Falls Creek was good.

[Brash]

The locals say it's one of the worst seasons, but the skiing was pretty good
for the last few days.

[Damien McBain]

Post by Brash
The locals say it's one of the worst seasons, but the skiing was pretty good
for the last few days.

I hope it gets better before I get there in 2 weeks (all the way from
Perth)

[Brash]

Post by Damien McBain

Post by Brash
The locals say it's one of the worst seasons, but the skiing was pretty good
for the last few days.

I hope it gets better before I get there in 2 weeks (all the way from
Perth)

The man-made runs are good, although they've had some warm weather the last
day or so. Hotham was pretty ordinary.

[ant]

Post by Brash

Post by Damien McBain

Post by Brash
The locals say it's one of the worst seasons, but the skiing was pretty good
for the last few days.

I hope it gets better before I get there in 2 weeks (all the way from
Perth)

The man-made runs are good, although they've had some warm weather
the last day or so. Hotham was pretty ordinary.

I heard today that a lot of people this week deserted Perisher to go ski
Thredbo. Which is pretty funny. Means that basically, man-made snow is the
only decent base, and Thredbo has the supertrail. When Threadbare's better
that Penrith blue, you know it's a dire season.

[Sam Seiber]

Post by ant
I heard today that a lot of people this week deserted Perisher to go ski
Thredbo. Which is pretty funny. Means that basically, man-made snow is the
only decent base, and Thredbo has the supertrail. When Threadbare's better
that Penrith blue, you know it's a dire season.

Isn't it early in your season? When I skied Aus, that was back during
the last week of August, 1987. I just reviewed some of the pictures I
took then. Heaps of snow mate!

Sam "RSA & RSAM" Seiber

[Damien McBain]

Post by Sam Seiber

Post by ant
I heard today that a lot of people this week deserted Perisher to go ski
Thredbo. Which is pretty funny. Means that basically, man-made snow is the
only decent base, and Thredbo has the supertrail. When Threadbare's better
that Penrith blue, you know it's a dire season.

Isn't it early in your season? When I skied Aus, that was back during
the last week of August, 1987. I just reviewed some of the pictures I
took then. Heaps of snow mate!

That happens sometimes. This year is shaping up to be the worst on record.

[Andy]

Post by Damien McBain

Post by Sam Seiber

Post by ant
I heard today that a lot of people this week deserted Perisher to go ski
Thredbo. Which is pretty funny. Means that basically, man-made snow is the
only decent base, and Thredbo has the supertrail. When Threadbare's better
that Penrith blue, you know it's a dire season.

Isn't it early in your season? When I skied Aus, that was back during
the last week of August, 1987. I just reviewed some of the pictures I
took then. Heaps of snow mate!

That happens sometimes. This year is shaping up to be the worst on record.

And last year was not great either.

[ant]

Post by Damien McBain

Post by Sam Seiber

Post by ant
I heard today that a lot of people this week deserted Perisher to
go ski Thredbo. Which is pretty funny. Means that basically,
man-made snow is the only decent base, and Thredbo has the
supertrail. When Threadbare's better that Penrith blue, you know
it's a dire season.

Isn't it early in your season? When I skied Aus, that was back
during the last week of August, 1987. I just reviewed some of the
pictures I took then. Heaps of snow mate!

That happens sometimes. This year is shaping up to be the worst on record.

I wasn't taking much notice of the season, until one of those chirpy little
snow reporters announced last week that they'd just opened Fun Run and
schnaxl. Hello! If those two were no good, there is bugger-all snow up
there. With the cold weather they could make snow, but since most of the
snowmaking is on beginner areas, big whoop.

[Potblak]

Welcome back, Ant!
We could be lucky and get a dump or two, but I'm not waiting, I'm off to
Ohau!

Post by ant

Post by Brash

Post by Damien McBain

Post by Brash
The locals say it's one of the worst seasons, but the skiing was pretty good
for the last few days.

I hope it gets better before I get there in 2 weeks (all the way from
Perth)

The man-made runs are good, although they've had some warm weather
the last day or so. Hotham was pretty ordinary.

I heard today that a lot of people this week deserted Perisher to go ski
Thredbo. Which is pretty funny. Means that basically, man-made snow is the
only decent base, and Thredbo has the supertrail. When Threadbare's better
that Penrith blue, you know it's a dire season.
--
ant

[Damien McBain]

Post by Potblak
Welcome back, Ant!
We could be lucky and get a dump or two, but I'm not waiting, I'm off to
Ohau!

Lucky bugger! I'm heading over to Falls from Perth with the whole family in
tow and it's all booked and paid for of course. Maybe next year we should
head straight to NZ (or Japan)?

