciting than Japan!
I couldnt really give a sh*t!
15cm and you're in New Zealand. Ahahahahahaha
Originally posted by: Draizuhand you're posting on the internet Ahahahahaha
I couldnt really give a sh*t!
15cm and you're in New Zealand. Ahahahahahaha
Ever heard of a smart phone? got to do something on the drive to the hill i'll have you know
BP, $799 rtn Auck/Tokyo on Grabaseat.
Grab one and go for a weeks riding with Draizuh...
Fark!, I gotta stop looking at that website. It's doing my head in....
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Shiiii-et. Crap time to be broke.
Originally posted by: brighton_pumpsOriginally posted by: Draizuhand you're posting on the internet Ahahahahaha
I couldnt really give a sh*t!
15cm and you're in New Zealand. Ahahahahahaha
oh, you.
why don't you use some more emoticons to express your emotions online?
*edited 09 Feb 2012 17:38
Originally posted by: Draizuh
Ever heard of a smart phone? got to do something on the drive to the hill. .
at 9.43am? late start for a pow day isnt it? dont worry the childish name calling is sure to convince me
Originally posted by: southernthrashOriginally posted by: brighton_pumpsOriginally posted by: Draizuhand you're posting on the internet Ahahahahaha
I couldnt really give a sh*t!
15cm and you're in New Zealand. Ahahahahahaha
oh, you.
why don't you use some more emoticons to express your emotions online?
this one comes to mind each time i read one of your posts st
really need a banging head against wall emoticon
*edited 09 Feb 2012 17:44
Originally posted by: brighton_pumps
*edited 09 Feb 2012 17:38Originally posted by: Draizuh
Ever heard of a smart phone? got to do something on the drive to the hill. .
at 9.43am? late start for a pow day isnt it? dont worry the childish name calling is sure to convince me
Ever heard of a job mate? You clearly dont have one.
Originally posted by: Draizuh
*edited 09 Feb 2012 17:44Originally posted by: brighton_pumps
*edited 09 Feb 2012 17:38Originally posted by: Draizuh
Ever heard of a smart phone? got to do something on the drive to the hill.
at 9.43am? late start for a pow day isnt it? dont worry the childish name calling is sure to convince me
Ever heard of a job mate? You clearly dont have one.
clearly
enjoy looking at the pow
Draizuh..steady on with the abuse please
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*edited 10 Feb 2012 09:26
If the pow was that good calling people names on the internet would be the last thing on my mind