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Ruapehu 2010
No idea, we can hope though. Maybe get some snow making overnight if the wind dies down? Who knows?
Originally posted by: tokenkgbOriginally posted by: CCS
I caaaaaaant, my brain is fluff, my head is full of freaking acronyms learning my new job today.
ok ccs, now you had a nice weekend off!
your brain should work, should only take you 5min at work.
clue--
find out what kgb is first.
S___ K___ B_______!
or could be
K___ S___ B_______!
both work
but I am not very good at russian
ok impatient little bunnies, here are some pics from Saturday. Not as awesome as Voltaren's pic from before, but us weekend warriors gotta make the most of it! Especially when your lungs feel like they may explode out your ears 
unfit opening weekend hiking action [snow.co.nz]
cool pics! I hope the weather is fine next weekend
me too, hope there's some Saturday action at Whppa too....
Nice pics ccs! I should of gone down, how was sunday?
looks like gale force NE for friday..
good for the surf(not so good for snow)
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hey slider the sunday was rainy rainy rainy and closed
Originally posted by: Freshie
looks like gale force NE for friday..
good for the surf(not so good for snow)
oh noes! Friday will be my first day this season it cannot be bad!!
nice post and pics CCS. fully gutted about the rain
sorry gale force east..doesnt sound good on met forecast..still its 4 days out, u never know.
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Yeah....same deal as last season on those Eastern systems. Mix of snow and rain..... still next week possibly better pattern like Freshie says.
Too early for me to be heading down, experience says wait till end of July at least.
Rain is a bummer 
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"If you see a Scotsman with a cricket bat....he's not off to play cricket...."
Great pics CCS and well done on the hike on those 'summer legs'
I'm heading up to start my new life at Whaka on Friday. Will be hiking everthing up (worked out at least 4 trips - it's all those nail polishes so my summer legs are going to be screaming by the end. Forecast not looking good for weekend so not going to rely on lifts to get stuff in. i reckon there won't be any really decent skiing till mid July so I plan to use the time to practice 'technical' stuff. Want to be able to ski switch for more than a few metres without freaking out
(I can do it no problem on inlines but not skis - totally random). Aim to ski as well backwards and I do forwards 
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reine de l'hiver
Originally posted by: Jude
I'm heading up to start my new life at Whaka on Friday.
Do you get an Internet connection up there as well?
I am fairly sure there is no ADSL broadband on the hill, (The phones all get trunked down to the chateau over a microwave link, so there is not alot of capacity, even dial up would be scratchy over such a link)
But you will get reasonable 3G mobile broadband coverage for both XT and Vodafone.
What happend to the all the snow?
Looks sad, not sure if there will much riding this weekend 
Gone burger. I'd say learner areas both sides this weekend (maybe rockgarden or parklane if we're lucky). Let's hope for some snow friday.
Originally posted by: gary
I am fairly sure there is no ADSL broadband on the hill, (The phones all get trunked down to the chateau over a microwave link, so there is not alot of capacity, even dial up would be scratchy over such a link)
But you will get reasonable 3G mobile broadband coverage for both XT and Vodafone.
I'm hoping dial up will 'work'. On my reduced circumstances don't want to fork out on mobile broadband. Maybe I'll find an unsecure network
or do a Mata Hari on an RAL IT worker
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reine de l'hiver
Originally posted by: Scooby
Gone burger. I'd say learner areas both sides this weekend (maybe rockgarden or parklane if we're lucky). Let's hope for some snow friday.
I'm cautiously optimistic about Movenpick access to High Flyer, assuming the wind plays nicely.
Had a mega gay session on the alpine meadow today.
The only fun we had was hitting a 3-4metre long, wide box, up until 11am when the staff told us we couldn't hit any longer because the "official" park crew didn't set it up and if we hurt ourselves it was their liability.
What a load of ******* that was.
I asked them if they could get some of the park crew to set it up but they'd given them the day off. And there was no consideration for us riding at our own risk.
We tried building a little jump but there literally wasn't even enough snow for that. Couldn't get enough speed either. What a nightmare.
Oh well, better than working and I didn't really expect much different. High flyer and movenpick are supposed to be opening tomorrow according to some of the lifites.
