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Ruapehu 2010
Went to Whppa for a look. Had my first chairlift ride for the season into Happy Valley to see what was going on there. Felt naked with nothing on my feet tho. Oh well, quiet night at home with the flatties, bf, and muppy dog, and see what tomorrow brings. Was dumping big wet snow for an hour as I left the hill. So pretty.
yeah totally noticed Raceway = phil. Posts word for word on both sites. Either that or it's his twin or brother or really close friend.
Heading up the hill now if anyone is going up today myself and CCS will be pottering around the Flyer. Can't miss CCS with her new pants looking very Purple. I'm rockin black pants and lovely fluro orange bindings and a Black Giro Bad lieutenant helmet!
The midfield cam is looking a bit whiter! 
Lets just hope that the ice on the top cams is because of massive amounts of snow! This time next week will I be riding the High Noon? Fingers and toes are crossed...
Hi all. Online on vodem so going lightening speed. Probs getting dial up to work. Sigh. Telecom. Got my stuff up the hill on the Rockie on Friday thanks to the boys at RAL who took pity on me. Started the Rockie chair just for me Sweet. Baked some cinnamon pinwheels to say 'thanks'. Been snowing quite hard last 24 hr. Wet stuff though. Was fine here at Whaka before lunch, then rain and now heavy snow. Skiied down Rockie to take skis to shop. Marginal, added a few more scratches to be fixed. Bad first run. Track cut up by feet and cat. Maybe tomorrow I'll get to HV which was looking a bit sad yesterday but should be better with snow in last 24hr.
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reine de l'hiver
PS A LOT more snow is needed to open upper lifts. Waterfall all rocks from my kitchen window.
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reine de l'hiver
Originally posted by: Jude
PS A LOT more snow is needed to open upper lifts. Waterfall all rocks from my kitchen window.
God damn it.Wheres the love and the dry flakes puking down?? Lucky im South side next season so we dont have to sit here drolling over there 'bluebird powder days' pics after only getting one day in on a single file trail.
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"If in doubt, straighten 'em out"
Raining now
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reine de l'hiver
What was the Flyer like? Might go to Turoa on my days off if more snow and weather OK. Don't want to be stuck on some single file icy trail though. Happy Valley would be better 
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reine de l'hiver
Originally posted by: Jude
What was the Flyer like? Might go to Turoa on my days off if more snow and weather OK. Don't want to be stuck on some single file icy trail though. Happy Valley would be better
Pretty avearage. Left after 3 hours. only the the upper freeway down past the cafe under the express open then the traverse back to the flyer. Was good snow though. was first up there so first 2 runs sublime and then was still ripable at high speed after its been carved as there was only one ice slick
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"If in doubt, straighten 'em out"
Apart from all the gumps that dont know what they are doing...hopefully more trails by thusday after the storm
(damp pow will do me...not guna winge like that one cass fella down south)
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"If in doubt, straighten 'em out"
is the yahoo trail rideable?
Originally posted by: Freshie
is the yahoo trail rideable?
Enough snow if you went threw a couple of rocks but was icey as. hopefully it will be geting loaded as the park was just a big gully on wednesday
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"If in doubt, straighten 'em out"
Everybody's hanging out for that next big dump still.. this week should see some snow after the rain thats due in.
I'm holding off until there is a more than decent base.....ice is one thing Rocks is another......maybe I should keep that spare board after all......
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"If you see a Scotsman with a cricket bat....he's not off to play cricket...."
I'm holding off until there is a more than decent base.....ice is one thing Rocks is another......maybe I should keep that spare board after all......
YUUUUUUP atleast one spare board/pair of skis nececery for Rua if you own good gear. Those sneaky shards need a damn good hiding alright
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"If in doubt, straighten 'em out"
Turoa was fine today. The only problem is that you couldn't see anything
I had my share of fun today and yesterday. Now I have the whole week to recover from all the pain.
Who else was over there?
I had my first board lesson at 10 on Alpine, fell right on my tailbone . Then (somehow) managed to get on the lift and
amazingly off it in one piece! And had a go skating on a nice flatish soft area.
Think i may need a donut cushion at work though 
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** SwearJar **
Originally posted by: jedski
I'm holding off until there is a more than decent base.....ice is one thing Rocks is another......maybe I should keep that spare board after all......
YUUUUUUP atleast one spare board/pair of skis nececery for Rua if you own good gear. Those sneaky shards need a damn good hiding alright
you just gota be good at dogging rocks, after 3 and a bit years a ruapehu I've only got minor scratches and chips, but those rocks can be nasty, even ice rocks can do lots of damage. You can do more damage when you stuff a rail up and slam the edge of your board into it.
