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Ruapehu 2010
I think the last day i had last year was October 20 or something and there was fresh pow and hardly any crowds..blunt was there.
the week before on a weds, there was sick powder.
as good as anything ive had overseas.
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*edited 19 May 2010 10:11
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well theres bit of snow there
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roll on friday.....
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allegedly a big swell on east coast..so yes roll on friday
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Originally posted by: Freshie
allegedly a big swell on east coast..so yes roll on friday
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If you don't like my fire don't come around.
48 hours ahead
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If you don't like my fire don't come around.
Cold and wet in Wellington today. Even worse at my rural paradise
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If you don't like my fire don't come around.
Here's a better pic of Rua
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If you don't like my fire don't come around.
I like the geonet cams, always nice to know what is happening on the Turoa side tho.
Originally posted by: Freshiei guess europe isnt all its cracked up to be then
I think the last day i had last year was October 20 or something and there was fresh pow and hardly any crowds..blunt was there.
the week before on a weds, there was sick powder.
as good as anything ive had overseas.
Originally posted by: Blunt
48 hours ahead
Need that low up north to deepen a tad and move off to the east and sit there for a few days.
Snow express, we'll all be skiing by queens birthday....
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Woohoo, finally got to see a musculo-skeletal specialist.
I have a shagged rectus femoris where the muscle joins the pelvic bone.
At least now I know what it is!
Now all I have to do is get it fixed.....
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good news
Originally posted by: brighton_pumpsOriginally posted by: Freshiei guess europe isnt all its cracked up to be then
I think the last day i had last year was October 20 or something and there was fresh pow and hardly any crowds..blunt was there.
the week before on a weds, there was sick powder.
as good as anything ive had overseas.
go back to rarking spud BP
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Originally posted by: CCS
good news
Yeah, I'm sick of limping around like a grandad. I had resigned myself to it being a case of athritis...
Now I'm off for a Steroid injection on 08/06.
Aha, I live to ride another day.....
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A shagged rectus? My you are a sick puppy.
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One good turn deserves another...
Originally posted by: FreshieOriginally posted by: brighton_pumpsOriginally posted by: Freshiei guess europe isnt all its cracked up to be then
I think the last day i had last year was October 20 or something and there was fresh pow and hardly any crowds..blunt was there.
the week before on a weds, there was sick powder.
as good as anything ive had overseas.
go back to rarking spud BP
Originally posted by: brighton_pumps
*edited 19 May 2010 00:52Originally posted by: impreza50
*edited 18 May 2010 22:34
my point is you make stuff up about about the north. come south for powder yeah ok ive found not much but ice at cp. tc is the only place I've found decent powder down there the others southern lakes field are nothing special most of the time. Coronet peak has tones of ice, cardrona sometimes good but to easy remarkable can be ok but flat.
One of my best powder days just happens to be at whakapapa after a week of ice at cp. Last year turoa shut on 8th novemver and the 16th nov in 08.
how can you not like corn? sure it's not powder but ruapehu spring snow is awesome.
sure ruapehu is sometimes shut, but it is not nearly as often as you make it out to be. If you can get up midweek there are heaps of fine days in the season. plus no bad weather = no snow.
yawn same record as last season impreza. you've been raving ever since i pointed you in TCs direction.drop elevator or hourglass chutes at remarks and tell me how flat they are. I have no idea why you always go on about the southern lakes either, for the 107th time i live in canterbury. From memory BR had about 2 closed days all season
All im saying is you can have your september corn, we will still be skiing pow off the spring NW storms.
you guys get so defensive, yet half the time you moan yourselves about the weather,crowds,stolen boards etc. turn it up mate
1st day ridng last year may 12th hiking 1m fresh. last day october 5th or 7th riding 20-30cm fresh at BR
your the one that likes to moan about everything. it got a bit warm last august and your were constantly moaning even though there were still some great conditions around, you were moaning about the ice early season even though there was much better cover than most years. Sure remakrs has some nice stuff but most of the field is a learner field and the steep bits are short lived.
