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Ruapehu 2010
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Great day at whaka again, making 5 in a row. Highlights so far have to have been seeing "someone" get told off for wayward ski poles and called buddy even though female, hiking above Valley t with impreza, (oddly) seeing a random patch of yellow snow, riding with two far more experienced boarders and learning alot in a small time. Lastly, taking time
To help some fellow lodge members with there boarding.
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Punter Extraordinaire
Two more days here then might shoot over to turoa to see what a huge 90cm base is like on saturday.
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Punter Extraordinaire
Originally posted by: edgehi
By the way Jude I have race slaloms in
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Choose your weapon. I've been on 160 for years now and I used to be on 215 years ago. Who'd 've thunk!
you have been skiing for 215 years?? Wow..respect...old timer
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mumified skier
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My worst fear is when I die my wife sells my ski equipment for the price I told her I paid for it.
Another bluebird day at Whaka. The snowmakers have been going for solid for a week now. Hope the forecaast snow comes, getting a bit boring. But Out West opened yesterday and I hear that there is some good stuff to be found. Apparently the traverse is a bit gnarly - like the old days I'm told
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reine de l'hiver
getting a bit boring
Not as boring as sitting at a 'puter hearing about it
Meh I'm so over work
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*** Blinding Night ***
I love the new word word the MetService are using in there mountain forecast, "aloft", makes the whole forecast seem so sophisticated!
Nice avatar you've got there Friday 
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*** Blinding Night ***
Haven't seen the movie yet, i hear it's quite good though....
Fingers crossed for snoooooooow. Especially if it arrives right at the end of the school hols, hahahhaha.
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Gaper.
Originally posted by: fattrav
*edited 14 Jul 2010 22:25
*edited 14 Jul 2010 22:22
Great day at whaka again, making 5 in a row. Highlights so far have to have been seeing "someone" get told off for wayward ski poles and called buddy even though female, hiking above Valley t with impreza, (oddly) seeing a random patch of yellow snow, riding with two far more experienced boarders and learning alot in a small time. Lastly, taking time
To help some fellow lodge members with there boarding.
Its good to be able to pass skills you learn down to people of lower ability and watch them progress. I rememeber the key things I was told in every lesson
from day one and am able to pass the tips on. Even what I was told as a first day beginner came back to me when at the top of a Super G racecourse and that was Relax. There was so much I learnt though that I did not get from ski school.
Videos, books and gut feeling played a part in my learning progression too.
Originally posted by: Bluntgetting a bit boring
Not as boring as sitting at a 'puter hearing about it
Meh I'm so over work
so going up this weekend blunt? is sunday worth a day trip?
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Actually merry it's perfect for the snow to arrive at the end of the holidays.
So long as snowmaking has Happy Valley, rock garden and express OK (and equivalent @ turoa) then all families need is fine weather to go home with a smile on their faces. RAL is smiling too, and that's important.
As soon as the holidays are over the next wave of punters expect more of the upper mountain and not so much of the lower.
So I vote for blue sky till friday night then DUMP.
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One good turn deserves another...
Originally posted by: edgehi
So I vote for blue sky till friday night then DUMP.
Yeah I'm going with that call.....I can see some goodness heading in over the next week. Should be perfect timing with the Hols finishing.
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"If you see a Scotsman with a cricket bat....he's not off to play cricket...."
dose any body know what out west is like at whakapapa at the moment
Originally posted by: FreshieOriginally posted by: Bluntgetting a bit boring
Not as boring as sitting at a 'puter hearing about it
Meh I'm so over work
so going up this weekend blunt? is sunday worth a day trip?
Nupe not going up this weekend. Don't like your chances for Sunday actually.
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*** Blinding Night ***
Skied out west yesterday. It was far more fun than I expected, including the quad chair. A small amount more snow will make it hugely better too.
I didn't go near black magic, so no info there.
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One good turn deserves another...
Nupe not going up this weekend. Don't like your chances for Sunday actually.
this is the sort of forecast where there is a good chance of freshies..the winds not too strong ,there is some snow forecast and clearing patches..prob only snow fri nite and be bluebird sunday with strongish winds
or nasty wet misty claggy etc etc etc
out west has been great the last two days -Excellent quality snow, lots of rocks to dodge.
Shame the lifts stop at 2.45pm tho.
Headed out West today. Fabbo time doing T and run skiers left of quad (called Riviera Paradise.) Snow very spring like. Lots of rocks on the quad but dodgable. T surprisingly good.
So hope it snows - virtually empty lodge next week and freshies. What I gave up the day job for
Where not to go on far west quad
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reine de l'hiver
Originally posted by: fattrav
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*edited 14 Jul 2010 22:22
Great day at whaka again, making 5 in a row. Highlights so far have to have been seeing "someone" get told off for wayward ski poles and called buddy even though female
It was becauseIi was with a border in a getto gown and drop crotch trou
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reine de l'hiver
*edited 15 Jul 2010 20:28
Originally posted by: Jude
*edited 14 Jul 2010 22:2
It was becauseIi was with a border in a getto gown and drop crotch trou
Ahhahah I don't think so! Got told off yesterday by some anti "mono-skier" for breaking the lift line rules, when old mate was busy prattling away and not moving into the line. I offered him some much uneeded sarcasm.
