Who ever said Australia never got any snow!

timomo said...

Sadly nz isnt much better.

Yeah I'm going in 5 weeks.. hope it improves. Is this what conditions are normally like in June for Oz and NZ or is it shaping as a bad season?

I've been lurking on the skiing forums,and a snowless June means nothing.
Don't worry yet...

Mobydisc said...

Apparently last year was good.

It was! went last year guys were saying was the best snow in 10 years

OR... go to this web site and express your interest
http://www.snowpark.com.au

Looks like a flock of pelicans flew over and did their business.

Indeed, with 'seem' being the operative word.

Been to Nz the last two years and wasn t that good but still better than australia. Going again in august so should have a good base by then, but still a chance to find rocks and cane my board! never in japan.
I go to Japan every year as I used to live there, Hokkaido is where the best powder is and the resort town Niseko is called Little Australia in Japan. Its very sad because people thin they are having a japanese holiday.

evlPanda said...

timomo said...

Been to Nz the last two years and wasn t that good but still better than australia. Going again in august so should have a good base by then, but still a chance to find rocks and cane my board! never in japan.
I go to Japan every year as I used to live there, Hokkaido is where the best powder is and the resort town Niseko is called Little Australia in Japan. Its very sad because people thin they are having a japanese holiday.

If they were having a Japanese holiday wouldn't they be at work?

well it may only be a cigarette and a quick look around.

But seriously having lived the life style they have plenty of public holidays and long weekends so theres time to use but not for long periods. They make the most of their free time and travel in japan is fast, easy and cheap, opposite to australia, so you can get alot done in a short time. I have tried to incorporate that into my life where before i may have had more time but did very little with it. 4 days boarding was enough at 350 bucks everything included (flights, lift pass, acomodation, breakfast dinner) makes NZ and Aus a complete joke. Plus the areas are HUGE.

yeh, didnt mean it to sound to exclusive, I just found it weird living there then turning up to niesko and have a bunch of aussies yelling at me on the slopes and at other times telling me how cool it is we (aussies) are bringing the world to japan when the last thing I want to see is every country like a mcdonalds franchise. And thats bogus anyway they are so far ahead in almost every way we may get there in 50 years.

For Boarding you can t go past it. You'll love it.
South island NZ is cool too but the snow, hospitality and size of the areas doesnt compare.