pie-eater 207 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Though we do have Abenomics now, Jynxx - here to save Japan, the world and possibly other worlds too - for which we are all grateful. Link to post Share on other sites
Dunga 1 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Need to start doing snow dances here in oz, looking bleak out there... Link to post Share on other sites
surfarthur 22 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Just hop on a plane to NZ, they have peak season snow depths and most resorts are only just opening. Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted June 23, 2013 Author Share Posted June 23, 2013 Yes they have had a wee drop - and it's still only June -0.5° Road Status Closed Upper Mtn Base 340cm Lower Mtn Base 300cm Last Snow Fall 80cm 22 Jun Surface Powder Mountain Unfortunately Mt Hutt is closed again today. The storm has finally cleared and we received over 2.8 metres of new snow. This storm has been described as the largest in over two decades.Today we are flying our staff in, to start the massive job of clearing snow and preparing our Mtn for Monday. Our patrollers will commence avalanche control today with helicopters from first light this morning to make sure we have access to de ice all lifts. Weather Forecast from today through to Thursday is FINE FINE weather and its going to be epic. Weather conditions are going to make the wait worth while once we open again tomorrow. Access Road The access road is closed to all vehicles as snow clearing and avalanche control work is in progress. Please respect this closure for your own safety. At 5am, we have blazed a track through the Bluffs at the top end with our monster loader and reached the 7km marker from the bottom with a D8 bulldozer. There are many more hours of work ahead on the road as drifts in excess of 6m deep have been encountered. Road clearing is currently on hold until visibility improves. Hmmn 3 and a bit hours flight Bris-Vegas to Christchurch, 2 hr drive to Mt Hutt - Wheres's that passport. Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 haven't they set up a lift yet don't tell me 20 years later you still have to drive up that poxy road to Mt Hutt Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted June 23, 2013 Author Share Posted June 23, 2013 Same poxy road but worth the drive this week Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I would think so Link to post Share on other sites
Dunga 1 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 None of the resorts in southern NZ have set up lifts from the bottom of the mountain to the base of the resort. It's only a few years back that the put up barriers so you don't drive off the cliff, and some resorts still have dirt roads! Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 I see an avalanche has taken out a lift on Mt Hutt. Poor buggers, one of the biggest snow events in decades and they still can't get the resort open! Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Jeez ..Didn`t that happen a couple of years before？ Link to post Share on other sites
donald 0 Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Injured knee here, so rest for me this time round. Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Wheres the snow I have been on Falls Creek website and it's 7degrees today. It's costing me $2500 to send my daughter for 5 days and theres no "f#$*&g"]f#$*&g snow Link to post Share on other sites
gozaimaas 61 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Big system on the 5th should fix that Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 But what dates is Miss Seemore there? Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Hi MB 12th school holidays so lets hope that system dumps big time cause I am looking at brown hills on the cams Link to post Share on other sites
gozaimaas 61 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Im going next weekend for a sniff around. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Ditto Goz, but getting in to Canberra Sunday Night, will be in Thredbo Monday morning with two junior cubs in tow. Seemore - you should be right by the 12th - at least I hope so, coz I'll be heading home about then and would've liked a bit of snow myself by then! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Im going next weekend for a sniff around. Bcos of the school hols?! Shame on you Jimmy Saville!! Link to post Share on other sites
gozaimaas 61 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Lol aint nothin but smelly old men in wool outerware where i go. Link to post Share on other sites
Dunga 1 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 We are heading up to falls next weekend. Best case scenario it dumps a meter of snow, worst case we spend the weekend drinking muscat. Either way it will be good to get up in the mountains. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Hell of an expensive trip to just drink muscat though. Plenty of places you can do that for a fraction of the cost! Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Meh...if it snows Dunga will be smiling from ear to ear though. My expectations of Aus are different to my expectations of Japan. But both give me a smile. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Of course MB. In Australia you expect to pay an absolute fortune for crap, if any snow. In Japan you expect some of the best snow you can experience on this planet for a fraction of the prices you pay in Aussie resorts. Both give me a smile as well. Actually the fact that people pay so much to go to Aussie ski resorts makes me laugh out loud! Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 YOLO GN. YOLO Link to post Share on other sites
gozaimaas 61 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Could be the 50 year storm. Link to post Share on other sites
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