Anyhow, Whistler in January to look forward to :)

[ant]

Post by Damien McBain

Post by Potblak
Welcome back, Ant!
We could be lucky and get a dump or two, but I'm not waiting, I'm
off to Ohau!

Lucky bugger! I'm heading over to Falls from Perth with the whole
family in tow and it's all booked and paid for of course. Maybe next
year we should head straight to NZ (or Japan)?
Anyhow, Whistler in January to look forward to :)

I meet so many aussies, here and overseas, who just don't ski here any more.
Some ski this season in NZ, others just save it up for the northern season,
Japan, US, Canada or Europe.

[Potblak]

Post by ant

Post by Damien McBain

Post by Potblak
Welcome back, Ant!
We could be lucky and get a dump or two, but I'm not waiting, I'm
off to Ohau!

Lucky bugger! I'm heading over to Falls from Perth with the whole
family in tow and it's all booked and paid for of course. Maybe next
year we should head straight to NZ (or Japan)?
Anyhow, Whistler in January to look forward to :)

I meet so many aussies, here and overseas, who just don't ski here any
more. Some ski this season in NZ, others just save it up for the northern
season, Japan, US, Canada or Europe.

I'm flying over with a mate on Virgin, Renting a car, staying in a good
lodge, skiing 6 days, and it'll still only cost about $1600 for the whole
trip!
But you need to be careful in assuming the snow's alweays better in NZ,
because it isn't.
Some years there's sweet FA and Aus has a massive season, then ,as happened
in '04, we went to Mt Olympus and got too much snow. True! We couldn't ski
almost the whole week due to avalanche risk, then had to get heli'd out a
day late.

[ant]

Post by Potblak

Post by ant

Post by Damien McBain

Post by Potblak
Welcome back, Ant!
We could be lucky and get a dump or two, but I'm not waiting, I'm
off to Ohau!

Lucky bugger! I'm heading over to Falls from Perth with the whole
family in tow and it's all booked and paid for of course. Maybe next
year we should head straight to NZ (or Japan)?
Anyhow, Whistler in January to look forward to :)

I meet so many aussies, here and overseas, who just don't ski here
any more. Some ski this season in NZ, others just save it up for the
northern season, Japan, US, Canada or Europe.

I'm flying over with a mate on Virgin, Renting a car, staying in a
good lodge, skiing 6 days, and it'll still only cost about $1600 for
the whole trip!
But you need to be careful in assuming the snow's alweays better in
NZ, because it isn't.
Some years there's sweet FA and Aus has a massive season, then ,as
happened in '04, we went to Mt Olympus and got too much snow. True!
We couldn't ski almost the whole week due to avalanche risk, then had
to get heli'd out a day late.

A trip over there is good value, and getting better. Nicer scene, too. But
it's the real deal, big mountains, strange weather. A lot more risk
involved, to your prospects of skiing, and your life even.
Australian skiing is primarily a risk to your wallet.

[Potblak]

Are you working for Australian Tourism this year, Ant?
I agree the weather is potentially more risky. It's further south, ergo......
But,
How can skiing in a commercial field in NZ be possibly more dangerous to my person than doing the same in Aus?
Anyway,
Do you wanna die in bed?

Post by ant

Post by Potblak

Post by ant

Post by Damien McBain

Post by Potblak
Welcome back, Ant!
We could be lucky and get a dump or two, but I'm not waiting, I'm
off to Ohau!

Lucky bugger! I'm heading over to Falls from Perth with the whole
family in tow and it's all booked and paid for of course. Maybe next
year we should head straight to NZ (or Japan)?
Anyhow, Whistler in January to look forward to :)

I meet so many aussies, here and overseas, who just don't ski here
any more. Some ski this season in NZ, others just save it up for the
northern season, Japan, US, Canada or Europe.

I'm flying over with a mate on Virgin, Renting a car, staying in a
good lodge, skiing 6 days, and it'll still only cost about $1600 for
the whole trip!
But you need to be careful in assuming the snow's alweays better in
NZ, because it isn't.
Some years there's sweet FA and Aus has a massive season, then ,as
happened in '04, we went to Mt Olympus and got too much snow. True!
We couldn't ski almost the whole week due to avalanche risk, then had
to get heli'd out a day late.

A trip over there is good value, and getting better. Nicer scene, too. But
it's the real deal, big mountains, strange weather. A lot more risk
involved, to your prospects of skiing, and your life even.
Australian skiing is primarily a risk to your wallet.
--
ant

[Damien McBain]

Post by Brash

Post by Damien McBain

Post by Brash
The locals say it's one of the worst seasons, but the skiing was pretty good
for the last few days.

I hope it gets better before I get there in 2 weeks (all the way from
Perth)

The man-made runs are good, although they've had some warm weather the last
day or so. Hotham was pretty ordinary.

It's cooling down over the next few days. We'll see, bugger all we can do
about it :/