Originally posted by: brighton_pumpsOriginally posted by: Freshiei guess europe isnt all its cracked up to be then
I think the last day i had last year was October 20 or something and there was fresh pow and hardly any crowds..blunt was there.
the week before on a weds, there was sick powder.
as good as anything ive had overseas.
or you just haven't experienced the good snow at ruapehu. Ruapehu does get deep powder but you have to be there right after it falls.
11th july last year around 1 meter of untracked powder on the whole west ridge in the middle of the school holidays and no one there. The two previous days half a meter to a meter of of powder everywhere off trail on the knoll ridge side.
You have to know where to go to find the powder at ruapehu as they tend to compact it all on the runs most people know.
It was as deep as at tc after the big dump in early September except it was fresh tracks all day rather than once.
Originally posted by: impreza50
or you just haven't experienced the good snow at ruapehu. Ruapehu does get deep powder but you have to be there right after it falls.
11th july last year around 1 meter of untracked powder on the whole west ridge in the middle of the school holidays and no one there. The two previous days half a meter to a meter of of powder everywhere off trail on the knoll ridge side.
You have to know where to go to find the powder at ruapehu as they tend to compact it all on the runs most people know.
It was as deep as at tc after the big dump in early September except it was fresh tracks all day rather than once.
Those were damn good days... but at the same time, once you've experienced PROPER deep blower pow it's like... eh...
I've never had the whole world go white while you choke on freezing white smoke at Ruapehu. Japan... that's another matter. You know you're in deep when you can't get your legs together because of the amount of snow getting funneled between them.
You don't ski Ruapehu for pow. You ski it for its accessibility and sweet terrain.
whoops Freshie and Blunt used the live cam page, so the images are changing.
Those were damn good days... but at the same time, once you've experienced PROPER deep blower pow it's like... eh...
I've never had the whole world go white while you choke on freezing white smoke at Ruapehu. Japan... that's another matter. You know you're in deep when you can't get your legs together because of the amount of snow getting funneled between them.
You don't ski Ruapehu for pow. You ski it for its accessibility and sweet terrain.
sh1t now you tell me..all these years and it wasnt really pow...dam!
vid clip 23 oct 2007..dam slush
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Originally posted by: impreza50^^^^now your the one making things upOriginally posted by: brighton_pumps
*edited 19 May 2010 00:52Originally posted by: impreza50
*edited 18 May 2010 22:34
my point is you make stuff up about about the north. come south for powder yeah ok ive found not much but ice at cp. tc is the only place I've found decent powder down there the others southern lakes field are nothing special most of the time. Coronet peak has tones of ice, cardrona sometimes good but to easy remarkable can be ok but flat.
One of my best powder days just happens to be at whakapapa after a week of ice at cp. Last year turoa shut on 8th novemver and the 16th nov in 08.
how can you not like corn? sure it's not powder but ruapehu spring snow is awesome.
sure ruapehu is sometimes shut, but it is not nearly as often as you make it out to be. If you can get up midweek there are heaps of fine days in the season. plus no bad weather = no snow.
yawn same record as last season impreza. you've been raving ever since i pointed you in TCs direction.drop elevator or hourglass chutes at remarks and tell me how flat they are. I have no idea why you always go on about the southern lakes either, for the 107th time i live in canterbury. From memory BR had about 2 closed days all season
All im saying is you can have your september corn, we will still be skiing pow off the spring NW storms.
you guys get so defensive, yet half the time you moan yourselves about the weather,crowds,stolen boards etc. turn it up mate
1st day ridng last year may 12th hiking 1m fresh. last day october 5th or 7th riding 20-30cm fresh at BR
your the one that likes to moan about everything. it got a bit warm last august and your were constantly moaning even though there were still some great conditions around, you were moaning about the ice early season even though there was much better cover than most years. Sure remakrs has some nice stuff but most of the field is a learner field and the steep bits are short lived.