Hiked to the crater from the west tee in the afternoon. Snow conditions up top were magic.
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Punter Extraordinaire
Does anyone know how much cover the Organ Pipes need to go off? So keen to hit that spot, I've heard many great things
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Europe 2011 - living the dream
Originally posted by: Jude
Headed out West today. Fabbo time doing T and run skiers left of quad (called Riviera Paradise.) Snow very spring like. Lots of rocks on the quad but dodgable. T surprisingly good.
So hope it snows - virtually empty lodge next week and freshies. What I gave up the day job for
Where not to go on far west quad
skiers and rocks
they're gonna die unless someone dynamites those rocks
BP, Noooooooooooo those little brown things aren't rocks they are seats for beginners taking a rest mid-run.
Its tiring work I have been told.
MACS
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My worst fear is when I die my wife sells my ski equipment for the price I told her I paid for it.
*edited 15 Jul 2010 23:09
Originally posted by: Ride Against
Does anyone know how much cover the Organ Pipes need to go off? So keen to hit that spot, I've heard many great things
We came back across Organ Pipes from Solitude on Sunday (by the way Solitude was AMAZING, warp speed fresh tracks and nobody except your mates in sight)
Pretty nasty in the lower chutes. The east-facing (west side) face was/is COMPLETELY wind-stripped, I'm talking the hardest thing possible without it being blue. You could just barely hold an edge at full side-slip.
The west-facing side was covered in rubble that had blown over the cliff-band above it.
I'd give it another couple of weeks, or some significant snowfall.
The other spot we tried was Hamilton's Face - Stripped. The traverse into it almost had me shizzing my pants. Maybe later. A couple of good pockets of windblown, saw patrol blasting it in the morning too. Mostly up around the ridge in the lee of the cornice/cliff band. At least you could bomb out the bottom without too much trouble.
Roz,
I gotta admit when I watch boards and see the amount of edge the boards have I do wonder how you lot hold an edge on icy slopes...
MACS
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My worst fear is when I die my wife sells my ski equipment for the price I told her I paid for it.
Ugh, glad I didn't venture that far over (west) then, Roz.
haha @ Macs... boards
Originally posted by: CCS
Ugh, glad I didn't venture that far over (west) then, Roz.
The run down to Eagle's Beak was fantastic but the trip back in SUCKED. In fact, yeah, on a board it would have been nightmarish.
Good thing you have a board on each foot then
yeah a guy staying with us skied over that way same day. sounded awesome.
CCS,
The question still stands (not on icy slopes though). It has gotta be hard on the legs to get sufficient edge on icy slopes, worse still it being windy as well. What am I missing?
MACS
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My worst fear is when I die my wife sells my ski equipment for the price I told her I paid for it.
I did organ pipes to lower exit on Sunday not good at the bottom. Traverse back no problems on the normal track can make it with out unstrapping. Then headed out to Glacier and got first tracks out there was pretty good actually, but quite a few moments where you don't want to lose your edge or a long walk out with lots of ice burn!
Monday did Eagles beak and was pretty crap and like Roz said pretty solid heading back but if you know how to keep an edge and not panic when sliding on it then it is okay.
Originally posted by: macs
Roz,
I gotta admit when I watch boards and see the amount of edge the boards have I do wonder how you lot hold an edge on icy slopes...
MACS
google MTX macs
*...wanders off to gargle some MTX*
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My worst fear is when I die my wife sells my ski equipment for the price I told her I paid for it.
*tried to gargling MTX and it tasted like wet cardboard...wife told me you said google not gargle...I wish you would speak up man, my hearing is just fine*
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MACS
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My worst fear is when I die my wife sells my ski equipment for the price I told her I paid for it.
Macs' I thought you wer saying Roz was a boarder...
But yeah I am, and yes it has it's moments when slick. I haven't skied, so can't compare.
The question still stands (not on icy slopes though). It has gotta be hard on the legs to get sufficient edge on icy slopes, worse still it being windy as well. What am I missing?
MACS
But you can get more weight on the smaller effective edge length and therefore more bite.
Although for healside it can be hard for any great distance.....
*edited 16 Jul 2010 09:41
Got caught on ice shelf on windstripped Bypass at Turoa last Saturday, legs were screaming at the bottom. Trick is not to panic and take it slow IMO. Definitely keen to get MTX on my next board for Ruapehu's conditions.
There was an article in the Dompost this morning (cant find link on stuff yet) about Turoa having the best week in its history numbers-wise. Something like 45,000 in 5 days projected to hit 57,000 or so by week's end. Bit of money for RAL's coffers but hopefully the crowds don't hang around for too long!
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Europe 2011 - living the dream
you feel naked riding without mtx after awhile rideagainst
Originally posted by: FridayThe question still stands (not on icy slopes though). It has gotta be hard on the legs to get sufficient edge on icy slopes, worse still it being windy as well. What am I missing?
