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Originally posted by: 03snowman
wonder if that was the same day everyone on this forum complained about delays on road and lift openings and then found the whole hill already tracked by ski patrol
Haha... it wasn't just ski patrol. I suspect tracking that much mountain out takes a concerted effort from the patrol, lifties, ski school and even a helping hand from all the non-snow related staff
The Offspring and Slashthepow checking the ollie onto the roof of the cabin in The Stash
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Originally posted by: rozboonOriginally posted by: 03snowman
wonder if that was the same day everyone on this forum complained about delays on road and lift openings and then found the whole hill already tracked by ski patrol
Haha... it wasn't just ski patrol. I suspect tracking that much mountain out takes a concerted effort from the patrol, lifties, ski school and even a helping hand from all the non-snow related staff
You got it Rob
one of my most favourite pics of all time.... Snovember 15th, 2nd to last day of the season 2008, and the first day riding with Freshie, by Yahoo's cave.
How come freshie gets to ride with all the hotties????
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Originally posted by: oldscool
How come freshie gets to ride with all the hotties????
Thats just how he rolls yo........
Originally posted by: oldscool
The Offspring and Slashthepow checking the ollie onto the roof of the cabin in The Stash
first time hitting the cabin i decided (badly) to ollie up on to it just to check it out and come back down. I switched at the apex, came down, caught an edge on the run in and got smashed right in front of ski patrol.
Was having a great day in the park so pushed the boat out a bit and ended up catching an edge on a splintered trapezoid in the stash and hit it real hard totally winding myself. The same ski patrol guy came down to check me out after being told "someone just took a f**kin hiding". I was ok though. Last run of the day and I smash my arm up on a log in the stash (again) and hike out to the medics. I meet the farkin same ski patrol guy again - who is now genuinely laughing at me.
That was every injury i got all season - all in the stash, in one day. But its totally awesome!
I'm more looking at the hill in the background
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hmm im not sure i like that photo..pretty ordinary pose there! Also my summer raincoat aint cool enuff
*JAZZ HANDS*
yeah that was one hot day! In Mid Nov!! How Randal you and you were wearing jackets...
i look like im trying to halt traffic!
will try better next time
I know you are spreading your fingers inside those mits.
It's like smiling under a bandana, it's there
yes very true..hard to express yaself in mitts
Heh, yeah mitts are great when you're not trying to throw up the gang signs.
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I'd totally forgotten about the dusting we had this time last year, brrr 
Originally posted by: downsouth
I smash my arm up on a log in the stash (again) and hike out to the medics. I meet the farkin same ski patrol guy again - who is now genuinely laughing at me.
That was every injury i got all season - all in the stash, in one day. But its totally awesome!
I feel for your injuries there DS, but, damn, that was pretty funny.
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this one is a moving picture ...turoa 2001 terrain park...ouch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThfzWOgsnQ0 [youtube.com]
These are all from Japan this year...
A mixture of Ruapehu, Japan and maybe some Canada thrown in for good measure...
Out west somewhere.
These 2 aren't my pics, I was a bit ruined at the time... friends did a mission to the top on the last weekend.
Loading the ski tanks on a clear frosty morning. Colin will note the Chrysler Voyager being used to negotiate extreme road conditions such as tarmac and occasionally a slightly cold piece of rock.
Heading up...
On a good day Ruapehu is pretty damn good
They call it 'the dark side' for a reason...
Niseko
Choose your line carefully...
This sure ain't no picnic!!!
A good friend always covers their fallen friend in more snow...
Mmmm... pow.
More
Yours truly on the other end of the camera.
They weren't kidding, there was indeed a waterfall there.
Airbag jump, so SO freakin' sweet.
Mt Yotei in the evening
Getting at it
Winter wonderland...
great photos...good times...what is this thing called powder?
Awesome pics. Daylight saving ends this weekend ... always signals the start of winter
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Those Japan pics are absolutely sick rozboon. And the airbag jump! I spent a good half day landing on my face doing backflips last year. That thing looks brilliant!
Awesome pics. Daylight saving ends this weekend ... always signals the start of winter- Blunt
Rozboon - Only 3 months to get that knee fixed. Looked like it took at hammering in Japan. Awesome pics from BTW. Way better than my tame Canada ones.
Pretty much scored a job at Ruapehu for half the season. Good bye corporate life...snow acres and the dole is the place for me....
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Originally posted by: rozboonOriginally posted by: 03snowman
wonder if that was the same day everyone on this forum complained about delays on road and lift openings and then found the whole hill already tracked by ski patrol
Haha... it wasn't just ski patrol. I suspect tracking that much mountain out takes a concerted effort from the patrol, lifties, ski school and even a helping hand from all the non-snow related staff
Ski area staff often get blamed for this behaviour. In some cases that blame is justified, but often when you get to a ski area and the whole mountain is tracked before 9am it's the ski race teams who pay to use the lifts early in the morning who've done it.
