Snowboard/Skiing Thread!!

by **missy** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:03 pm

Hey Real Pol.......found your tips.....nice one.
Have you been to Les Gets before?

by **Real Pol** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:03 pm

I've not been to Les Gets, but the second week of my holiday is in Morzine which is part of the Portes du Soleil area which Les Gets is too, I'll be getting an area wide lift pass so any tips you can give me when you get back would be great!

by **missy** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:30 pm

Sure......

Hoping to have an explore myself so i will tell you what i find when i return.

by **spock540** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:46 pm

Just got back from a weeks boarding in Saalbach, Austria. What a place!! 75km or so of piste so it's never busy and more importantly no moguls!

Cut my week on the mountain a bit too soon as I hurt my shoulder in the snowpark...again! :bigoops:

I recommend anyone thinking for winter hols this year to check it out. The apre ski is nuts too. :beer:

Good times!! :thumbs:

by **hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:23 am

snowoarding sure is a lot easier than surfing. anyone disagree?

by **RJD** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:13 am

No, snowboarding is dead easy in comparison.

Lifts, mountains all the same every time, easy as.

by **tomcat360** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:45 am

Agreed, much much easier than surfing.

I just got back from Vermont the other day. Had like 14" the last day I was there. Good times.

Today I had my first GS race. Think I got sixth on B-team. First time ever running gates was a competition run, hahaha.

by **Hang11** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:25 am

You lucky lucky b4stards

It's in the high 30's in Queenstown right now, fooking hot, and I so wish I could get up a mountain and get cold. There's one patch of snow visible up the top of Cecil peak, about 2000 metres up, and I'm seriously thinking about walking up there just to sit on a cold patch of ground.

Not sure how I'll last till the weekend and a trip to the beach for some waves.

by **Real Pol** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:11 pm

spock540 wrote:Just got back from a weeks boarding in Saalbach, Austria. What a place!! 75km or so of piste so it's never busy and more importantly no moguls!

Get some pictures up spock! Make those Kiwi's jealous!!!

by **missy** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:31 pm

Surfing definatly harder than snowboarding!

I have had loads of injuries snowboarding though (on dry slopes).

Cant wait to get on the snow!

6 days to go :woot:

.....soz guys!

by **soops** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:43 am

I'm off to Austria on Saturday for a week snowboarding. w00p w00p!

by **spock540** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:21 pm

All my pics are of scenery as I spend most my time flat lining everywhere and ending up on my arse

This is my misses, you would think as she works there she would know her way around the pistes? Oh no....were lost and she's reading a piste map! :lol:

Jealous Kiwi's??

by **Hang11** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:38 am

spock540 wrote:Jealous Kiwi's??

Not yet, keep them coming :lol:

by **Real Pol** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:07 am

Why can't I see the picture?
Help!
I can see all the other ones on this thread.

by **spock540** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:20 pm

Can everyone else see the pics or is it Real Pol's computer being a spaz?? :lol:

by **Real Pol** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:57 pm

I can see them now. It could have been my work laptop being crap.....not sure.

Anyhoo, nice pics, what was the night life like there? Is it quite a small resort?

by **spock540** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:22 am

Yeah it's a small resort but it links with another small resort called....erm... Hinterglem, I think that's how it's spelt

Anyway, the apres ski is amazing, everyone dancing on the tables getting wasted because they have had a good day on the slopes. Night life is good too, alot of bars and 'clubs' playing cheesy Austrian dance pop, good times :woot:

I got so drunk on my first night my misses had to carry me home... good girl :thumbs:

by **Real Pol** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:07 am

Kitesurfer!!!

Stupid question I know but...Have you seen the snow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We're due over 3 foot in the next 7 days at Morzine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:party:

by **kitesurfer** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:34 am

Real Pol wrote:Kitesurfer!!!

Stupid question I know but...Have you seen the snow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We're due over 3 foot in the next 7 days at Morzine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh yes i have to change my pants on a regular basis each time i check the webcams/forecasts. Its my birthday on the 30th and ive ordered an extra load just for then!!!

oh and your right it was a very stupid question! :wink: