Snowboard/Skiing Thread!!

by **hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:11 am

how come in all the pictures of europe and NZ i never see any tree trails? theyre the best

by **tomcat360** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:17 am

Too high up or too steep.

by **Hang11** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 8:40 am

hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf wrote:how come in all the pictures of europe and NZ i never see any tree trails? theyre the best

The native trees in NZ don't grow at altitude - all our mountains are bald. I think they can't live above about 800m or so.

by **Real Pol** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:27 pm

tomcat360 wrote:Too high up or too steep.

Exactly.

They are there, just lower down and the trees get in the way of the view so I only post pictures taken where there aren't any trees.

by **hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:19 am

no snow in lower elevations?

by **Hang11** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:30 am

hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf wrote:no snow in lower elevations?

Not really. There's maybe one or two days a year with enough snow low enough for a tree run, and then it's a big walk out.

Doesn't bother me, no need to put in comfort turns, and can just blast full on straight down a face.

by **tomcat360** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:08 pm

Slopes open today!!! Skipping the rest of my classes!! Wooooooo!

by **kitesurfer** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:04 pm

Italy 2008!

Good resurection of thread tomcat. Only a couple of months now till i'll be back on the slopes!

KS

by **libby** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:42 pm

I want to go again. Now. *stomps feet*

by **Real Pol** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 6:28 pm

Who's off first?

24 January for me!!! Matterhorn here I come!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by **libby** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 6:51 pm

There is a very slight chance i might be going in the first couple of weeks of March but my laptop died and i've had to fork out for a new computer so probably no snowboarding for me this year :cry:

by **missy** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:29 pm

Hey Libby dont give up..... I just started snowboarding in sunderland!
On dry slopes of course but still excellent for practising technique

by **Hang11** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:38 am

Have fun you lucky northern hemisphere people

It's all melted here - just a few tiny patches left on Coronet Peak, could be worth a hike to build a small snowman, but not much else :cry:

by **Real Pol** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:22 pm

Hang11 wrote:Have fun you lucky northern hemisphere people

It's all melted here - just a few tiny patches left on Coronet Peak, could be worth a hike to build a small snowman, but not much else

Oh Hang11!!!!!

You are sooo getting it this winter!!!!!!!

You and yer mate RDG or whatever his name is!!

Non stop pictures of snow and snow will be posted here all winter!!

:twisted:

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahhahahaahhahahahaha!!

by **Hang11** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 11:53 pm

I just choked on a latte reading that!

Here you go, one last gasp from me, of winter 2008 in New Zealand, one of the best ever.

I really hope you have a good one, and I'll be thinking of you Real Pol while I'm scoring cold waves with big sharks all summer...

by **Hang11** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:17 am

fwiw I've been riding an arbor abacus this year - useless for fakie etc, ok on the groomers if you don't go backwards and ride it like a surfboard off your back foot, but awesome in powder, it's a rocket ship and just like surfing. Luckily I rode about 30 epic powder days this year, so got the use out of it

by **hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:20 am

today

and yesterday

by **kitesurfer** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:15 am

Real Pol wrote:
Hang11 wrote:Have fun you lucky northern hemisphere people

It's all melted here - just a few tiny patches left on Coronet Peak, could be worth a hike to build a small snowman, but not much else

Oh Hang11!!!!!

You are sooo getting it this winter!!!!!!!

You and yer mate RDG or whatever his name is!!

Non stop pictures of snow and snow will be posted here all winter!!

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahhahahaahhahahahaha!!

Agreed. And its not often i agree with a scotsman either!

KS

by **Real Pol** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 5:53 pm

Come on KS!! It's time we put our prejudices aside and stood up to the common enemy!

THE KIWIS!!!

by **tomcat360** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:44 pm

I'll have to take my camera tomorrow, I think I'm going out again.

I'm so coming to NZ when the snow hits this year

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