Snowboard/Skiing Thread!!

by **Hang11** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 7:45 pm

tomcat360 wrote:Nice! They had a premier in my town that I got a vip ticket to but things went off and I couldn't make it.

I had tickets for the premier in Wanaka but was out drinking all afternoon and never managed to leave the pub in time to get the bus over there.

It's a good movie - some great footage of NZ at the beginning - watched it with the wife last night, and she has decided that whatever happens, we're doing a few heli days next year

. Jackson Hole looks awesome too - definitely somewhere else on the list of places to visit one day.

by **hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 3:50 am

by **jenny** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:46 pm

I'm stuck in Scotland this year.

I'm going to Aviemore for a few days but apart from that it'll be Glencoe.

by **Hang11** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:52 am

Has anybody used a Bataleon board? I picked up a 2007 Evil Twin in the sales for NZ$300 - bargain. It's got a curved base at the nose and tail, supposed to make it easier to land jumps etc. Only 6 months to go until I can try it out :cry:

It's the first freestyle board I've ever had.

by **Real Pol** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 10:47 am

I was looking at one last year, but decided against it as I couldn't find any reviews and you never get the opportunity to test boards when you're going for the bargain. I'd be interested to hear how you get on when you have a go............wait 6 months!?! You're getting old Hang11, will you still be around in 6 months time!?!?! :shock:

27 days to go!

by **Hang11** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:03 am

Real Pol wrote: You're getting old Hang11, will you still be around in 6 months time!?!?!

Sh1t yeah

And there will be lots of photos to prove it :wink:

It looks like an interesting idea, but I'm not really into the whole freestyle thing, but for the price it was worth a go, and I've got some spare bindings to put on it.

Anyway, hope you have a good trip, sounds like the snow is awesome on the other side of the world.

by **kitesurfer** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 3:51 pm

20 days to go! :party:

KS

by **Real Pol** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:39 am

19 Days to go!! :woot:

by **Hang11** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:26 pm

197 days to go

by **gixer** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:46 pm

well i have a snowboard,and a mate with a kite....not sure how to do either.........gonna be funny to try though :lol:

by **tomcat360** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:22 am

I'm currently on a little getaway trip in Killington, VT. First day sucked at Killington, so today we drove to Stowe and it was fantastic. Tomorrow we are supposed to get between 4 and 12" of snow so should be exciting!

by **RJD** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:18 am

32 degree day and 3m swell due for the weekend....

by **Hang11** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:23 am

^^^with onshore winds and close outs

2.5m and offshores for me at the weekend too, although it will be a lot colder.

by **kitesurfer** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:51 pm

RJD wrote:32 degree day and 3m swell due for the weekend....

Now come on play fair, no combatting our gloating by pretending your getting swell for the weekend! :wink:

18 dtg!

KS

by **Real Pol** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:47 am

Yeah RJD!!! Keep your surfing rubbish to the surfing parts of the site!

17 days to go!!

by **Real Pol** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:40 pm

Did this happen on your lift Hawaii?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7816336.stm

No doubt you were too busy eyeing up snow bunnies to notice!!
:lol:

by **hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:13 am

more snow wooo!

by **missy** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:54 am

WOOO HOOOO.....just booked for Les Gets for my first snowboard trip on snow!
Going next week....sooooo excited

Any tips?

by **Real Pol** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 2:13 pm

Hang on!!! You can't go before my trip and Kitesurfers trip! You're spoiling our count down by going before us!!

Tips? If you've never done it before then get lessons for a decent length of time. I always tell new people that you need to put the effort in and remember what your instructor tells you. That's more relevant to other people but as you surf you'll be aware that nothing comes without putting a little effort in. If you keep falling on your arse and don't know why just go back through your head all the things your instructor said and relax in those positions. At the end of the week you should be a confident boarder!

I think I gave some other tips on a previous page of this thread.
Enjoy!

(14 days to go)

by **missy** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 2:57 pm

Sorry to jump on the band wagon!

I have only been on dry slopes and i her it's totally different on snow.

Got a board and gear for christmas and the hol is a suprise for my birthday.....thats why so excited!

Soz....but 9 days to go and snow reports looking good. :wink:

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