It’s as much a social gathering as any snow sports. So we’ll go anyway. But I can’t sit around playing cards and drinking for 2 days. So I’ll either take walking boots or will snowboard even if it’s just Bourke St/Baldy (or whatever it’s called).
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Perhaps some late season redemption might see a little spring skiing.
Still a week away, though, there might not be much left by the time this gets here.
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Buller closes Sunday. I can’t imagine Hotham will last much longer. Earliest closing for many years.
Well that’s a bit ■■■■
Unsurprisingly Baw Baw is also closing the same day.
Yep, my snow weekend has become a winter coastal weekend with the same mates. I went for a quick (and kooky) paddle last week and the water honestly felt like November…hoping to find some spots sheltered enough from the howling WNW winds.
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It aint Victoria, but I’m on my first trip to Japan and Hakuba is turning it on right now. 250+cm base, cold temperatures, and 150cm snow predicted for this week. Had first tracks all over Happo One this morning and constant snowfall kept the cover nice and dry. Still coming down as I sit in my room and get ready to get nude in the onsen.
Edit: Upgrade “constant snowfall” to “farking puking down”!
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It literally snowed for four days without stopping. Woke up this morning to clear skies and a nice layer of overnight top-up. We have two more days here in Hakuba and then two in Myoko before the snow part of our Japan trip is over and the sightseeing commences. With what we have had this week I don’t know if I should even bother with boarding in Australia anymore…
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You have been spoilt and blessed. It’s gunna be tough for you back in Oz.
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How does get ■■■■■■ sound?!
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Sorry FG, you have been put on the banned list. At least until next month when we get to go to Madaro.
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Update required, Max.
Snow reports from Japan are insane right now.
Spent the last week and a half in northern Honshu, with fresh pow most days. Has been pretty exceptional.
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awesome.
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Have to wait until the 20th before I can give you a snow report FG, but hope it is still glorious then. Had intended to go earlier until family intervened.
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After two months of constant work with no time off including 3 weeks of solo dadding, I finally organised some leave to get to the snow. Heading straight up to Mt Beauty from work today and then the next two days at Falls. Looks like there has been a good amount of snow falling with more fresh snow on the way. No kids, just me and my board. Hurry up, clock. I want to get on the road!
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Son had a good time up there a week ago.
Spent most of the time around the Summit and International, snow was mostly good, a few bare patches through the trees.
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she’ll be pretty filled in now on the back of the weekend. bit more colder dryer stuff today to top off surface conditions. setting up a nice august.
Hitting Hotham on Friday, may take the touring skis, haven’t decided yet.
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