snowboard_freak

Bloody Sam!! Bet me to it by one minute!! Must have been typing at the same time!!! But yes they are very sexy machines, far sexier than any PC laptop!!

They'll be sore in the morning!!

Crazy bastards!!!

obento - yeah they do tend to have circular plug like bases. I have never seen anyone ride with it in their armpit though, much smarter than putting it between your legs!!! Whats your definition of a "nut-cracker"?? A t-bar??? Sam - i sooooo don't use you as a push off post, not my fault your slow to get off the lift!!

I've got a G4 Ti Powerbook. Love it. Not a single complaint. I know its not a PC (as per the orginal post), but damn is it sexy!!!

10-12 mins aye. i reckon i could manage that, maybe. Could be tight. Better start training soon. Excited? Always!

Powwwers - love your work mate!!! Well done!! Sounds like it could be a bit of fun!! Anyone know how long the gondala at Niseko takes from bottom to top?? We should start training for it now.

I like the sound of nature to, but i would rather listen to metal than "J-Pop".

A pommie (or J-bar as Sam correctly called it) is one of those god aweful lfts that you put between your legs. Because the "pommie" is placed between your legs it makes it near impossible to ride these lifts on a baord. Most of the lefties over here will not let you on the pommies if you are on a board, but there are only a couple and they dont really provide an extra access to the mountain. From what i hear they are few and far between over there.

There is one thing worse than a t-bar on a board.......a pommie. Damn impossible!!! Quad's are good. I'm looking forward to trying out a gondala!!!

Your a strange strange dude cheeseman........

Sam get back to work!!! You are at college and should be working!!

Yeah but metal is great!! It gets you all amped and psyched up!!

It would appear so! well thats what it says below!

Hmmmm......well the only place im going to this season is Niseko.

Sam, i think you should buy Spy googles.

Those "trigger mittens" are weird looking!!!

Everyone seems to be pretty positive about night riding in Japan!!! I can't wait!!!

NoFakie, Yeah the camera is a Casio GV-10. I agree that the shutter is pretty slow, kinda annoying but at the moment it isn't too bad. The lack of zoom is a downer too, but its not like its an overly expenisve camera anyway. I do like the "best shots" feature though - i like being able to take black & white, sepia and a heap more. Im pretty happy with the quality of the photos so far though.

yeah i think us Aussies will stand out a bit!!

Quote: Originally posted by Ocean11: But they'll all die soon when it snows Good good!!! Bloody bugs annoy me!!!!

I think Sam (snowboard_freaks_girl) and I are going to take the laptop. I'm definatley taking my digital camera. It is rated as an outdoor camera which is water/dust/shock resistant and can take 10sec film clips too. I think it should be able to handle the conditions NoFakie - why do you say watch where you take it? Do you mean nightclubs? etc

Here in Australia we have night riding one or two nights a week. It isn't worth it over here though. Only a very small part of the mountain is open and that is the part that sees the most action during the day, thus the snow quality is pretty poor. It is normally very cold and the snow is icy and rock hard. Not very pleasent, i have done it twice over here but wont do it again. I'm looking forward to experiencing the night riding in Japan this season. Should be good!!!

I've never heard of, or seen those 3 fingered gloves/mittens before. They sound interesting!!