The Official 2008/2009 Snowatcher Overseas Trip Thread

[chunky]

So where is everyone heading this season overseas?

Chunky's crew Feb 1 - Feb 8 Steamboat

[Tobi]

Hakuba some time in Feb.

[Xena]

Warrior Princess group -


Dec 28 & 29 - Vancouver
Dec 30 - Jan 10 - Big White
Jan 10 - 17 - Whistler
Jan 18 - Taipei.

77 dtg graemlins/snow.gif

[chunky]

Gotta be more?

[BlueHue]

Pods, Altheau and +1 and myself to Park City than three weeks road tripping in Feb and early March.

[skichic]

Skichic family - Steamboat and Disneyland late Jan graemlins/skier.gif

[ 12.10.2008, 10:05 PM: Message edited by: skichic ]

[24]

24, 25 and a friend, nozawa onsen and surrounds first to weeks of feb

[snowzer]

Snowzer and +1 (finally, no kids!!)
UK/Europe Dec 13 - Jan 13
including: Les Arcs Jan 3 - 10.

[Vet]

Vet & Taxi 15-28 Feb at Squaw, Northstar, Alpine Meadows, Mt Rose, Heavenly, Sierra-at-Tahoe and Kirkwood. Then the Vets hit up LA 22nd March, then off to the above places til 5th April.

[Jahoota]

Here's the jahoota tour....

* Habuka (Happo-one)
* 15/2/09 to 21/2/09

[Boardingbuny]

BB and Chicco

Japan 10-22 Feb (Myoko Kogen & Nazawa Onsen)

[Podlettte]

Originally posted by BlueHue:
Pods, Altheau and +1 and myself to Park City than three weeks road tripping in Feb and early March. http://img2.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/jumping/jumping0051.gif

[chunky]

THE SNOWATCHER"S TRIP SUMMARY

USA

Skichic and family - Steamboat and Disneyland - late Jan

Chunky and crew - Steamboat - Feb 1 to Feb 8, touring for another 2 weeks

Vet & Taxi 15-28 Feb at Squaw, Northstar, Alpine Meadows, Mt Rose, Heavenly, Sierra-at-Tahoe and Kirkwood till April 5

Pods, Altheau and +1 and myself to Park City than three weeks road tripping in Feb and early March.


CANADA

Xena Warrior Princess Group Dec 28-29 Vancouver
Big White Dec 30 - Jan 10
Whistler Jan 10 - Jan 17 (no broken bones mkay?)

JAPAN

Jahoota - Habuka (Happo-one) 15/2/09 to 21/2/09

24, 25 and a friend, nozawa onsen and surrounds first to weeks of feb

Tobi - Hakuba some time in Feb.

Paul Oberin - Hakuba 2nd Feb to 15th of Feb.

SDJ - Hakuba 3rd feb to 10th of feb

SnoWhite - possible Japan trip Hakuba 11 Feb - 17 Feb

Waterboy - mostly Hakuba 23 Jan - 5 Feb

ssar - Niseko - from 19 Feb

BoardingBuny - Nazawa Onsen 11th -16th Feb Myoko Kogen 17th - 20th Feb

Markopolo - Niseko 3 Jan

gee-ocal - Hakuba 12th to the 21st february.

mtbpeteski - Niseko - Feb 8th - 17th Hakuba - Feb 17th - 26th


EUROPE
Snowzer and +1 (finally, no kids!!)
UK/Europe Dec 13 - Jan 13
including: Les Arcs Jan 3 - 10.


Japan is winning out as the snowatcher's destination of choice for skiing and snowboarding atm.

[ 14.10.2008, 08:15 PM: Message edited by: chunky ]

[BrumbyJack]

graemlins/big_laugh.gif do plans dependent upon WhichBank count???

[Shorty]

Hakuba 15th to 25th January

Bit early but have to get Back for kids to start school.

First trip OS to see what all the fuss is about :D

[Tobi]

I think Japan wins out as it's so close & rather cheap.

Next years summer trip for me is being planned at the moment. So far it's looking like USA, Canada, Czech & Japan. With a week in London also.

[Xena]

(no broken bones mkay?) graemlins/big_laugh.gif Shall try Chunky, shall try - not to that is!