Originally posted by: 007GAL
I had my first board lesson at 10 on Alpine, fell right on my tailbone
amazingly off it in one piece! And had a go skating on a nice flatish soft area.
Think i may need a donut cushion at work though
The fun of learning to board
you gota learn to ignore the pain and it will be fine.
*edited 27 Jun 2010 20:33
you just gota be good at dogging rocks, after 3 and a bit years a ruapehu I've only got minor scratches and chips, but those rocks can be nasty, even ice rocks can do lots of damage. You can do more damage when you stuff a rail up and slam the edge of your board into it.
Yea but when you they are underlying late season and you are making under 4 turns and landing 2 airs in a run they can come up rather quick alright...
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"If in doubt, straighten 'em out"
I was up Turoa today. Wasn't too bad apart from not being able to see a damn thing for most of the day.
Had some good fun skier's left of High Flier and left side of Yahoo, when I wasn't skiing into ditches I couldn't see. Maybe 10-15cm of wierd crust over wet pow.
Skier's left of Freeway was good fun, plenty of little lips to pop off but you had to thread the needle between rocks.
When we headed down for lunch we went for a bit of a mission out towards the Jumbo, started by almost skiing into the 10 odd metre canyon that is currently Why Not, after getting across that we scored some really nice turns, again in 10-20cm of wierd crusty powder-slush. Out skier's right of the Jumob T-bar. Cut back in at the 'closed' rope above Mangawhero gully, on to Boneyard, which was predictably... bony. Picked a line down to the bottom, middle section of Clary's track is more dirt than snow (just below the snowmaking pond... might be more there now)
Park is just a big valley so I don't expect that to be up for a while.
The snow above the top of the High Flyer was really quite nice, a lot drier than down low, I would call it Rua-powder I guess. Hopefully it hangs around in some form for when they get the Express running again.
No new snow overnight And they have only just cranked up the snowmakers. Go figure - was calm and cold all night.
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reine de l'hiver
Originally posted by: impreza50Originally posted by: jedski
I'm holding off until there is a more than decent base.....ice is one thing Rocks is another......maybe I should keep that spare board after all......
YUUUUUUP atleast one spare board/pair of skis nececery for Rua if you own good gear. Those sneaky shards need a damn good hiding alright
you just gota be good at dogging rocks, after 3 and a bit years a ruapehu I've only got minor scratches and chips, but those rocks can be nasty, even ice rocks can do lots of damage. You can do more damage when you stuff a rail up and slam the edge of your board into it.
Done plenty of dodging over the past few seasons up there alright.......hence the wait for a base of some depth....still gotta sell that other board...no choice right now.....c'mon snow.....!!!
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"If you see a Scotsman with a cricket bat....he's not off to play cricket...."
Looking alot whiter through the midfield now and you can see lots of new snow on the hill skiers left of the Alpine meadow. If the forecasted snow for later today / tomorrow shows up might get my first turns in this Sunday - weather permitting!
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*** Blinding Night ***
Was there (Turoa) yesterday. Jumped on one of the first lifts and then called it by lunchtime when the fog turned to wet mist. It was good that there was no wind Sat night cos the snow stuck evenly-ish without major windstriping/drifting that can happen in a storm. So we picked our lines skiers left of the upper freeway off the groom. Really enjoyed the runs through there. Only a couple of hidden rocks and nothing too major to need to dodge. The run down was ok too, except for that 2nd to last bend in Clarry's where it was stony and I thought fukkit and unclipped for a few steps.
Going to do have a bit of a look around on Sunday I think. Fingers crossed for some snow between now and then.
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Gaper.
Originally posted by: CCS
So we picked our lines skiers left of the upper freeway off the groom. Really enjoyed the runs through there.
Heh, I probably skied past within about 5 meters of you guys. I think your group and mine were about the only people riding that line, and it was indeed quite nice.
People are riding past the midfield cam. They must've opened more trails!
ha yes Roz, there weren't many of us! I guess with the vis most were staying on the groomer.
Viz looks a bit variable today too. Enough snow midfield to have some fun however!!!
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*** Blinding Night ***
MOAR SNOW!!!
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Gaper.
^^ There's a lot of Doughnuts gone to meet their maker there....
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Wait For The Ricochet
*edited 28 Jun 2010 14:25
Originally posted by: merry
Hard to tell them apart, except she's got better coverage
Oh, so many inapproiate comments come to mind. Must resist
My mate was told he can't walk up the other day when they didn't open movenpick - your thoughts on this? I thought it was public/DOC land etc. When can they restrict you going up (erupting/avalanche is the only thing that comes to mind)
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Winter is always coming!