Originally posted by: impreza50so how many overseas trips have you done to be able to compare ruapehus epic blower pow?Originally posted by: brighton_pumpsOriginally posted by: Freshiei guess europe isnt all its cracked up to be then
I think the last day i had last year was October 20 or something and there was fresh pow and hardly any crowds..blunt was there.
the week before on a weds, there was sick powder.
as good as anything ive had overseas.
or you just haven't experienced the good snow at ruapehu. Ruapehu does get deep powder but you have to be there right after it falls.
11th july last year around 1 meter of untracked powder on the whole west ridge in the middle of the school holidays and no one there. The two previous days half a meter to a meter of of powder everywhere off trail on the knoll ridge side.
You have to know where to go to find the powder at ruapehu as they tend to compact it all on the runs most people know.
It was as deep as at tc after the big dump in early September except it was fresh tracks all day rather than once.
if u can only find 1 fresh line on a pow day at TC it sounds like your the actual problem
*edited 19 May 2010 17:52
Originally posted by: rozboonlet the boy keep dreaming voltarenOriginally posted by: impreza50
or you just haven't experienced the good snow at ruapehu. Ruapehu does get deep powder but you have to be there right after it falls.
11th july last year around 1 meter of untracked powder on the whole west ridge in the middle of the school holidays and no one there. The two previous days half a meter to a meter of of powder everywhere off trail on the knoll ridge side.
You have to know where to go to find the powder at ruapehu as they tend to compact it all on the runs most people know.
It was as deep as at tc after the big dump in early September except it was fresh tracks all day rather than once.
Those were damn good days... but at the same time, once you've experienced PROPER deep blower pow it's like... eh...
I've never had the whole world go white while you choke on freezing white smoke at Ruapehu. Japan... that's another matter. You know you're in deep when you can't get your legs together because of the amount of snow getting funneled between them.
You don't ski Ruapehu for pow. You ski it for its accessibility and sweet terrain.
Originally posted by: brighton_pumpsOriginally posted by: impreza50so how many overseas trips have you done to be able to compare ruapehus epic blower pow?Originally posted by: brighton_pumpsOriginally posted by: Freshiei guess europe isnt all its cracked up to be then
I think the last day i had last year was October 20 or something and there was fresh pow and hardly any crowds..blunt was there.
the week before on a weds, there was sick powder.
as good as anything ive had overseas.
or you just haven't experienced the good snow at ruapehu. Ruapehu does get deep powder but you have to be there right after it falls.
11th july last year around 1 meter of untracked powder on the whole west ridge in the middle of the school holidays and no one there. The two previous days half a meter to a meter of of powder everywhere off trail on the knoll ridge side.
You have to know where to go to find the powder at ruapehu as they tend to compact it all on the runs most people know.
It was as deep as at tc after the big dump in early September except it was fresh tracks all day rather than once.
if u can only find 1 fresh line on a pow day at TC it sounds like your the actual problem
the same could be said about anywhere. I'm sure the powder is much better overseas, but it's not like nz is alway crap.
time to kiss and make up BP
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u and impreza i mean
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sure and then he can shout me a trip to north america next year.
Originally posted by: impreza50you already stated that ruapehu the two busiest hills in NZ has all day pow though, yet your saying TC a hill the same size that gets half the people only offers 1 run on a pow day?Originally posted by: brighton_pumpsOriginally posted by: impreza50so how many overseas trips have you done to be able to compare ruapehus epic blower pow?Originally posted by: brighton_pumpsOriginally posted by: Freshiei guess europe isnt all its cracked up to be then
I think the last day i had last year was October 20 or something and there was fresh pow and hardly any crowds..blunt was there.
the week before on a weds, there was sick powder.
as good as anything ive had overseas.
or you just haven't experienced the good snow at ruapehu. Ruapehu does get deep powder but you have to be there right after it falls.
