International (Europe/Japan/Southern Hemisphere) Australia/New Zealand Snow Season 2017

[Stacks]

Chau + 47cm from the weekend

 

[Jellybeans1000]

Chau + 47cm from the weekend

Our turn on the other side of the Tasman! Perisher looking to get 40-50cm by Thursday.

 

[sinbad7]

Starting to look better. The freezing level hung just a bit too high overnight - one degree either way can make a difference. Colder temps seem to have arrived now though.

 

[sinbad7]

Normally I would be off to the demo weekend in a couple of days, but my mother's turning 75 and I can't miss that, can I?

So, we're off home to Tasmania tomorrow for the partay !

 

[Jilly]

There will be other demo days. No another 75th Birthday.

 

[Tricia]

Starting to look better. The freezing level hung just a bit too high overnight - one degree either way can make a difference. Colder temps seem to have arrived now though.

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That's looking really good!

Normally I would be off to the demo weekend in a couple of days, but my mother's turning 75 and I can't miss that, can I?

So, we're off home to Tasmania tomorrow for the partay !

Enjoy the partaaaay!

 

[Jellybeans1000]

Not as much as we thought, but it snowed heavily for a few hours here at Buller yesterday. We are starting to get some more terrain open, which is always good. But the school holiday crowds are pretty small, but the weekend looks to be crazy busy. Got some mates coming up, which should be good. The skiing is pretty good at the moment in manmade areas.

 

[sinbad7]

A few shots dragged from our local forum. Someone hiking to terrain to get the goods above the resort.

Top of the run ...



... and after a few turns ...



Some recent snow has filled in a few gaps.



And an action shot over on the steeper side of the resort. Looks like he's dropping over the Bluff.

 

[Jellybeans1000]

Those Thredbo Tele guys are pretty awesome...

 

[Stacks]

Awaiting latest epic Canterbury storm pics - 70+ cms

 

[sinbad7]

The team at theSkiMag just sent through an email containing the below pic with the following caption: "Couldn't resist this Hotham/Feathertop shot from DJ Eddy's Instagram, do yourself a favour and follow him... "



How pretty is that? If I had an Instagram account I'd look up DJ Eddy off the back of this one shot.

 

[sinbad7]

Still living vicariously off the local forum. School holidays right now, so not missing the long queues and rug rats everywhere.

We're supposed to get a fresh dump of snow tomorrow. Right now things are looking a bit rocky and thin off piste.

Friday was windy.



But if you stay under the ridge you can get some lovely windblown stashes.



Still a bit of filling-in required though.

 

[Tricia]

The team at theSkiMag just sent through an email containing the below pic with the following caption: "Couldn't resist this Hotham/Feathertop shot from DJ Eddy's Instagram, do yourself a favour and follow him... "

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How pretty is that? If I had an Instagram account I'd look up DJ Eddy off the back of this one shot.

Thanks for the post. I just started following him.
https://www.instagram.com/djeddyhoth/

In the mean time I just saw this video from Mt Hutt, posted on Facebook Thursday.

 

[Tricia]

Did you see this story out of New Zealand?
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11891314

 

[sinbad7]

The promised snow did arrive yesterday. That will fill in a few holes, cover a few rocks and generally improve the cover. The locals have confirmed our season's been a bit 'thin' to date.




And a couple more shots from our local forum.





In just over a fortnight we'll be there for our first turns this season.

 

[sinbad7]

Turns, turns turns. In one week I'll be in this picture rather than looking at it.

 

[sinbad7]

Looks like partial refills from yesterday.

 

[sinbad7]

We've certainly had some good snow lately and conditions are pretty good in a number of areas - especially the windblown stashes in the lee of the ridge.

Patrol had to cut a cornice off the top of the Bluff. Here's what you might call our equivalent of a debris field.

 

[Tricia]

Wow, are you really getting this? Crazy cool.

 

[Jellybeans1000]

Wow, are you really getting this? Crazy cool.

Yep, NZ looks amazing. Australia isn't doing nearly as well. Got something to do with bombing lows. We are set to get rain here in the Aussie Alps on the weekend.