[skijacski]

+1 and I are off to Las Vegas for 3 nights, then February and March in Utah skiing all the resorts.

graemlins/woohoo.gif

Blue Hue and Pods, you have to go to Solitude and do Honeycombe Canyon, it is absolutely lovely, and for those with less ability, you can ski down the centre of it while the others do the double black shutes from the sides. I did this the first year I learnt to ski and just loved skiing down past the lovely huge pine trees for kilometres, almost all the way back to the carpark.

http://www.skisolitude.com/winter/trailmap.php

For something different drive up to Powder Mountain and do some Cat skiing, only $7 a ride, again a resort with hardly anyone there.

+1 and I stay at this place and it only costs $55 to $75 a night, queen to king bed, but a studio apartment, right in great location to decide which place we are skiing for the day.

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[Altheau]

Do they mainly groom that easier run in Honeycombe Canyon SJS?

I guess it does not matter to much, if it is normally a blue run when groomed I should still be able to get down when not groomed. Hopefully if it is not groomed it will just mean that there is more soft snow to fall into ;p

[BlueHue]

Just don't fall in the soft powdery snow if the run is too flat, otherwise you'll pushing till you get back to a bit steep enough to build up some speed again tongue.gif

[cullyn]

lol better add my trip
bigwhite/silverstar 13th dec - 20th dec

revelstoke 27th nov - 1st mar... or so, when the season closes.

better add yeti to the revelstoke 27th nov-1st mar

[24]

Originally posted by Tobi:
I think Japan wins out as it's so close & rather cheap.
was rather cheap. not after the dollar collapsed in a quivering puddle.

i guess it still is cheap relative to other os destinations.

[Tobi]

The dollar isn't too bad at the moment 24, well it's better than 63 where it was last week.

Should be back to 75 - 80 JPY soon.

Still lift tickets are 35,000 - 40,000 YEN & beds can be as cheap as 40,000 including breakfast. Can't think of too many other places like that.

[ausi ski bum]

No OS Skiing this season doing Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Vegas instead.

[ssar]

Nice work with the Summary Chunky!

Re: $AUD to JPYen exchange rates, I have logged the following:

AUD$ 1.00 = JPY$ 93.98 (Yen) @ 28/01/08
AUD$ 1.00 = JPY$ 96.98 (Yen) @ 04/02/08
AUD$ 1.00 = JPY$ 99.04 (Yen) @ 24/02/08
AUD$ 1.00 = JPY$ 91.20 (Yen) @ 29/03/08
AUD$ 1.00 = JPY$ 70.72 (Yen) @ 09/10/08
AUD$ 1.00 = JPY$ 65.20 (Yen) @ 11/10/08
AUD$ 1.00 = JPY$ 66.83 (Yen) @ 16/10/08


Wish I had logged a few more during Apr-Sept as well, but forgot heh.

[Willy]

Heavenly 1Feb-7 Feb If Vaustralia get there act together that is!!!!

[JA2340]

JA, +1 and 2 mates - Japow, Japow - January. depart 08Jan, on snow Nozawa Onsen 13Jan home again 25Jan

Still too many days to go!

[skijacski]

Originally posted by Altheau:
Do they mainly groom that easier run in Honeycombe Canyon SJS?

I guess it does not matter to much, if it is normally a blue run when groomed I should still be able to get down when not groomed. Hopefully if it is not groomed it will just mean that there is more soft snow to fall into ;p I did it on my first year of skiing and loved it, they groom most of it when they can get a cat to it, but there are ways of getting down. Your skiing ability should be fine now, so just do it.

[skijacski]

I have a question, ......

Why has Mr Frog not got anywhere to go?

I hope he can get away for some northern hemisphere snow!

[Bear]

Japan booked.

In 02 Feb out 21 Feb Tokyo. Staying most of the time in Hukuba but will do a bit of touring as well. graemlins/woohoo.gif

[Hunter]

Japan

[skichic]

Originally posted by Willy:
Heavenly 1Feb-7 Feb If Vaustralia get there act together that is!!!! If not they will book you on another carrier without any fuss. As they did for us ;)

[24]

Originally posted by Bear:
Japan booked.

In 02 Feb out 21 Feb Tokyo. Staying most of the time in Hukuba but will do a bit of touring as well. graemlins/woohoo.gif nice bear - we will be in the area around the same time - come to nozawa for a slide during that time...