Originally posted by: kingkarl
Had a mega gay session on the alpine meadow today.
The only fun we had was hitting a 3-4metre long, wide box, up until 11am when the staff told us we couldn't hit any longer because the "official" park crew didn't set it up and if we hurt ourselves it was their liability.
What a load of ******* that was.
I asked them if they could get some of the park crew to set it up but they'd given them the day off. And there was no consideration for us riding at our own risk.
We tried building a little jump but there literally wasn't even enough snow for that. Couldn't get enough speed either. What a nightmare.
Oh well, better than working and I didn't really expect much different. High flyer and movenpick are supposed to be opening tomorrow according to some of the lifites.
Sounds like a load of Sh1t alright...
They should set up what they advertise then
Was gunna come over today but weather too dicy. Probably be there tomorrow if the Flyer opens. fingers crossed
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"If in doubt, straighten 'em out"
sunday could be alright..Easterly gales should be dying down on saturday.
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*edited 22 Jun 2010 20:21
Originally posted by: Freshie
sunday could be alright..Easterly gales should be dying down on saturday.
Sunday is looking good especially if this snow keeps drizzling throughout the week... Although saturday looks like terds, sotherly gales ouch
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"If in doubt, straighten 'em out"
Flag it I can wait another week, good news is southerly gales = cold, should be a ok week for snowmaking.
All five weather sites I check have got a bit of snow coming through this wekk, good odds especially if they get some made as well
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Europe 2011 - living the dream
now sunday does look good if they get some snow and movenpick and the flyer are open I'd consider it.
can someone remind me what colour a ruapehu season/life pass is?
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false alarm..fund the pass..phew
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*found
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P.S..if anyone wants a lift from Auckland, North Shore to ruapehu, anytime..keen as to carpool
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snowpool is your friend. I'm keen to carpool from wellington.
*edited 22 Jun 2010 21:43
Like Kingkarl, I too went up to Turoa today (Tues).
The low-down:
Movenpick was 'on hold', but never opened.
Only the meadow was open, well the top half, the rest was straight rock, literally.
A mate and I flagged that and started a hike up Clarry's in search of something resembling snow. Most of clarrys has been washed away. We got to winter garden, which should be called rock garden at present (and not the snowy whakas type). Met a couple of people who said its all crap until maybe the high noon (there's streams running down bone yards). Decided screw that, hiking in ski-boots sucks. So we found two rolling pitches on clarrys with a bit of snow/ice and manually patched the small area of shingle between them with snow from off-piste to create a small bit of trail....desperate? maybe, but better than frolicking in the meadow.
Originally posted by: impreza50
snowpool is your friend. I'm keen to carpool from wellington.
hmm..wasnt much use last year.
sorry wellington's a tad out of my way
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yeah it never seems that great for ruapehu but there is heaps of use in the si. There are a number of facebook groups as well, can help to hook up with people.
love it how every year the ruapehu thread turns into a complaints thread
Originally posted by: brighton_pumps
love it how every year the ruapehu thread turns into a complaints thread
HaHa
just look at the lift issues thread...all about Ruapehu problems now
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"If in doubt, straighten 'em out"
Originally posted by: impreza50
snowpool is your friend. I'm keen to carpool from wellington.
I'm looking for others to carpool with, I've sent you a PM with the details
Originally posted by: brighton_pumps
love it how every year the ruapehu thread turns into a complaints thread
That's because we don't have Mt Hutt to complain about
I will have my car down in wellington from the 10th of July onwards. I'm hoping to hit Turoa most weekends and sometimes tuesdays/wednesdays.
Anyone's welcome to share the ride, if you keep me happy with a box of beer or some token gas $$$
1000th post in this thread.... sheesh
Originally posted by: kingkarl
1000th post in this thread.... sheesh
Do I win a prize?
*edited 22 Jun 2010 22:52
Oh well, better than working and I didn't really expect much different. High flyer and movenpick are supposed to be opening tomorrow according to some of the lifites.
