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modern_messiah

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  1. The high roller from DaKine seems to be the only bag that is exactly what I'm after...the onl;y problem is I was trying to stay under $300 lol. The low roller would be ok but can I fit my jacket etc in with the board? I guess I cans tuff what ever I want to in it really...
  2. Yeha thats what I'm thinking. My experiences with DaKine stuff is good - excellent quality gear which is very important. I just need to find a decent stockist. Do you have a model name you'd recommend? Im heading over to the DaKine site now so I guess it'll be obvious!
  3. Hi all, Sorry if this is a the wrong section - it's not a gear review so I guess it shouldn't go there! It's been a while since I posted but with another trip coming up I'm getting excited lol. Unfortuantely this time I am heading to Lake Tahoe instead of Hakuba like last year - group decision. I guess it's good to have variety right? Anyway, I just purchased a new setup (Rome design 162, Burton Mission Bindings and some Burton ruler boots) and have decided based on my GFs past experiences with the US airline industry that I want a pretty darn good bag to protect it all. I
  4. Before my last trip to Japan I watched That's It, That's All probably 7 times through in under a month. I was addicted to it. As someone who is into photography and videography it blew my mind. I'm excited by The B as it seems to be Burton's answer to TITA, but I think people will struggle to top that movie for a long time yet...until someone gives me the reigns on a big budget snowboarding film that is
  5. Sorry I've taken so long to reply - my notifications don't appear to be working properly Yeah my intitial research ahs lead me to believe that the west caost may be the way to go. I'm trying to avoid whistler as it's expensive and busy. A few suggested places that are topping my current list are Kicking Horse, Fernie and Red Mountain. As it stands we may hit Fernie for a week, Red for up to 2 weeks (OMG proper tree runs!) and then head into the US and go somewhere in Utah. Then pass through New York on our way out. As much as going to Japan all the time would be excellent (cheap as
  6. Quote: I'm pretty sure that SJ will not want this to become some discussion of what they are and are not, but I have always thought this is quite a unique site/forums. Yes there's tons of ski sites out there, especially for the big destinations, but they are often either just basically promotional tools, run or backed by travel agents and/or full of tiresome attitude. An equivalent idea for other countries really is actually quite hard to find. That pretty much sums up my experience so far. One site seemed to just be a front for Miley Cyrus pictures! I guess the best I can do is just keep
  7. If this is inappropriate feel free to delete it moderators peoples...I'm only asking because I'm getting frustrated looking myself. I feel a little dirty asking this here, but where can I find equivalent sites like this for the United States and Canada? Or is this truly a unique experience? I only ask because I think I may be heading to either destination in 2011 (got another trip to Japan at the start of 2010 - flights are so cheap!!! ) and would like to start my research as a large group of us is going for over a month. The problem is every site I have dug up thus far either
  8. Yeah, one of the boy is still sore lol. The last day we desperately wanted to head out but a combination of the rain that day, the ice the night before and my extremely sore backside kind of put that to rest before I even got out of bed. It made me feel dirty for skipping my last day of snowboarding for possibly another 12 months but I just couldn't do it!!!
  9. Yeah we were told that Iwatake is alright but because of the lack of snow it was not worth visiting this season. Maybe next year
  10. I really don’t know where to start….I guess I’ll skip over the first day in Tokyo because all we care about here is glorious snow right? I’d like to note my best mate and his little brother were unable to attend the trip because of a serious injury 2 days before we were scheduled to leave – it would have been mental if they were with us! I must also point this was my first time snowboarding so I won’t be able to give you a detailed report of how ‘sick’ the ‘pow’ was and what-not. It’ll be kind of basic sorry. We arrived by bus at the Wind Jacket Lodge at approximatel
  11. My second day ever on the snow and i did my first rail...so happy. I've wiped out badly a few times and nearly joined my mate in the hospital after a particularly bad head smack. Best fun ever etc etc. By my low standards the weather has been great as well. Not looking forward to writing a TR but that's because it means its over!!!!
  12. woops..I meant 20cm lol. 3 hours till the bus ride out to Hakuba. Catch ya`ll later!!!
