alferg 0 Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 season officially ends 4th of october. has been known to go longer by a week or 2, but not very often. i will probably get 2-3 more weekends in with a bit of luck Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 So we're into the "spring ski" conditions now are we? What do you call that over there?? "Autumn conditions?" Link to post Share on other sites
alferg 0 Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 hehehe wtf? you are taking the pish arent you Link to post Share on other sites
yamayamayama 2 Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 (so, whats the answer???) Link to post Share on other sites
alferg 0 Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 it was very spring-like on the weekend @ thredbo. "ski between the flags" is the phrase we use - it was so warm, it was like a day at the beach. the snow was softened nicely by the sun, & we scored plenty of "ice-cream" freshies in the golf course bowl. pretty unusual for late august though - it felt more like late september. still, i had plenty of fun in the sun with good mates, & i practiced my spins & fakie riding. it was a reminder that it doesnt have to be a powder day to have fun on a snowboard. pics to follow. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 How warm was it getting in degrees then lpl? Interesting to hear about it down there. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by low pressure lover: reminder that it doesnt have to be a powder day to have fun on a snowboard. pics to follow. I love spring snow Such a relaxed feel to everything Link to post Share on other sites
alferg 0 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 2pints, it was 15 in the village, maybe around 10 at the top. cold change has just hit - rained heaps overnight, but is snowing now apparnently. im considering a sickie - could be last chance for freshies for this season! very true Toque. Link to post Share on other sites
boardbaka 3 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 where are the pics boss? Link to post Share on other sites
alferg 0 Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 sorry i still havent had a chance to prepare them... soon! meanwhile, take a look at "richards report" - some great photos. looks like yesterday & today wouldve been great fun, but it wasnt a big enough dump to justify "chuckin a sickie" - 40cm+ & i wouldve been there in a shot! http://www.ciau.com.au/snow/rrr.asp Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 lpl how much is one day ticket this season? Link to post Share on other sites
alferg 0 Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 $87 at thredbo. i buy a thredbo club card every year - $40 gets you $12 off & every 8 days you get a free day. some pics from last weekend >> hordes of snowbunnies were in thredbo for a bucks party, apparently... one for the ladies i guess...but does he know how gay he looks? One of Thredbo slogans is something about "top to bottom" - but its often more like "hopt to bottom"!! this run was closed, has no snowmaking, & cops full sunlight all day, so its not that uncommon for it to be like this.. This poor girl fell off the lift & fell victim to the cold overnight temperatures... ice-cream freshies Link to post Share on other sites
alferg 0 Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 nice cold system approaching, looking good for up to 45cm between saturday & tuesday! im going up with a crew on the peak days - sunday & monday (going to work on saturday so i can catch the best of it!) so i might actually catch a decent powder day, finally! will try & take a few photos, although high winds are expected so it may be "planet hoth" conditions... but i kinda enjoy a good blizzard Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 good luck finding some good lines. hit me with an email after the weekend. Link to post Share on other sites
griller 9 Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 Nice pics. Quote: but does he know how gay he looks? He IS gay. Link to post Share on other sites
yamayamayama 2 Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 That girl really does have short legs. Link to post Share on other sites
alferg 0 Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Due to yet another forecast of big rain followed by a bit of snow, I decided to ride Sunday-Monday, & work on Saturday to make up for it. Luckily my good pal has a flexible work pattern too, so at 8pm, while most of Sydney were on their 3rd vodka, we hit the M5 for the long haul to the high country... Saturday night: Arrive at lodge approx 1am... it's warm & raining... we say a little prayer to Huey & hit the sack. Sunday: Still quite warm, & no snow. This was expected, but still dissapointing. A quick drive up the hill to a suspiciously quiet Thredbo carpark... as Lloyd buys his ticket (& I score my free day, thanks to my Thredbo Club points - sweet) it starts snowing - Hooray! Alas, it was just a tease - it stops after 1 minute As we ride up Kosciosko express, it's obvious that the lower mountain is totally stuffed - huge areas of absolutely zero snow! The rain has stripped our fine ski area to the bone! Trying to look on the bright side, we do a couple of laps on the Supertrail, ollying grass/mud/rocks/gravel along the way, & seeking bumps to spin off. Around 11am it starts snowing a bit harder, switching between graupel & fat flakes as the wind comes & goes. Within an hour, we can see the primary surface being filled in by clean, white powder From about 1pm to 4.30pm, we are riding shallow freshies, so we hit the Bluff & Black Sallys for some big powder turns - Huey has come through with the goods! There were no lift lines all day, so we are seriously exhausted - back to the lodge, spa, sauna, beer, dinner & we crash out in the lounge... then crawl into bed by 8pm - Zzzzzz. Monday: 15cm overnight! thats the claim... bit of a stretch really - more like 10cm, but who's complaining?! Feeling well rested after our sizeable snooze, we race up the hill & find ourselves close to pole position - no. 15 in the freshies queue, & I didnt even have to do the Sgt. Major routine! Must remember to send the troops to bed early before future powder days... 10 laps of the Kosi chair later, & it's finally tracked out - I've never had so much mileage from 1 lift at Thredbo! There are no lift lines at all. Riding the lower areas (with no base) is something between heaven & hell - if you turn gently & stay quite flat, you're on powder, but if you need to lay down a hard turn, it's straight through to whatever lies below... We venture to skiiers left of cannonball, for 2 laps of some sweet untracked pow in the trees. Our quads are turning to jelly, & its only 11am! An early lunch & we're back into it - some wicked windblown pow in the trees off the Antons T-bar, then we explore the remains of the boarder-cross track at Sponars. It's quite freaky up there - total white-out, & the berms have become ice-bergs, looming ominously from the fog, & revealing pockets of windblown powder - nice! Back to the Bluff for some fresh sloppy-seconds, & we're spent by 3pm. After dropping through the thin cover & hitting grass/rocks/logs/gravel, my poor punished plank looks like it's been ravaged by a rabid wombat, but nothing some lovingly applied p-tex wont fix White good, green BAD... Sunday 9am, Monday 8.30am, Monday 8.45am Village trail 11am Sunday Freshies on the Bluff, Monday morning More nice freshies at the time of writing, there is another small dump coming tonight/tomorrow - theres life in the old girl yet! just remember to take your old board... Link to post Share on other sites
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