Merimbula is close to the snow and has good wind and waves.....

Australia's 9th State/Territory - NZ

I'm an ski instructor and I've been skiing for 28 years
I started snow boarding from the early years of the sport.

I took a month off last X-Myth to go back home and skiing/snowboarding for a month, after 10 days I realized that kite surfing is better

I jump higher
I jump safer
I don't stand in the queue
I don't pay for anything else but my equipment
I live my life every day and I kite surf every day

All I miss is that quiet time of snowing in the middle of the night.

Interested to know where in Australia you can have both but I think as mentioned before NZ is the place

From Melbourne you can be at Mt Buller in 3 hours, or Mt Hotham and Falls Creek in 5 hours.

If you want to ride XC skis you can get to Lake Mountain in 1.5. Zooming around on skate skis is a lot of fun if you're into that sort of thing.

Mt Baw Baw has lifts but the runs are pretty small. There's plenty of trails but the quality is not so good.

Mt Stirling has excellent XC and is right next to Mt Buller.

You need to live on the right side of town to get to the mountains quickly. Crossing town or going around the ring rd can add an hour each way.

I gave up skiing a dozen years ago. I hate the queues and all the crowding and attitudes at downhill resorts. The surf in winter is excellent and I can be down the coast in just on an hour.

I had a saying for all my holidays.
"No surf, no snow, no go"
Kiting has scratched that itch to the point where I can't stand paying punter prices in oz for marginal snow conditions, crowds, and dwindling good areas for out of bounds skiing.

BTW Have you seen the quicksilver-red bull movie 'That's it, that's all'? Even if your not into snow boarding; it has to be one of the/ if not the best sport action movie ever made. Took nearly 3 years to film and the biggest budget snow movie ever. Check it out if you haven't seen it.

pearl said...
BTW Have you seen the quicksilver-red bull movie 'That's it, that's all'? Even if your not into snow boarding; it has to be one of the/ if not the best sport action movie ever made. Took nearly 3 years to film and the biggest budget snow movie ever. Check it out if you haven't seen it.

Mate you are soooo right..."That's it That's all" is the sickest video I have ever seen. Everything from the music right through the camera angles is awesome....then the riding is off the hook...double corked 1080's!!

cRAZY Canuk said...

sebbu said...

I'm moving to the US Either portland or san fran, both have skiing within a 3 hrs drive, and both are good for kiting.

My vote would be for Portland - bit more layed back and you don't have to deal with Californian girls. Though the Gorge can get pretty chockers, oh yah no sales tax in Oregon

Totally agree. I may not have a choice though as it will likely be done through work, and San Fran is a much bigger office. Either way, it is 12 months away so many many things may change.

I was in Whitewater BC in Feb this year, it was a really bad season, and funnily enough, all I wanted to do was come home and kite. I've never been so conflicted! My sister lives in Nelson so I can stay as long as I want for free, but this year I just have no urge to go. I just want to kite. So weird!

Whistler is an awesome suggestion, but family will always keep me in Oz. And Melbourne beaches just don't appeal. Maybe the south coast is the way to go. Merimbula is a pretty cool place!

Next thing is the job, but thats a whole nother problem....

In terms of cool movies - anyone seen The Fine Line? really sweet footage

yer i wish perth cud get a frikin cable id b there almost every day

buckwheat said...

I was in Whitewater BC in Feb this year, it was a really bad season, and funnily enough, all I wanted to do was come home and kite. I've never been so conflicted! My sister lives in Nelson so I can stay as long as I want for free, but this year I just have no urge to go. I just want to kite. So weird!

Whistler is an awesome suggestion, but family will always keep me in Oz. And Melbourne beaches just don't appeal. Maybe the south coast is the way to go. Merimbula is a pretty cool place!

Next thing is the job, but thats a whole nother problem....

In terms of cool movies - anyone seen The Fine Line? really sweet footage

kite in australia, ski in japan. 8 hour flight from cairns $500 return. no lines great snow, cheaper lift tickets.