Turoa report says
"We are confident the Highflyer Chairlift will OPEN tomorrow weather conditions permitting"...although this does come from their site which the weather forcast for turoa was 5 sun icons this week
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"If in doubt, straighten 'em out"
Originally posted by: jedskiOriginally posted by: brighton_pumps
love it how every year the ruapehu thread turns into a complaints thread
HaHa
just look at the lift issues thread...all about Ruapehu problems now
the fact the ruapehu is the only real place to go riding in the north island and there are around three times as many people in the north than south island might explain it.
Originally posted by: Freshie
P.S..if anyone wants a lift from Auckland, North Shore to ruapehu, anytime..keen as to carpool
Might be keen to take u up on that sometime this season mate, guna make a few trips down.
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Summer sucks!
Originally posted by: impreza50Originally posted by: jedskiOriginally posted by: brighton_pumps
love it how every year the ruapehu thread turns into a complaints thread
HaHa
just look at the lift issues thread...all about Ruapehu problems now
the fact the ruapehu is the only real place to go riding in the north island and there are around three times as many people in the north than south island might explain it.
So true. You SI's are spoiled for choice. Keep hearing snow in your forecasts.
But you are all shut by mid October (?) and we are still going into November. Ideal solution - first half of season in SI, second NI
Maybe next year.
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reine de l'hiver
Certainly could do with some more snow. Only light snow forecast for then next few days. A massive dump is required ... sometime next week please.
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If you don't like my fire don't come around.
Give it a month at least....its far too early.....I reckon next week should bring some good snow if the charts hold...that's IF they hold!
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"If you see a Scotsman with a cricket bat....he's not off to play cricket...."
Heavy snow predicted for tomorrow night.
Good to see people on the High Flyer web cam again!
Come on snow you can do it!!!!
Originally posted by: Lael
Come on snow you can do it!!!!
I second that call
!!
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"If you see a Scotsman with a cricket bat....he's not off to play cricket...."
Originally posted by: McAulayOriginally posted by: Lael
Come on snow you can do it!!!!
I second that call
Just not on Friday arvo when I want to drive up the road/hike my stuff in
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reine de l'hiver
It can snow all week all weekend and then clear late next week.
Originally posted by: graemehOriginally posted by: brighton_pumps
love it how every year the ruapehu thread turns into a complaints thread
That's because we don't have Mt Hutt to complain about
it seems CP is the new target
Originally posted by: JudeOriginally posted by: impreza50Originally posted by: jedskiOriginally posted by: brighton_pumps
love it how every year the ruapehu thread turns into a complaints thread
HaHa
just look at the lift issues thread...all about Ruapehu problems now
the fact the ruapehu is the only real place to go riding in the north island and there are around three times as many people in the north than south island might explain it.
So true. You SI's are spoiled for choice. Keep hearing snow in your forecasts.
But you are all shut by mid October (?) and we are still going into November. Ideal solution - first half of season in SI, second NI
we know who gets more open days though
by the way hutt normally grovels thorugh to labour weekend and BR has opened later than RAL 2 out of last 3 years
^^ Who want's to be on a field grovelling its way through spring when you can stil enjoy top to bottom (errr mostly ) at Rua
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reine de l'hiver
*edited 23 Jun 2010 14:39
Originally posted by: Dive 'n' Ride
Good to see people on the High Flyer web cam again!
Yea Boi!
people didnt seem that keen this morning...was the only one waiting at the movenpick for ages and first on the flyer by myself but the next 5-6chairs were completely empty??? Upper freeway perfectly groomed too...
First run of the season...Bomb it to get speed...Carve nicely to save my ass from yard saleing
Thsts the way to do it.
Snow pretty good up there except evasiveness 100% with zompies having no clue whether they wanna go down,up,sideways or onto their face
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"If in doubt, straighten 'em out"
What time did you get up on flyer looked like a late start - but maybe it was just empty and couldn't see anyone on it>
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Winter is always coming!
Originally posted by: SD
What time did you get up on flyer looked like a late start - but maybe it was just empty and couldn't see anyone on it>
I believe it was about 10.15am. Not many people upper mountain, just seemed that way due to having 1 trail and icy off trail. DOH!
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"If in doubt, straighten 'em out"