veronica 2 Posted July 22, 2004 Share Posted July 22, 2004 Any of our Australian friends enjoying things down there? Hows it going? Tell us about the snow - we need cooling down here. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted July 22, 2004 Share Posted July 22, 2004 My brother just had a day at Perisher Blue. He said it was the first time in a while where it actually snowed. The locals were all going nutty with about 10 cm of fresh snow. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted July 22, 2004 Share Posted July 22, 2004 Thats what we used to be like in ontario there toque. Link to post Share on other sites
Lama 0 Posted July 22, 2004 Share Posted July 22, 2004 Yeah i jusst spent 3 days, 1 @ perisher - no snow that day, & 2 @ thredbo) where we had - by Oz standards a 30cm dump in total. which filled in quite a few lines and tree runs tht i've rarely ridden. all in all a pretty productive weekend. it was nearly worth the copious amounts of cash you have to shell out for a weekend @ the snow here in Oz. our season has been pretty good here so far.... Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted July 22, 2004 Share Posted July 22, 2004 Quote: Originally posted by Lama: we had - by Oz standards a 30cm dump in total. 30cm is 30cm isn't it? Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 I reckon it's been darn good start to the season. I've only managed to get in 6 days so far, but it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. The resorts seem to be getting the idea that they need to focus on terrain parks and pipes. Perisher had a decent rail park up and running fairly quickly. And they have just opened the Blue Cow park. Looking forward to heading back down and checking that out. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 the freak be back Link to post Share on other sites
Lama 0 Posted July 25, 2004 Share Posted July 25, 2004 Quote: Originally posted by Dear Britain: Quote: Originally posted by Lama: we had - by Oz standards a 30cm dump in total. 30cm is 30cm isn't it? Yeah meant to say that it was a dump by Oz standards - 30cm in total..... long day at work after a weekend of riding - all came out in jibberish Link to post Share on other sites
Plucky 0 Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 I've heard the surf has been gangbusters on the gold coast recently (I have some email contacts). That is pretty cool to be able to ski there also. Kinda reminds me of SoCal. Surf in the morning and then head to Big Bear or Mammoth for an afternoon or night of snow riding Cool as hell man. Any pictures you can share? Australia and skiing just don't jibe in my head. I know it exists, so I'd love to see some pics Link to post Share on other sites
snobee 0 Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Plucky - I think you'll find gold coast surf and southern alps skiing not do-able in a day by about 1,500+k's. However you could get to the snow from South N.S.W. coast or Victoria coast - but it'd be a helluva day. Mid winter too - so forget the boardies. But pretty good 1st month down under this season with regular falls and much more to come. I'd like to be there now. Link to post Share on other sites
Plucky 0 Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Quote: Originally posted by snobee: Plucky - I think you'll find gold coast surf and southern alps skiing not do-able in a day by about 1,500+k's. However you could get to the snow from South N.S.W. coast or Victoria coast - but it'd be a helluva day. Mid winter too - so forget the boardies. But pretty good 1st month down under this season with regular falls and much more to come. I'd like to be there now. I have no idea where the mts are in Oz. Sounds like a helluva drive. Are we talking the Blues? Seems most mts in oz are on the east coast. I could be totally wrong though. Either way, some killer surf, sleep, travel and then go ski Is that better? Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 They run all the way down the eastern coast of Oz but are closer to the coast in the northernmost regions. By the time you hit the snow regions you're many hours from the coast. The Blue Mountains (where I used to live) is a few hours drive west of Sydney, and gets a few dumps of snow per season but nothing that stays on the ground for very long. Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 I imagined it to be much closer to that. How long would an full coastal drive around Australia take? Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 A bloody long time! Link to post Share on other sites
Ski Beaver 0 Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 A lifetime. Link to post Share on other sites
giggsy 0 Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 Is the season coming to a close down there? Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 Not yet, we still have spring riding to enjoy! Bring on the slushy park days! Link to post Share on other sites
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