Snowboard/Skiing Thread!!

[Real Pol]

WoooooHOOOOOO!!!

So it's getting to that time of year again when we think about our snow holidays!!!

Considering I almost threw my first snowball of the winter last night due to the almost blizzard conditions we had and now that I've booked my flights for February I thought we should have a thread where we can all boast about our up-and-coming snow holidays!

I know some have mentioned them already elsewhere on the site, but please repeat continually!!

So, I've booked flights to Geneva for the second week in February. I'm gonna have a week in Chamonix followed by a week in Verbier!!

I've never been to Verbier and Chamonix is always a great laugh!

Where are YOU going

[Hang11]

WoooooHOOOOOO!!!

So it's getting to that time of year again when we think about our snow holidays!!!

Not for me

The season finished a month ago, I'm just ticking off the days until next June.

Hope it's a good one for you guys in the Northern Hemisphere. We had a shite one in the South Island of NZ, until the very end when it puked, and a few of the mountains that were still open got 1.5m of powdery goodness in a week.

[long_man]

WoooooHOOOOOO!!!

So it's getting to that time of year again when we think about our snow holidays!!!

Not for me

The season finished a month ago, I'm just ticking off the days until next June.

Hope it's a good one for you guys in the Northern Hemisphere. We had a shite one in the South Island of NZ, until the very end when it puked, and a few of the mountains that were still open got 1.5m of powdery goodness in a week.

excuse one's ignorance, but when does the Ski/snowboard season actually start over there

[Hang11]

First weekend in June at Mt Hutt, on the South Island. Lasts through till October time depending on the snow. Most of the other mountains near home kick off late June or early July, all depending on when the snow comes.

Up on the North Island it's a bit different, gets going in July, but lasts through till November, and sometimes they get the lifts open for Christmas Day, which is summer, so it's basically skiing snot in a t-shirt.

North Island sucks though, thousands of Aucklanders on it every weekend. The small South Island fields in Canterbury get 50 - 100 people on them on a good day, but it's all rope tows and hiking, and you have to drive up to the lifts, so you need a solid 4wd and some cojones to get up there. There is some great terrain when the snow is good.

[long_man]

anyway, back to the original question, "Where am i going snurfing "

well on January 12th, i will be off to Chamonix for Deux weeks.

for the last 2 years we've been to Meribel, and that was pretty damn awesome, but we want to keep mixing it up so we decided on Chamonix this year, maybe the states next year.......maybe

i've heard that Chamonix is really good for off pisting, Real Pol, is this true

if anyone who's been there before would like to give me any tips or guides, that would be ace

[hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf]

colorado boyyyyyy

[kitesurfer]

Did somebody mention the S word!
Off to chamonix fopr my birthday in January then off to an unkown location in march for a second snowboarding trip.



KS

[CheeZee]

.. my buddy has ditched his chalet renting biznizz in Tignes so no cheapy holiday in the snow for me this year .. gutted .. and just to make things worse my other usual seasonaire suspect buddy .. is bailing out to Canada for the season .. i hate you all and shall now begin stamping my foot until someone agrees to take me to the snow .. " i mean it ..i aint gonna eat my tea or nuffink, .. or brush my teeth .... i'll hurt next doors cat ...i mean it ... right thats it (laying face down on floor punching and kicking in a proper child spazz out moment)

[Real Pol]

i've heard that Chamonix is really good for off pisting, Real Pol, is this true

Chamonix will change your life!!

Off piste everywhere! I've not really got any tips cos it'd take all your life to get to know that place. I think it's impossible not to have fun in that place.

I'd probably be able to give you more tips on the town than the slopes!

[libby]

I'm going on my first ever snowboarding holiday in March Wooooot!!!! Dont know where or when yet but its going to be an adventure hurrrrrrrray

[RJD]

Friends are moving back to Canada next year, British Columbia, right next door to Whistler I think Cant wait!

[long_man]

Friends are moving back to Canada next year, British Columbia, right next door to Whistler I think Cant wait!

SON OF A B!TCH.....

unbelievably jealous......

[long_man]

Did somebody mention the S word!
Off to chamonix fopr my birthday in January then off to an unkown location in march for a second snowboarding trip.



KS

when are you hitting Chamonix in January

[kitesurfer]

Did somebody mention the S word!
Off to chamonix fopr my birthday in January then off to an unkown location in march for a second snowboarding trip.



KS

when are you hitting Chamonix in January

Aye in 76 days and counting!

KS

[tomcat360]

Gah, Chaminox, Whistler, New Zealand.....dang....I thought I was gettin lucky this year!

I'm bummin' a place of a person this year and going to Steamboat in Colorado for a week.

Getting ready for the season which is trying to start up around here. Apparently they got some snow in the mountains this weekend, I didn't find out till today, otherwise I would have gone out into the parks and hit some great 2" slush anything for fun!

Waxed both pairs of skis and my buddies snowboard just out of anticipation!

[Real Pol]

colorado boyyyyyy

I remember how much fun you had last year!

You must be stoked for Colorado, Bounty Hunter!

How long have you got there?

[Real Pol]

Gah, Chaminox, Whistler, New Zealand.....dang....I thought I was gettin lucky this year!

Do you not get really good snow in your back yard!?!

[tomcat360]

Gah, Chaminox, Whistler, New Zealand.....dang....I thought I was gettin lucky this year!

Do you not get really good snow in your back yard!?!

HA!!!!!

I live in Virginia, lots of people don't even know that we have snow here. Probably because we don't, haha. All I ride is man-made, but it's what we've got so I ride as much of it as I can!

[pacey]

yehaa boarding time is upon us! Off with the lads to Whistler for a week in february if all goes to plan! Went to tignes last year and les arc before that, both times late season (april) but had amazing conditions!

hoping i can time the trip with my move to aus for a bit of planning/goodbye party perfection! But might need all the money i have for that move! SHould i just get a loan? I should, shouldn't i? life is here and now!

[Real Pol]

I live in Virginia, lots of people don't even know that we have snow here. Probably because we don't, haha.

American Geography was never a strong point for me at school.

(I wrote some witty jive about where Virginia was near......then I thought it'd be better if I actually knew where it was......the fact that it's just south of New York ruined the whole thing!!)

(Okay, I just zoomed out on my google map and realised that "just south" is probably an understatement)

(How long will it take to get to Colorado then?)

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