MACS
But you can get more weight on the smaller effective edge length and therefore more bite.
Although for healside it can be hard for any great distance.....
There has to be a point of diminishing returns for how much bite you get for the pressure you exert over the shorter total edge length on a board. Your edges will still only go so far into hardpack.
The grip you get from two skis on edge (from casual observation and limited snowboarding) seems quite a lot higher than a snowboard.
Not that it really matters if the snow is decent anyway.
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Gaper.
Just browsing through some Japan forums and found this photo you guys might like, made me think of the tower at Turoa and how it might feel with this amount of snow on it!!
Photo here:
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/snow-japan-photo-galleries/muikabochi/muikabochi_2468.JPG [snowjapan.com]
Rest of the thread here:
http://www.snowjapanforums.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/354419/Zao_Onsen_Yamagata_22nd_Februa.html#Post354419 [snowjapanforums.com]
Didn't ski today. Had some 'admin' stuff to do. Bit of a waste of a bluebird but without new snow it's a bit same, same. High overcast cloud at the moment and the wind has picked up - looks nor'west. Was cooler today with more wind and less sun. Might get freshies or rain 
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reine de l'hiver
Wasnt colder at Turoa today. Just had a bit of a chill in the wind and was sweating like hell when I reached the wintergarden on the way down. Only tracks to be had today was a few windblown pockets and some alright wind hamered stuff that all the holiday makers were too afraid to venture to. Hardly anyone at Turoa today.
Bring on the snow, things getting a wee bit borring and icy.
LAEL copy and paste some of that Japan 'extreme' snow on our mountain. would be epic!
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"If in doubt, straighten 'em out"
Originally posted by: Lael
Just browsing through some Japan forums and found this photo you guys might like, made me think of the tower at Turoa and how it might feel with this amount of snow on it!!
Photo here:
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/snow-japan-photo-galleries/muikabochi/muikabochi_2468.JPG [snowjapan.com]
Rest of the thread here:
http://www.snowjapanforums.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/354419/Zao_Onsen_Yamagata_22nd_Februa.html#Post354419 [snowjapanforums.com]
Japanese fluff
The snow on that tower probably weighs about 3 grams...
Actually based on the fact that the skiers aren't getting around looking like legless wonders I'm going to assume that was actually quite wet 'warm' storm snow. Fluff doesn't stick to trees like that, you'll know what I mean when you get over there and ski directly through a 1m high 'wall' of snow as if it wasn't there.
Originally posted by: rozboon
The snow on that tower probably weighs about 3 grams...
Actually based on the fact that the skiers aren't getting around looking like legless wonders I'm going to assume that was actually quite wet 'warm' storm snow. Fluff doesn't stick to trees like that, you'll know what I mean when you get over there and ski directly through a 1m high 'wall' of snow as if it wasn't there.
Its actually basically Rime Ice,
http://web-japan.org/atlas/nature/nat04.html [web-japan.org]
If only we could copy and paste it, we sure could do with a dollop!!!
Interesting link Gary thanks, I sure would like to go there some day, seems Japan is full of resorts to see.
Hey Jude,
It MUST be snowing in Whaka by now.
It's been raining in NP since 4:00pm and it's cold.
Yep it has been snowing - about 1cm on my deck in last 2 hours so not quite dumping - well, not at 1700m.....yet. Could go to rain - pretty wet snow, which isn't bad because it will stick. Very little wind. My pick (hope) is that it will clear by lunchtime tomorrow
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reine de l'hiver
Thanks Jude.
Not much snow at 1700 metres overnight. Some snow flurries when I got up to cook breakfast at 6am - more sleet and rain. Very misty and clagged in. Vis about 100-200m.
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reine de l'hiver
3cm!!! Thats longer than my....
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One good turn deserves another...
wow...3cm outstanding 
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"If you see a Scotsman with a cricket bat....he's not off to play cricket...."
HOLY S*HIT DRIVING UP NOW
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Gaper.
Forecast for the week doesn't have much in it either where is the white stuff!
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IT Hack & Genuine NutJob
Originally posted by: gurutasker
Forecast for the week doesn't have much in it either
Yeah, that's the 3rd or 4th southern front that just doesn't make it far enough.....seems that the East beast is King right now...ah well gives me time to save for spring riding I guess.
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"If you see a Scotsman with a cricket bat....he's not off to play cricket...."
On off snow/sleet. One of the guys from the lodge went out - says you can't see a thing on the Valley/Waterfall T's. Snow wet and heavy. Might go for a walk down to my club.
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reine de l'hiver
Well at least it's motivating me more and more to do a southern trip!
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IT Hack & Genuine NutJob
Originally posted by: edgehi
3cm!!! Thats longer than my....
Thats interesting because now the snow report is saying 6cm and 59cm Snowbase at whakapapa.....So they lost 7cm before the snow fell
*edited 17 Jul 2010 14:31
Well, it seems it was a wise decision not to go today... Let's see what tomorrow brings.