Who goes to the snow?

Nelso · Post by **Nelso** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 5:02 pm

After reading about a few people having trips to the snow lately I was wondering how many KSRC members (the sportsbike riders club, not the snow revellers club) ski or snowboard.

potta9 · Post by **potta9** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 5:18 pm

Sure do usually head down once or twice a year to go snowboarding . Family has a chalet at lake cracken back. Saving up to go to japan next year as I hear it's proper powder over there

smithy5 · Post by **smithy5** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:20 pm

None of the above

I have only seen snow once in my life and I was 40 odd then. The misses won a trip on the radio and we went to Thredbo. Being a State roller skater in my younger days

I took to it, like a duck to water. farken loved it. but the misses hates the cold and the wet so it only happened once

.. KSRC group trip and i'm there.... But only cause i'll wanna beat Firey at something... plus he will be out of his temp zone

ty · Post by ty » Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:24 pm

Ski'd once about 5 years ago - didn't do so well as it was only a year or so after the broken leg.
Waiting until Zane is 4 (i.e. next year) before going again.

h.b.bear · Post by **h.b.bear** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:39 pm

lived at perisha for a while working on the ski tube tunnel during its construction ,great stuff to play in but when it comes to working around it i wasnt so fussed,but the nights in the Mann hotel ,

well thats another story

Post by **robracer** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:40 pm

Went for 7 years in a row when I was young & then 25 years later found it easy to pick up again cept for a stupid mistake by my first born causing me to stuff up my knee

I am not a regular but can ski fairly well..... no snow plough allowed

smithy5 · Post by **smithy5** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:42 pm

EOI sorted.... Disco pick up the ball and run with a ride and slide tour for 2012... your the man....

Cath · Post by **Cath** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:45 pm

Did two days of snowboarding in NZ a couple of years ago.
Enjoyed it, but between passionately hate, hate, hating the cold and not needing *yet another* expensive hobby, that will probably be it!

09sydrd · Post by **09sydrd** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 8:27 pm

i used to do grass skiing at kurrajong heights years ago , never tried snow skiing . i prefer the toboggin .Actually we are heading to the snow next weekend should be fun. (driving)

fireyrob · Post by **fireyrob** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:48 pm

smithy5 wrote:only cause i'll wanna beat Firey at something... plus he will be out of his temp zone

Anything at below 800C is just practice... Besides your beating me at getting old

laidback · Post by **laidback** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:57 pm

You don't have an option for "I live near the snow and that's as cold as I want to get"...

seiko1 · Post by **seiko1** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:29 pm

Where's the "to smart" to purposely go somewhere that Fargin cold option?

Six Addict · Post by **Six Addict** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:46 pm

bikes won out this winter, but did the whole weekend thing last year... been skiing since they made boots small enough

skiing NZ rocks! i do want to do canada one day

mike-s · Post by **mike-s** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 11:52 pm

Skiing, used to go regularly as a kid as we had an associate membership at a lodge at smiggins hole.

Fast forward through some 12 years without skiing and i went in about 2000 with some friends on a 2 day trip from Sydney and I was the only one with any experience with snow at all (I was also the only one whom didn't fall on their arse two dozen times & consequently whinged & bitched about it*)

Then I went skiing in Canada with my (now) wife in 2006 for a week and will be going to NZ (Mt Hutt specifically) in a couple of weeks time.

It's cold, you can get wet, especially if you don'tget the balance thing right, butonce you get the hang of it, it's worth it!

Jonno · Post by **Jonno** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 12:28 am

Did cross country big time as a kid until late teens in Vic high country, then I found out ski-lifts were a good thing from then on but expensive in comparison.

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