gareth_oau

some people wear fancy outfits to get "seen" on the slopes. others will try something a bit avant garde....

Originally Posted By: thursday -14 and wind chill on the chair gets mighty cold, but what can you do? Take a warm friend with you?

no probs Pete. my PMs are also enabled, but cant seem to send and receive. Can any admin or mods offer any suggestions please? Cheers Gareth

Originally Posted By: panhead_pete Hey Gareth tried to PM you but got a message saying you cant accept PMs. My email is panhead_pete@hotmail.com Thanks. Hi Pete, just tried to PM you, but it said "PMs disabled" Sent you an email but not sure if youve seen it. gimme a call at the office, 9429 9711 Cheers Gareth

Cheers Skidaisuki-san. i'll be making a decision on final destination this week!!

Nikwax Gloveproof - wipe straight onto your gloves ($16) NikWax TX.Direct - wash jackets/pants in it, like detergent ($27) Toko Textile Wash - wash softshells in it ($10) You can buy them from Mountain Designs in Hay St City

I'm probably visiting Happo one, but havent decided where to stay yet. Happy to catch up at lunchtimes and do something. I do Gym at lunchtimes on Mondays and Fridays, so free most other times. (I also do taekwondo and kickboxing 5 times a week and i teach kickboxing, so happy to show you some moves if yr interested. PM me sometime and we can exchange details

I'll be there in 5 weeks

This crowd called Spicy are based in Hakuba http://www.snowjapan.com/e/services/spicy-rentals-hakuba.html I'm sure their rental rates would be fairly typical tho

Those video clips look good. I presume the camera is shockproof/waterproof in case you have a stack. Also is the mounting strong enough that you arent going to lose the cam in a stack?

will be packing the wooly undies thats for sure

its 39 deg C here today

My Travel Agent has suggested Hotel De Laile in Happo One. anyone had experience or opinions on this one?

Originally Posted By: JA OK, you had me fooled with the "nil Japanese" line. No probs JA, your tip appreciated. As all the Japanese guys I work with are so good with English, it hardly encourages me to learn Japanese (unless I want to spy on their secret conversations )

I wear Smith Prodigy OTG, from the outside they don't look any bigger than normal

LOL, thanks for that JA, I do know some very basic Japanese, but not enough to get around. Ive been working for a Japanese company for the last 20 years and quite familiar with Japanese custom also

LOL Rob, you wouldnt be a fan of one of liverpool's upcoming opponents would you?

I tried skiing and at the end of the first lesson, had achieved nothing. Next I tried snowboarding and was up and going in about 15 minutes. I also found that having both feet strapped to the same plank was so much better for my groin than being strapped to 2 planks (which, according to Murphy's Law, will always head in different directions!!)

This is the best I've seen 'Pool positioned for a loooong time. Unfortunately, Man U have 3 games in hand and assuming they win those, are only one point behind 'Pool. Looking forward to the rest of the season with everyting crossed

Hi there, I'm new here, from Perth, Western Australia. I'm a new intermediate snowboarder having learned at Thredbo Australia, and was seeking some advice/suggestions. I'm visiting Tokyo for a few days in February and decided to hang around for a weekend of this well renowned snow. My travel agent has suggested Happo One I'm looking for your suggestions on which resorts would fit the following: * Close to Tokyo (within a few hours on the Shinkansen, e.g Nagano area) * Snowboarder friendly * Beginner to Intermediate friendly * Westerner friendly (I speak nil Ja