Ski area staff often get blamed for this behaviour. In some cases that blame is justified, but often when you get to a ski area and the whole mountain is tracked before 9am it's the ski race teams who pay to use the lifts early in the morning who've done it.
Not at Turoa where they are still bashing the ice off the lifts at 8.55 am.
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Originally posted by: Jude
Not at Turoa where they are still bashing the ice off the lifts at 8.55 am.
*insert comment from 03snowman about Mt Hutt still bashing the ice off the lifts at 10:55am here*
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insert stringman temple basin plug here*
guilty as charged
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Tauranga to Auckland flight midday today, bare mountains on the horizon.
That's a short flight....half an hour?
or less? was pretty short anyway
Few photos from the Orage masters yesterday
Toad from Mario
Marrrrrrio
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^^^blunt..did u see those wipeouts in that vid on that link? Fricken nuts..you wouldnt get me to in the water at that shipsterns
Roy would go!!!
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no he wouldnt..he would never even get to the airport, unless he walked there.
however if u can somehow convince him to do a hikoi to shipsterns i'll definitely go along to watch the carnage
from the air today...Flying home from Greymouth.
Craigeburn - Day lodge
Craigeburn - accomodation at the tree line
Rua
Aww that top Craigiburn shot is excellent CCS! I had a day last season at that ridge and it was purrfect. Ride out right down to the road.
yeah it was an awesome fluke, cos I saw the building and snapped it before it disppeared and realised at the same moment where I was. Could see over to porters too!
From my stay last winter in Japan. Nozawa Onsen
A little article I wrote for Nozawa Onsen:
http://www.iwasaway.com/2010/05/nozawa-onsen-and-the-fire-festival/ [iwasaway.com]
more at:
http://www.iwasaway.com/2010/05/nozawa-onsen-and-the-fire-festival/ [iwasaway.com]
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check that BP^^^.
thats the place i was talking about
Originally posted by: Freshie
check that BP^^^.
thats the place i was talking about
sorry, what is BP?
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What is BP? youre joking right?
BP is a legend on internet forums.
He single handedly forged a 5000 post topic on surfco.
A man of many aliases
A crusader for the right of internet forum users
check www.surf.co.nz forum for futher details
no I wasn't joking. And 5000 posts is not that much to be honest
but thx for the update
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The day we took the wrong turn when going to the crater lake. It was late September. We had to start on the top of the Knoll Ridge T. Someone "knew" the way and we ended up somewhere, it was an awesome 3 minute run down after
hiking up for 2 hours.
Originally posted by: Freshie6k freshman.
What is BP? youre joking right?
BP is a legend on internet forums.
He single handedly forged a 5000 post topic on surfco.
A man of many aliases
A crusader for the right of internet forum users
check www.surf.co.nz forum for futher details
trancplant those pics look like pretty flat terrain, any good steeps there?
the fastest running topic in the history of surfco i must add.
His Nemesis is Spud...they are like 2 battleships trading broadsides.
www.surf.co.nz/forum
Originally posted by: brighton_pumpsOriginally posted by: Freshie6k freshman.
What is BP? youre joking right?
BP is a legend on internet forums.
He single handedly forged a 5000 post topic on surfco.
A man of many aliases
A crusader for the right of internet forum users
check www.surf.co.nz forum for futher details
trancplant those pics look like pretty flat terrain, any good steeps there?
Oh yeah they have some pretty steep pistes. Can't really see ont his picture, but it's the best I could find
http://www.creativeme.ca/portfolio/2010/01/some-new-pictures/ [creativeme.ca]
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Originally posted by: brighton_pumpsOriginally posted by: Freshie6k freshman.
What is BP? youre joking right?
BP is a legend on internet forums.
He single handedly forged a 5000 post topic on surfco.
A man of many aliases
A crusader for the right of internet forum users
check www.surf.co.nz forum for futher details
trancplant those pics look like pretty flat terrain, any good steeps there?
Japan tends to be more mellow than say, the Rockies. Anything really steep tends to be pretty short... although I'll see if I have any pics of the Niseko backbowls.
I'm told that around Hakuba you can find yourself some seriously scary steeps though.
Originally posted by: rozboon
Japan tends to be more mellow than say, the Rockies. Anything really steep tends to be pretty short... although I'll see if I have any pics of the Niseko backbowls.I'm told that around Hakuba you can find yourself some seriously scary steeps though.
Agree - but only been to Furano. Great snow but runs not as steep and exciting as BC. Want to paste some pics in - can't seem to work it out?? Technically challenged today
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^^^needs to be on a webpage..the photos..and then get properties of pic and put under photo ..little blue, green square above.
use photobucket or facebook..
@Freshie
Thanks
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