11th july last year around 1 meter of untracked powder on the whole west ridge in the middle of the school holidays and no one there. The two previous days half a meter to a meter of of powder everywhere off trail on the knoll ridge side.
You have to know where to go to find the powder at ruapehu as they tend to compact it all on the runs most people know.
It was as deep as at tc after the big dump in early September except it was fresh tracks all day rather than once.
if u can only find 1 fresh line on a pow day at TC it sounds like your the actual problem
the same could be said about anywhere. I'm sure the powder is much better overseas, but it's not like nz is alway crap.
Originally posted by: impreza50sounds like whakapapa offers more
sure and then he can shout me a trip to north america next year.
having said that if you did want to do a trip overseas at your expense i could be keen. Im tossing up utah,japan,usa roadtrip or staying home at moment
chch has epic snowboarding in Jan apparently
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ill shout u a curry if we go to Gulmarg
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Originally posted by: voltaren
sh1t now you tell me..all these years and it wasnt really pow...dam!
vid clip 23 oct 2007..dam slush
View My Video [tinypic.com]
Well, yes and no. I mean it's pow, and it's great snow... but then you consider things like this:
It's pow, but at the same time it's just not the same.
of course I want to go overseas but haven't had the time or money.
Now Gulmarg looks amazing 1350m of vert that would be an epic run. It is not somewhere I would of though going for snowboarding but looks well worth it.
i prefer my creature comforts freshie and impreza, besides you want to travel in march dont you? Impreza it costs less than you think if you avoid the package deals and tourist spots like aspen and whistler. That pic is sick roz, up there with my avatar pic
Yeah I'm sure it's not really that much I've just never really got around to it. Have been thinking about some trip next summer. Each year the off season seems to be longer. 
*edited 20 May 2010 01:17
5k will get you 3 weeks 16-18 days riding easy.
anyone keen for a two week pow mission?
Originally posted by: CCS
whoops Freshie and Blunt used the live cam page, so the images are changing.
Cool
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If you don't like my fire don't come around.
Originally posted by: brighton_pumps
*edited 20 May 2010 01:17
5k will get you 3 weeks 16-18 days riding easy.
anyone keen for a two week pow mission?
u could do a 2 weeker in europe package for maybe $3500
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Originally posted by: rozboonOriginally posted by: voltaren
sh1t now you tell me..all these years and it wasnt really pow...dam!
vid clip 23 oct 2007..dam slush
View My Video [tinypic.com]
Well, yes and no. I mean it's pow, and it's great snow... but then you consider things like this:
It's pow, but at the same time it's just not the same.
i think i know what you mean...as they say "its not the size of it..its what you do with it that counts"
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you gotta get up ...to get down..
Pretty bluudy cold last night. Winters in the air. *high fives all 'round*
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If you don't like my fire don't come around.
*edited 20 May 2010 10:22
Originally posted by: Freshieyeah if you dont pay for your airfare and head to the eastern blocOriginally posted by: brighton_pumps
*edited 20 May 2010 01:17
5k will get you 3 weeks 16-18 days riding easy.
anyone keen for a two week pow mission?
u could do a 2 weeker in europe package for maybe $3500
3 weeks in Japan cost me roughly $5500 I think. I didn't keep track too closely but it was cheaper than I expected. Package deals for Japan are worth it, not so sure about western countries where you can wing it and scam much more easily 
Got maybe 17 days skiing for my dollars. Pretty high dollar/run rate but hey, it was soooo worth it.
I paid about $8k for Canada - a good chunk of that was of that was airfares. japan was cheaper than expected. Can do it very cheap if you live on noodles.
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*edited 20 May 2010 12:34
how long did you go to canada for jude? my trip= $1700 airfare/insurance, $3500 us spending money. so about 6k NZ for 3 weeks, 17 nights/14day skiing tahoe,rest blowing coin in san fran. still had $600 us left at end too.next time its just skiing flag the tourist sh1t
Roz not sure about japan but the us packages are all for 5star resorts in aspen or whistler. for example $4500 for 7 nights in aspen, but thats off season price for march only
Originally posted by: Jude
I paid about $8k for Canada - a good chunk of that was of that was airfares. japan was cheaper than expected. Can do it very cheap if you live on noodles.
