BagOfCrisps 24 Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 Now that is a bit tooo far. Fancy the birds in Japan more anyway Link to post Share on other sites
neversummer 0 Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 db, not joking about the size of the alps. 'the Alps' in Europe have huge mountains but are countained in a relatively small area. NZ too, but they are slightly bigger in area Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 You 'aven't met zwelgen yet... (she smells pleasantly of lemons or something) Link to post Share on other sites
nagpants 1 Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 Getting colder now is it? Link to post Share on other sites
rachael 0 Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 I'd love to get down there in summer and ski in August! Sounds great. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 Not too much colder actually. Although the Snowy Mtns saw an usual dump about a week ago. Only about 6cm settled, but still not a bad effort for very very early Autumn (like the second day or something.) Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 i love the australian originality. mountains get lots of snow so they are called the snowy mountains. There is a bridge over the harbour in sydney, so guess what it is called. A house for opera is built, what is it called. A state is in the west of australia.... the list of unimaginative nomenclature goes on. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 But yet they call a toilet a 'dunny'... Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 True. But not as strange as calling a toilet John. Link to post Share on other sites
tetleyman 0 Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 Getting back to the subject of the topic (!), but when does the season start down there? Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 Start of June. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 ii, ne. I hope you're going to keep us posted to cool us down when it gets started. Link to post Share on other sites
HoTRoD 2 Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 We'll all be sitting here jealous. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 Just like I have been for the last couple of months!! Link to post Share on other sites
snobee 0 Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 OZ or NZ??? Depends on what you want. As stated NZ is steeper, deeper & a longer season with a low NZ$ to boot. However if you're after a full snow holiday experience, with great resorts, full on facilities and generally pretty good conditions then OZ wins hands down. I stand to be corrected, but I think there is NO on snow(slope) accomodation in all NZ let alone a snow village. Infrastucture is minimal(ist) but then some like it that way. Personally I wouldn't want to go for a "beach" holiday and have to stay inland and travel for yonks every morning to swim, surf etc. But horses for courses eh? Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan 0 Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 What about Mt Buller (sp?) thats in Australia isn't it? Any good? It's easier to get a Visa for Aus (you can get one on-line now!) which'll be great if I go straight from Japan...... Link to post Share on other sites
snobee 0 Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 If it's a good season Buller is BIG G Great. Lots & Lots of terrain, lots of life, lots of fun. In a lean season though can be disappointing - as anywhere (witness whistler this year) But they do have pretty extensive snow making. Also not far from Melbourne which is one cool city. Link to post Share on other sites
alferg 0 Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 sorry but i think Aussie is getting a bit of a bad rap here - Thredbo & Perisher (2 resorts in NSW) have some seriously kick-ass areas, & a tree run through gum-trees is totally sublime! & some of my most memorable powder days are right here in Aus... we dont get many powder days, but they are damn good when they happen but having said that, if i lived in Japan I dont think I'd bother coming to Aus to board - I'd be saving my holidays up for all that lovely jap powder Link to post Share on other sites
woywoy 0 Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 Ive also had some fun powder days at Thredbo and Perisher in the snowy "mountains" but I would never contemplate coming to Australia from OS to snowboard. It is great that we have hills and a bit of snow on them for a few months of our "winter" but they are nowhere near what one would describe as "real" mountains. My uncle lives in Jindabyne (the town closest to Thredbo and Perisher) and has not missed a season for 25 years and he loves it down there and it is true that there is something about the few days you get each season where you have a foot of fresh amongst the gum trees. However, he has not sampled Japanese powder and has never trekked across to NZ to real mountains. He has however spent a little bit of time in Canada and at Island Lake Lodge, the reputed world's best catski operation. The video he showed me of that was complete bullshit! Powder deeper than I have ever seen. People say that "today is deep... you might need your snorkel!" but that was the first time I was actually convinced that the snorkel call was not a joke. Bow waves of snow just going over their heads. Unbelievable! But the point is that someone who has experienced real mountains and real snow OS makes his home in the snowy mountains in Australia. While I wouldn't trek over here just to ride in August, the northern hemisphere summer, if you do happen to be in Australia when there is some snow on the ground then you CAN have a good time and you MAY even get some GOOD snow! Link to post Share on other sites
zwelgen 0 Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by snobee: but I think there is NO on snow(slope) accomodation in all NZ let alone a snow village. Youre nearly right, probably 98% of the accom is off the mtn but there are some lodges etc on the snow. They are usually pretty basic and you usually have to be in either a club or know someone who is. But there is no nightlife outside of the lodges so if you stay there you usually bring a big posse and plenty of booze. I think thats why most people stay in town really. Just more happening. Mind you I really like being able to stay walking distance from the slopes in Japan but its just not really the scene in NZ. Also lots of NZs lifts are t-bars or platters so you cant rest your legs so much as Japan - better for the figure but leaves you a bit more tired. Link to post Share on other sites
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