Right.. well Take 2. Looks like I'll be heading up for this weekend. They didn't have any of the Hot Rod 95's so I've been trying some Nordica Sport Machine 90's instead which feel pretty good, and will hopefully have enough flex not to kill me hiking in them
Hopefully should get some more snow mid-week and make for an epic weekend. Forecast currently has Saturday looking okay, but Sunday might be a bit of a wash.
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IT Hack & Genuine NutJob
Originally posted by: SD
When can they restrict you going up
In a national park - zip, nada, nothing
...almost, only thing I can think of is public safety from an OSH point of view (i.e an area where a big steel tower is being pulled down). BUT bear in mind that RAL have the right to revoke your passes for almost anything... so they cant stop you walking around but can stop you from riding their lifts and using their toliets.
Police can restrict access for usal Policeman type things (i.e. public safety around erupting volcano's)
DOC can restrict access for what ever purposes they need to (although I belive they have a lot of hoops to jump through interally)
Am I spoutting BS again anyone?
So could they revoke your pass for disobeying them? I mean the pass would be in my pocket - they couldn't see it, but might make an effort (would be a big effort) to find out who you are?
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Winter is always coming!
Originally posted by: kcskierOriginally posted by: SD
When can they restrict you going up
In a national park - zip, nada, nothing
...almost, only thing I can think of is public safety from an OSH point of view (i.e an area where a big steel tower is being pulled down). BUT bear in mind that RAL have the right to revoke your passes for almost anything... so they cant stop you walking around but can stop you from riding their lifts and using their toliets.
Police can restrict access for usal Policeman type things (i.e. public safety around erupting volcano's)
DOC can restrict access for what ever purposes they need to (although I belive they have a lot of hoops to jump through interally)
Am I spoutting BS again anyone?
National Parks Act 1980 No 66 (as at 01 November 2008), Public Act
Part 1 National parks
4 Parks to be maintained in natural state, and public to have right of entry
(1) It is hereby declared that the provisions of this Act shall have effect for the purpose of preserving in perpetuity as national parks, for their intrinsic worth and for the benefit, use, and enjoyment of the public, areas of New Zealand that contain scenery of such distinctive quality, ecological systems, or natural features so beautiful, unique, or scientifically important that their preservation is in the national interest.
(2) It is hereby further declared that, having regard to the general purposes specified in subsection (1) of this section, national parks shall be so administered and maintained under the provisions of this Act that—
(e) Subject to the provisions of this Act and to the imposition of such conditions and restrictions as may be necessary for the preservation of the native plants and animals or for the welfare in general of the parks, the public shall have freedom of entry and access to the parks, so that they may receive in full measure the inspiration, enjoyment, recreation, and other benefits that may be derived from mountains, forests, sounds, seacoasts, lakes, rivers, and other natural features.
What an awesomely worded piece of legislation.
Essentially, yes, you can go for gold up there as long as you aren't adversely affecting the park. Just don't take your lift pass and don't tell them who you are o__O (Except the polite thing would be to register your intent with Patrol)
Don't expect a lot of sympathy if you get into trouble up there though. RAL have a kind of implied duty (although NO formal duty AFAIK) to help in any kind of SAR operation up there so it's in their interests (and possibly yours too) to try and stop people going up there when the conditions are a bit naff.
That said, part of me would rather they didn't tell you that you outright can't do it.
Originally posted by: SD
So could they revoke your pass for disobeying them? I mean the pass would be in my pocket - they couldn't see it, but might make an effort (would be a big effort) to find out who you are?
You mean your RFID pass - you're stuffed if they have a scanner on them
I doubt they'd bother scanning you though. Presumably it's because they are running around in trucks and groomers moving snow about.
Your mate can always go for a hike outside the skifield boundaries, plenty of options there and nobody to stop them.
Most people will do anything an authoritative person in a uniform asks them. And plenty of people on here have commented in the past about the traffic cop nature of ski patrol in particular but RAL trail/field staff more generally.
A long time ago a friend on mine was chased by a patroller from the far west all the way back to the ski school A-frame to revoke his pass.
Like you said - if you wanted to they'd have to make an effort. Depends how much motivation you give them.
I have only ever had 2 'ski nazi' experances I can remember with RAL staff but by and all, if you talk to them they know what your about and everyone's fine.
If you look at it through their eyes would seeing your mate clomping up the hill = potential rescue? Thats the usual motivation for their 'requests'.