  13. Actually right now im slightly intoxicated in my hotel in tokyo. Sadly i had macdonalds as my welcome to japan meal but then again after 11hours of travel i couldnt be arsed looking for food and "testing" the local cuisine. I feel bad cause of my mate and all but the rest of us are chomping the bit to get to the snow sunday morning after seeing 0cm of fresh snow fall in hakuba....very enthused lol. If anyone on these forums is in Hakuba over the next 2 weeks and wants to catch up...pm me!!! Very excitedly - Matt.
  14. Shrine prayer thingy - check. Not going to footy tomorrow night - check. Not letting my mate play indoor cricket tonight - failed. He pulled his hamstring lol. He'll be right by Sunday though thank god. No major injuries other than my shoulder our entire lives and it all falls apart now! Bah
  15. Yeah, can't really complain too much. another positive is the insurance has been confirmed and will cover both of the fellas for all their costs. So they will get everything back. Now I just have to sort it out with the airlines and the travel agent so that they know not to expect them to show up anytime soon.
  16. Been the person he is I have no doubt that when he's all healed he'll boast about it till the cows come home lol. Hopefully we can look back on it and laugh one day. Right now we are all feeling a little bit sorry for ourselves but we're not sure why!! I'm trying to think positively about it. Originally the trip was planned for just the 4 that are now going. My mate and his brother tagged on last. So basically back to plan A. Bit of a crappy positive actually...
  17. They gave him 2 codeine pills...thats it. Just got off the phone to his mother as his little brother WAS coming. Because my mate can't go, even though I'm also friends with his little brother, he kind of doesnt want to go without his big brother. The only good news so far however is that the insurance will cover him, and because he was technically his brothers gaurdian while on the trip the insurance should cover his little bro as well. From 6 to 4 in 12 hours. Never ever saw this coming lol.
  18. "Thankfully" there are six of us going...so I still have plenty of company. I just really feel for him because now he has to go through all this while we're over there having (hopefully) the time of our lives. Defintely a few drinks will in his honour lol. Thanks for the pics SG, I actually have a better understanding of it now other than "it's really bad". I spend a fair amount of time at the gym but have a strict set of exercises I need to do for my right shoulder that my physio gave me. Coming back from the dislocations was hard enough, I can't imagine what this would be like. The
  19. The sad thing is I joked at the first training session of the season 8 weeks ago that if we were going to break anything we needed to do it straight away so we're all healed up for the trip. Oh the irony.
  20. Hi folks. Not sure why I'm posting this because it's not really related but I'm so damn depressed by it I had to tell someone. Last night at football (Rugby League) training my best mate was out on the wing. He did a chip and chase (beautiful try) and the defending fullback landed on him as he slid over the line. It was raining pretty hard and no one thought anything of it...until 5mins later when he pulled me out of play and said he needed to go to the hospital. 4 hours later we found out he had a grade 3 AC joint rupture. We are leaving for Hakuba this Friday. He now has 6 mon
  21. lol. Things have stirred up a bit. I hope the snow is good - we had an accident last night and now my best mate can;t come on the trip. I need anything to take my mind off it
  22. Ah cool. I'll check all that out if I remember lol. My list is nice and long now...
  23. Ah sweet - this is more like it. Unfortunately we booked all our stuff in late November last year and had it paid off nice and early (and thankfully so because we saved $1000 each when the agent decided to push the price up to compensate for the strong Yen - he had to foot the bill). Niseko might be a tad late to switch to.... I'm making a list of everything here and will be sure to consider those options first. I like the idea of cheap big meals, though we will dine out on some quality meals a few times. Fireworks in Japan legal are they? So we can buy some and, within reason, go n
  24. meh, snow is snow. As long as I can slide across the stuff I'm happy happy happy.
  25. Lol, sorry. By Sony Tax I meant it'll be more expensive than similar items from other manufacturers purely because its a Sony. Just like the Apple tax. You can buy a similar specced PC to an Apple for a lot less. Its a fairly recent term....obviously not popular enough to use in general conversation yet
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