Skiing in Australia

[Ski Beaver]

Well, my season started last weekend and it was pretty ordinary. I was last on skis in Canada late January so it was good to get a few turns happening again.

We have had 44 cm in the last 48 hours, and another 70cm or more predicted to arrive by the end of Sunday, so this weekend is shaping up very well.

If you want to see some pics check out;



Perisher Blue

Thredbo

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic25032.jpg

[Superstar Punani]

Listen to my 9-millimeter go "BANG!"

[Ski Beaver]

Weather in Australian ski resorts for this weekend and into next week!

I will be there Saturday and Sunday, should be great (in the trees out of the wind).

Friday 18: strong WNW winds (gale force at times), snowfalls becoming heavier throughout the day with blizzard conditions likely (15-40cm)

Saturday 19: strong WNW winds turning WSW (gale force at times), blizzard conditions with widespread heavy snowfalls to around 800m (20-40cm)

Sunday 20: moderate to strong W winds, light snowshowers (2-7cm)

Monday 21: moderate to strong WNW winds, light snowshowers above 1500m (1-5cm)

Tuesday 22: strong to gale force NW winds, light scattered showers with snow falling above 1650m (1-5cm)

Wednesday 23: moderate SW winds, cloud increasing with possible snowshowers developing during the day

[Toque]

Sounds good. Is this the best it gets in Australia. It's not like NZ is it?

You should come up to Japan next winter. Lots of Australians come up. They take over the resorts just like every other place in the world.

[Ski Beaver]

Toque, I am going to be in Niseko from Jan 20 to Feb 21 2005.

I have heard great things.

Not too sure bout NZ, never been there, but there are some good packages available from Sydney. I am planning a heli skiing trip with some mates at the Tasman Glacier in August 2005.

My Dad did it when he was my age.


It can get very good in Oz, we had a Sunday last year with very little wind but overcast with ok visability and there was easily 70cm of powder all over Mt Perisher. That day was epic.

Nothing like my days in Kicking Horse, Fernie and WB in January 2004.

[Toque]

Cool. I was in Niseko for 3 weeks over last Christmas. Really great time. I'm thinking of going again if I can get the money together.

Terrain is lacking though. Not like BC for sure. And I will repeat that. Not like BC. I was a bit disapointed that way. But the powder is amazing and it's plentiful. I skied many of my days on untracked snow.

Where are you staying? If no ideas yet. I would look up NPC. Niseko Powder Conections. Dirty youth hostel but cheap with a few bars just beside.

[Ski Beaver]

Not sure where staying it is a hostel though and it dsoesn't have an 11pm curfew like one of the hostels I almost booked.

Been dealing with deep powder tours.

I have seen you on skijapan.com.

[Toque]

Yah I post there as well.

NPC doesn't have a curfew. But most of the time if it starts snowing everybody is in bed by midnight.

Good bars. I had some very good nights. Swinging from the rafters and hitting on the ladies in Jam Bar and listining to metel in Fatties.

1 night it was 1000 yen (10 cdn) for all you could drink. Snow was shit so we drank the place dry. They ran out of beer a few hours in so were filling up beer glasses with Sake and Shochu. Not a good thing.

[Baconzoo]

Good Ol' Mince Pies This one's got Cheese"
http://www.baconzoo.com/NZ/mince.jpg

[Steven S. Dallas]

I prefer the potato top pie.

[Superstar Punani]

Are there like, kangaroos on the ski runs?

[Ski Beaver]

Originally posted by Punani
Are there like, kangaroos on the ski runs?

Yes. And wombats and emus.

[Ski Beaver]

Thredbo last weekend;

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic25196.jpg

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic25197.jpg

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic25198.jpg

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic25199.jpg

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic25200.jpg

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic25201.jpg

[Toque]

Nice. I want to go skiing so bad. Winter is not soon enough.

[Superstar Punani]

Originally posted by Ski Beaver
Thredbo last weekend;

G'Day cobbah!!! Strewth Miiiite, That's a lot o bloody powdah! You Beauty!!!! I'm cracking a fat just havin a look at these photos!

Do you know me mates Steve Irwin, Hoges and Crowey? Top blokes, them lot.

[Ski Beaver]

yep, Know all of them.

[Superstar Punani]

How about a game of knifey-spooney, spit the winkle or soggy sao?

[Ski Beaver]

[splat]

Punani - Shite-Talker Internationale'

[Baconzoo]

Knowing that there is pow on the ground somewhere on this Earth right now, and it needs me to take the air out of it...
That hurts....
Really bad, because I've used up all my Vacation time.

[Ski Beaver]

For those who care,

Another foot of snow predicted to fall by middle of tomorrow.

I am leaving tonight for another weekend of skiing the fresh stuff.

Here are some pics from last weekend

Pic of the drop we were hitting last weekend

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic25338.jpg

One of the windrifts that had formed, was another couple of feet above this too.

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic25339.jpg

Scenic, Mt Blue Cow

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic25340.jpg

Scenic, to the right of Mt Perisher;

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic25341.jpg

[splat]

I remember an old issue of Powder having pics of skiing in trees like that in an Australia article, maybe it was there. Lucky you.

[satori]

Id like to get to OZ sometime - not that far from Japan eh? But, certainly not nearly as nice as Niseko

[Superstar Punani]

Originally posted by Ski Beaver
Scenic, to the right of Mt Perisher;

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic25341.jpg

Bloody hell! I can't see any kangaroos! The poor buggers must have frozen to death. Poor bastards.

[Ski Beaver]

ZThey're yhere mainly flattended on hte road,

Scuse the tyoing been on a longl ubch.