Originally posted by: rozboon
the public shall have freedom of entry and access to the parks, so that they may receive in full measure the inspiration, enjoyment, recreation, and other benefits that may be derived from mountains, forests, sounds, seacoasts, lakes, rivers, and other natural features.
What an awesomely worded piece of legislation.
Absolutly fnk right rozboon - boarders on the inspirational, could be the basis of our constitution! Its almost a calling to the people of NZ to get out there and use it... NOW!
Pity most other legislation pales in comparison.
Originally posted by: McAulayOriginally posted by: impreza50Originally posted by: jedski
I'm holding off until there is a more than decent base.....ice is one thing Rocks is another......maybe I should keep that spare board after all......
YUUUUUUP atleast one spare board/pair of skis nececery for Rua if you own good gear. Those sneaky shards need a damn good hiding alright
you just gota be good at dogging rocks, after 3 and a bit years a ruapehu I've only got minor scratches and chips, but those rocks can be nasty, even ice rocks can do lots of damage. You can do more damage when you stuff a rail up and slam the edge of your board into it.
Done plenty of dodging over the past few seasons up there alright.......hence the wait for a base of some depth....still gotta sell that other board...no choice right now.....c'mon snow.....!!!
head south problem solved and more space for the rest of us.
Originally posted by: SD
So could they revoke your pass for disobeying them? I mean the pass would be in my pocket - they couldn't see it, but might make an effort (would be a big effort) to find out who you are?
very easy these days, scan it they have your details, disable pass, next time you try and get on the lift access denied.
Ive walked up heaps of times and noone said anything, even in gale force winds.
maybe u look kook-like?
Snowing hard this arvo at Whaka, even at carpark. Someone had scored a love heart in the snow on the bonnet of my car - Edgehi you have to stop stalking me Not many doing hikes this side - some good stuff at the top of the RG but Waterfall looking very boney although I did see someone (prob ski partol) skiing down this morning.
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reine de l'hiver
Originally posted by: Jude
Snowing hard this arvo at Whaka, even at carpark. Someone had scored a love heart in the snow on the bonnet of my car - Edgehi you have to stop stalking me
ya looking like there could be a clear patch 2mo morning at Turoa and Thursday too.Fresh mayby? Phew youd have to be one keen puppy if you head to Turoa from the RG
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"If in doubt, straighten 'em out"
*edited 28 Jun 2010 19:22
^^ Will be driving not hiking
Pic of snowmaking on RG this morning before snow came...
And looking up Waterfall
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reine de l'hiver
Just a few pics from the weekend (need a waterproof camera for days like these) oh and I tried to keep upbeat and positive so BP doesn't give me sh.t, aye BP
Looking forward to the weekend!!!
snowco blog [snow.co.nz]
thanks for the pics Jude!
Good pics Jude.
Please keep us up to date.
Now raining...hard ..........arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
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reine de l'hiver
*edited 28 Jun 2010 23:08
very easy these days, scan it they have your details, disable pass, next time you try and get on the lift access denied.
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nice pics Jude, top looking nice rest very bony. Come on weather gods give us some snow.
*edited 28 Jun 2010 23:10
Ok it's official, I can't work this forum's edit/quote/delete functions.
Gaper.
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*edited 28 Jun 2010 23:50
Originally posted by: Ethel
*edited 28 Jun 2010 23:10
Ok it's official, I can't work this forum's edit/quote/delete functions.
Gaper.
click quote ..box appears..write whatever below what u are quoting
edit..click edit..remove whatever u mucked up.
sorry u cant edit someone elses post...thou u can change a quote
*edited 28 Jun 2010 23:52
Originally posted by: Ethel
*edited 28 Jun 2010 23:10
Ok it's official, I dont know how to use a computer, because im a gaper
Gaper.
as above
Greg Summerton on Facebook - also Colin Raceway Philip Smithson Gavspad?
God I'm losing track, at least his negative clap-trap is easily detectable.
Thanks Rozboon glad you are watching him on there as well. Doesn't want to come and play with me though I asked him to
@jude 'Edgehi you have to stop stalking me'
It's that woolly thing around your neck, your majesty, I just can't resist ewe.
Please don't turn me to stone like you did to that (nasty) goat.
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One good turn deserves another...
Originally posted by: rozboon
Greg Summerton on Facebook - also Colin Raceway Philip Smithson Gavspad?
God I'm losing track, at least his negative clap-trap is easily detectable.
Paranoid
Had a look myself just seems you are the ones always looking for the negative aspects in anyones posts but it is ok if you post negative or provocative comments.
Leave it alone and move on before you find yourself at the wrong end of a court order.