guzzlers-baps 0 Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 I was wondering --- where everyone here first skied/snowboarded? (Not in Japan... the first time EVER) Mine was in Chamonix. In Japan it was Happo-one. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 My first time in Canada was at Hemlock Valley about an hour east of Vancouver in the busy metropolis of Agassiz. Corn capital of BC. I was 6 years old. First time in Japan was at White-Pia in the Takasau area. Wasn't to sure about the ski scene in Japan at that point when they were blasting shit ass J-Pop. Link to post Share on other sites
Siem Reeves 0 Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 i seem to be making more posts today than i have this entire new year... first place, treble cone in wanaka, new zealand. that was about 5 years or approximately 150 ski days ago... first time to ever see snow and enrolled in a group lesson by captain stag who was my boyfriend back in those days. the gear: white stormtrooper like rear entry boots and straight skis from the university recreation centre, rain pants from a friend (boy, were my legs wet at the end of the day!) and my brand new ski jacket. that seemed like a long time ago... now i have three pairs of skis, a growing pile of backcountry gear, and yeah, i married captain stag. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 July 1983 at Porter Heights in NZ on The West Coast Jetboat Association ski trip Never made it off the learners tow obviously and was more interested to go toboganing. I do remember some guys had a homemade snowtrike, it was green, looked supercool and it smoked! Boarding was 1996 at Mt Hutt, was instantly hooked! Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 My first time was 5 years ago in Hiroshima And it changed my life too. Now Im broke from spending all my money on skiing Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Kagura Link to post Share on other sites
js 0 Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Perisher Valley, NSW (Australia) back in 1981 - clothing and ski bindings have certainly changed for the better! Ah, the halycon days ... no Boarders. Link to post Share on other sites
sakebomb 0 Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Mt Hotham,Vic, OZ! Link to post Share on other sites
brett_jackson 0 Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Learned to ski at probably the smallest ski field in Australia Mt Selwyn, NSW . That was a yr 8 school trip in 1988. Loved the snow ever since, though I could only afford to go a couple of days a year. Started snowboarding 4 years ago at Mt Buller, Victoria - in particular the Burnt Hut Spur run. One day snowboarding in Japan made me realise how tiny our mountains in Australia really are. Link to post Share on other sites
dizzy 0 Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 1981--a slope down to the river bank we called "the McDonald Hill" cause it was across the street from McDonalds--Maywood, Illinois. 1982--Villa Oliva, 30 minutes outside of Chicago, which has a whopping 180 vertical FEET! I was hooked on skiing at age 4. Nov. 2000--Furano, Hokkaido Link to post Share on other sites
Snowhaus 0 Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 First day skiing was at Zao in 1982. Don't remember too much about it except the snow monsters. Followed that up with a week in Furano. Don't remember much about that either expect that the adult who took us couldn't ski so he would watch us from the bottom and we would snowplough down and throw snowballs at him as we passed. Poor guy. Didn't get on skis again for 10 years. Then it was Smiggins in Australia. I was so proud of myself when I could get from top to bottom without falling over! Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 First time was 2001 somewhere in Niigata. Coming from Hawaii I wasn't sure about it but it was a mandatory company trip and many people told me it was similiar to surfing...so I tried. I had no proper gear. It must have been funny to see me..I wore jogging pants, a Yankees Starter jacket, some science lab goggles (I borrowed) and rented a regular (not goofie) board which was totally wrong for me. Soon, my colleagues must have gotten embarassed so I was left alone. I wish I had a video or even a picture of my first snowboarding outfit.. Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Nozawa onsen Link to post Share on other sites
stepchild 0 Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 i can still feel it. December 1999, ruthless hangover, belly full of fry-up, Runcorn (near Manchester, England) outdoor dry ski-slope. Yep, dendex, we were warned to clench our fists when we fell so we didn't break our fingers in those funny honeycomb holes. We were also advised not to leave any skin exposed as we were liable to get it ripped off by that lovely wire-wool-esque surface. funnily enough it didn't put me off.... the first snow experience was the three valleys, french alps. not a patch on runcorn...... Link to post Share on other sites
connackers 0 Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Borovets in Bulgaria nearly 10 years ago And Mt. Daisen in Tottori last winter Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 first time 16 at a hill mansfield in ontario. 400 vert baby. Broke my thumb too Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 My first time was Falls Creek, Vic, Australia a surprisingly large 22 years ago. After that I skied for 10 years, then didn't touch snow for another 10 years until 2002 when I went boarding in Hakuba 47, Nagano Japan. So I really started twice. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by Fattwins: first time 16 at a hill mansfield in ontario. 400 vert baby. Broke my thumb too must be the third of fourth time now eh? Link to post Share on other sites
montoya 0 Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 First time ever riding the snow was on a high school ski trip in the Tahoe area/California. Stupid friggin' classmates got drunk and got us kicked off the mountain after only 3 runs... I did a few cyclocross races in the snow before that, but I don't think that counts. Gala (on skis!) was the first place in Japan for me. Link to post Share on other sites
Hokkaidough 4 Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 I spend a while in Whistler and got my first ski there. Now most of it in Hokkaidough. Link to post Share on other sites
quattro 1 Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 first time ever Ski Apache New Mexico back in 78 Europe Hintertux 86 Japan Sapporo kokusai 04 Link to post Share on other sites
Too Orangey For Crows 0 Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 My first time was at Chamonix or however you spell that. Great 10 days holiday, will never forget that. Link to post Share on other sites
keba 0 Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 Buller Australia 1996 Whistler Canada 1998 The Remarkables New Zealand 1999 Zermatt Switzerland 1999 Meribel France 1999 1st time in Japan.... Next Week!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
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