Snow Snow Snow!!! :d

[CSP]

Hey everyone... Not in town at the moment so will be a quiet week from me on the forum...

Day 1 - Snow, snow snow!!!! Never seen so much power in Australia... Awesome conditions...

Here's me and my sis...

[Reaper]

I think you should get some blue tinted goggles to suit the bonnet on your head

Reaper

[daron]

which one is you
hehehe
ive never been to the snow but want too

[Cobez]

I think you should get some blue tinted goggles to suit the bonnet on your head

Reaper

Bwahahahaha

[burnz]

how old is sis ??
mmmmmmmm sis.

[minux]

CSP I hear the snow is great this year, we are aiming to get up in the next 2-3 weeks before season closes.

[BullittSV6]

Can we not derail this thread.....I hope CSP puts some good pics of the snow on here, cos I'm keen next year to go myself.

[Troy711]

could be a reason behind you not replying to my SMS you arse. lol

have fun up there (or down there, wherever it is lol)!

[VrWagz1]

Im hoping for an awsome snow run this year, im going down at the end of the month. Cant wait, i wanna go now.

[ProphetVX]

Was planning on going down in the next few weeks, but my mate called me 2 weeks ago and asked if I wanted to go to Big White in Canada.

Needless to say I'm saving my money instead

Already booked for 4 weeks at the joint, can't wait till February now, been way too many years since I've been in Canada. Sounds like the Aussie resorts have had a few decent dumps in the last 3 weeks or so. Hopefully it keeps up, it's been a while since we've had a real good season.

[Kikki]

so will be a quiet week from me on the forum...

LOL quiet week for everyone on the forum without yu!

Never seen snow..... Dont want either, its cold enough here without it lol.

Hope you have fun though!

[nicko]

LOL quiet week for everyone on the forum without yu!

Never seen snow..... Dont want either, its cold enough here without it lol.

Hope you have fun though!

its actually not that 'cold' in the snow. Air temp is like -3 but it doesnt feel cold. I spent a few weeks at hotham and i wore a tshirt around. i honestly feel colder now in adelaide 12degrees about now than i ever did in the snow.

[ProphetVX]

its actually not that 'cold' in the snow. Air temp is like -3 but it doesnt feel cold. I spent a few weeks at hotham and i wore a tshirt around. i honestly feel colder now in adelaide 12degrees about now than i ever did in the snow.

That is of course unless it's not windy, and the snow pack is pretty dry.

I've spent many days at perisher freezing my ass off when it's windy on a chairlift, sopping wet because the snow had the consistency of a slurpee.

If you get a nice sunny day with some dry snow, it's usually pretty warm. Been quite a few days that I've gone out with just a tshirt on as well. Worst thing about Australian resorts is that the weather changes so quickly, and pretty often you'll get a bit of rain. The moisture in the air here is the killer, even going to much colder snow resorts around the world seem warmer because they don't have the humidity that we do. I've been out in -25c in Fernie, and it seemed warmer than some days I've seen at Thredbo or Perisher even when temps were in the positives.

[CSP]

Here's some pics from and of where we're staying at Mt Hotham...

Will get some action shots and maybe even a video or two later in the week.

[HoZy]

looks like your having a great time mate, love the DIY esky haha

[CSP]

AWESOME TIME!!!

The drive in... SO MUCH SNOW!!!

[Kikki]

LOL @ your Esky!

Making me feel cold just looking at it.

[CSP]

The drive... Me (driving), my cousin and my sis...

On our way from Albury to Mt Hotham...

[nicko]

slow poke, im sure the kids are onto this already but snow and cordial is AMAZING. except a 200ml bottle of cordia is about $8 in the deli at hotham central lol

[andyman]

is that in a new x-trail? they arnt to shabby haha, snow looks great,


oh, where you still going to oran park day? i was looking forward to seeing the clubby....

[arrow224]

Looks great dude.

ROFL at your esky! Love it!

[commsirac]

The moisture in the air here is the killer, even going to much colder snow resorts around the world seem warmer because they don't have the humidity that we do. I've been out in -25c in Fernie, and it seemed warmer than some days I've seen at Thredbo or Perisher even when temps were in the positives.

Yes, it can feel cooler here, though its not the humidity that is responsible. The problem as you have alluded to is getting wet(which removes heat from the body at an alarming rate) , this happens all the more easily in australian conditions as the temperatures are typically just around the freezing level.

Good water proof gear is more essential in Australia then subzero reigons overseas and unfortunately a lot of ski gear doesnt fit the bill in this regard.

[VN_Luke]

Esky is ace! - except when the people coming home from the pub steal your beers

[CSP]

is that in a new x-trail? they arnt to shabby haha, snow looks great,


oh, where you still going to oran park day? i was looking forward to seeing the clubby....

Yeah - new X-Trail is quite suitable for bringing to the snow. Gutless though.

Esky is ace! - except when the people coming home from the pub steal your beers

Not when it's outside on the second story roof

Snow is so dry! Temp hasnt gotten above zero degrees the whole time we've been her. I haven't skied on such good snow in Australia, EVER!!! Even now, it's snowing heavily outside. I suppose with record snow falls all over the world the last 12 - 18 months I shouldn't be so surprised.

Only negative is that it's been overcast most of the time so no decent photos or movies.... But the snow is amazing!!!

[CSP]

Pictures from the best day so far....