[BrumbyJack]

Canada:

RedBull 5th December - 27th January.

Snow Princess 5th December - 18th March.

BrumbyJack 5th December - 18th March.

Golden/Kicking Horse 7th December till the end.

Trips to Whistler, Marmot Basin, Purden, Tabor, maybe a few others.

I so thought this was all going to fall through, just got the OK now :D

[ 12.11.2008, 11:37 AM: Message edited by: BrumbyJack ]

[Tobi]

Is redbull competing at all or just SnowPrincess?

[BrumbyJack]

Just Snow Princess, he gets to go along a cheer, or more likely, find the closest local hill ;)

I'm sure he'd do the Lake Louise Loppet if he was still in Canada, but all the other stuff is way too serious for him.

[fattwins]

I thin the dollar will recover to 90 before the winter really hits. The yen just looked safe because the J-banks are not exposed to the capitol problem. In fact they have almost too much money and are start to buy banks.

a 64 yen helped some aussie exporters make a killing as well. The dollar is climbing again too so here is crossing our fingers!

[Charles]

Niseko Jan 29th to Feb 12th for a second year.

[Xena]

Originally posted by fattwins:
I thin the dollar will recover to 90 before the winter really hits. The yen just looked safe because the J-banks are not exposed to the capitol problem. In fact they have almost too much money and are start to buy banks.

a 64 yen helped some aussie exporters make a killing as well. The dollar is climbing again too so here is crossing our fingers! I need it by Nov 15 please.

[Xena]

That's when I have to get earlybird passes at Whsitler.

[BrumbyJack]

Are those season passes Xena??? or multi day passes?

[Xena]

Multi day - got till Nov 15 on alluradirect to get 30% off.

[ 23.10.2008, 09:54 PM: Message edited by: Xena. ]

[Snow Yeti]

Revelstoke for all winter smile.gif

[chunky]

Anymore to add?

[Crystal]

The Crystal clan Dec 27th- Jan 18th Canada - Big White

[popshuvit]

Japow for me as well..

[BrumbyJack]

Originally posted by Xena.:
Multi day - got till Nov 15 on alluradirect to get 30% off. Hmm... weird. Just checked that out.

Using AlluraDirect my tickets are the same $$ as direct from WB, Snow Princess's tickets are the same $$ as direct from WB but RedBull's tickets are a lot cheaper (179 V's 214) than WhistlerBlackomb online.

[chunky]

Will update list soon unless someone wants to do it for me :D

[Vet]

Woo Hoo. Been nominated to an education course's board for a ski resort management course with reciprocity overseas. But it's honorary ie no $! Can I claim flights to US Colleges like Sierra Nevada College? They have brilliant courses in advanced management (and I was an expert in copying stuff, like exams' answers :D )

[skichic]

no, you can only claim deductions against assessable income. Since there's no income, then there's no deductions tongue.gif

[Xena]

Updated for you Chunky - all entries are in arrival date order for each location.

graemlins/snow.gif THE SNOWATCHERS OVERSEAS TRIP SUMMARY 2009 graemlins/snow.gif

USA

Skichic and family - Steamboat and Disneyland - late Jan

Chunky and crew - Steamboat - Feb 1 to Feb 8, touring for another 2 weeks

Willy - Feb 1-7 Heavenly

Vet & Taxi 15-28 Feb at Squaw, Northstar, Alpine Meadows, Mt Rose, Heavenly, Sierra-at-Tahoe and Kirkwood till April 5

Pods, Altheau and +1 and myself to Park City than three weeks road tripping in Feb and early March.


CANADA

Cullyn - Nov 27-Mar 1 Revelstoke Dec 13-20 Big White/Silver Star

SnowYeti - Nov 27-Mar 1 Revelstoke

Brumbyjack - Dec 5-Mar 18 lotsa places

Snow Princess - Dec 5-Mar 18 lotsa places

RedBull - Dec 5-Jan 27 lotsa places

Xena Warrior Princess Clan - Dec 28-29 Vancouver Dec 30 - Jan 10 Big White Jan 10 - Jan 17 Whistler(no broken bones mkay?)