Speaking of living on noodles... I heard of an Australian girl in Niseko who ate nothing but packet noodles (proper restaurant Ramen = completely different) for 2 months. She got scurvy and her teeth started falling out
beauty of usa is u can live on $1 mchickens and 49c tacos
so about 6k NZ for 3 weeks
And thats as a single man. Imagine if you had the wife and 2 groms in tow as well. 10k minimum, more like $15k. Thats what I hate about overseas travel. Great fun but i could do sooooooooooooooooooo much with $15k. My wife gets sick of driving a 14 year old car. hahahahahaha
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If you don't like my fire don't come around.
I could have spent less inCanada if I didn't go wild in the last week in bars and restaurants (self catered up till then). $20 for a glass of really bad wine (alcohol tax on top of ski resort prices). So switched to cider.
The place I was staying at in Japan did breakfast (or what they thought Euros ate for breakfast - cold broccoli with 1000 island dressing anyone?). I ate it all as was generous and it meant no need to buy lunch (bought my own supply of peanut slabs for snacks). Then ramen bar at night. Beer from vending machine. Not a lot of fresh fruit and vege. Lots of deep fry - friend gained a heap of weight living of a Japanense takeaway diet (not skiing it off though).
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reine de l'hiver
we spent about 600 pounds for 2 weeks serre chevalier in an on snow chalet with 3 course dinner, drinks, transfer, flights, breakfast, afternoon tea and about $500 for a lift pass. So thats about $2k for the snow bit. U can get a flight for 2 k to europe.
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Originally posted by: Bluntyup better to stay home blunt, ruapehus as good as it getsso about 6k NZ for 3 weeks
And thats as a single man. Imagine if you had the wife and 2 groms in tow as well. 10k minimum, more like $15k. Thats what I hate about overseas travel. Great fun but i could do sooooooooooooooooooo much with $15k. My wife gets sick of driving a 14 year old car. hahahahahaha
You could spend almost as much if not more going to QT or Wanaka with a family. Happy to stick with big, bad, old Rua for the SH winter to save the pennies to head to NH over summer.
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reine de l'hiver
Ohhh webcam's showing dusting of snow on Knoll cafe. Nice cold southerly here in Welly. Keep them coming.
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reine de l'hiver
Originally posted by: brighton_pumpsOriginally posted by: Bluntyup better to stay home blunt, ruapehus as good as it getsso about 6k NZ for 3 weeks
And thats as a single man. Imagine if you had the wife and 2 groms in tow as well. 10k minimum, more like $15k. Thats what I hate about overseas travel. Great fun but i could do sooooooooooooooooooo much with $15k. My wife gets sick of driving a 14 year old car. hahahahahaha
haha I'd love a summer snow holiday but happy as with Ruapehu bro
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Originally posted by: edgehi
A shagged rectus? My you are a sick puppy.
Ba Dooom, chheeeer
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Originally posted by: Bluntyeah im going to have to check out this amazing place i think. Ne3ver closed, better pow than north america, never crowded. Sounds like a magic spotOriginally posted by: brighton_pumpsOriginally posted by: Bluntyup better to stay home blunt, ruapehus as good as it getsso about 6k NZ for 3 weeks
And thats as a single man. Imagine if you had the wife and 2 groms in tow as well. 10k minimum, more like $15k. Thats what I hate about overseas travel. Great fun but i could do sooooooooooooooooooo much with $15k. My wife gets sick of driving a 14 year old car. hahahahahaha
haha I'd love a summer snow holiday but happy as with Ruapehu bro
Originally posted by: Blunt
Here's a better pic of Rua
has there been massive dump here?
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