JAPAN

Hunter - Japan somewhere, sometime

Markopolo - Niseko 3 Jan

JA2340 and 2 mates - Jan 8-25 Nozawa Onsen

Shorty - Jan 15-25 Hakuba

Waterboy - mostly Hakuba 23 Jan - 5 Feb

Charles - Jan 29-Feb 12 Niseko

Tobi - Hakuba some time in Feb.

24, 25 and a friend - first two weeks of Feb Nozawa Onsen and surrounds

Bear - Feb 2-21 Hakuba (Kaz97 too? Who else?)

Paul Oberin - Hakuba 2nd Feb to 15th of Feb.

SDJ - Hakuba 3rd feb to 10th of feb

mtbpeteski - Niseko - Feb 8th - 17th Hakuba - Feb 17th - 26th

SnoWhite - possible Japan trip Hakuba 11 Feb - 17 Feb

BoardingBuny - Nozawa Onsen 11th -16th Feb Myoko Kogen 17th - 20th Feb

gee-ocal - Hakuba 12th to the 21st February.

Jahoota - Habuka (Happo-one) 15/2/09 to 21/2/09

ssar - Niseko - from 19 Feb


EUROPE

Snowzer and +1 (finally, no kids!!)- UK/Europe Dec 13 - Jan 13 including: Les Arcs Jan 3 - 10.

[Xena]

Anyone else?

[popshuvit]

me...

[karen97]

Feb 2 till 17th at Hakuba please :D

[BrumbyJack]

Hey Xena, even though we are living in Golden, we will be in Whistler arrive 14th to 20th January.

Do you leave on the 17th, or is that your last day skiing???

That is the first free day there for SP and myself, RedBull will probably be skiing 16th as well.

[Crystal]

You forgot me...

The Crystal clan Dec 27th- Jan 18th Canada - Big White


Seems to happen a bit here

[Xena]

graemlins/snow.gif THE SNOWATCHERS OVERSEAS TRIP SUMMARY 2009 graemlins/snow.gif

USA

Skichic and family - Steamboat and Disneyland - late Jan

Chunky and crew - Steamboat - Feb 1 to Feb 8*** touring for another 2 weeks

Willy - Feb 1-7 Heavenly

Vet & Taxi 15-28 Feb at Squaw, Northstar, Alpine Meadows, Mt Rose, Heavenly, Sierra-at-Tahoe*** Kirkwood till April 5

Pods, Altheau and +1 and myself to Park City*** thEn three weeks road tripping in Feb and early March.


CANADA

Cullyn - Nov 27-Mar 1 Revelstoke***Dec 13-20 Big White/Silver Star

SnowYeti - Nov 27-Mar 1 Revelstoke

Brumbyjack - Dec 5-Mar 18 lotsa places***Jan 14-20 Whistler***Kicking Horse for 3 months

Snow Princess - Dec 5-Mar 18 lotsa places

RedBull - Dec 5-Jan 27 lotsa places

Crystal Clan - Dec 27-Jan 18 Big White

Xena Warrior Princess Clan - Dec 28-29 Vancouver***Dec 30 - Jan 10 Big White***Jan 10 - Jan 17 Whistler(no broken bones mkay?)


JAPAN

Hunter - Japan somewhere, sometime

Popshuvit - - Japan somewhere, sometime

Markopolo - Niseko 3 Jan

JA2340 and 2 mates - Jan 8-25 Nozawa Onsen

Shorty - Jan 15-25 Hakuba

Waterboy - mostly Hakuba 23 Jan - 5 Feb

Charles - Jan 29-Feb 12 Niseko

Tobi - Hakuba some time in Feb.

24, 25 and a friend - first two weeks of Feb Nozawa Onsen and surrounds

Bear - Feb 2-21 Hakuba

Karen97 - Feb 2- 17 Hakuba

Paul Oberin - Hakuba 2nd Feb to 15th of Feb.

SDJ - Hakuba 3rd feb to 10th of feb

mtbpeteski - Niseko - Feb 8th-17th Hakuba***Feb 17th - 26th

SnoWhite - possible Japan trip Hakuba 11 Feb - 17 Feb

BoardingBuny - Nozawa Onsen 11th -16th Feb***Myoko Kogen 17th - 20th Feb

gee-ocal - Hakuba 12th to the 21st February.

Jahoota - Habuka (Happo-one) 15/2/09 to 21/2/09

ssar - Niseko - from 19 Feb


EUROPE

Snowzer and +1 (finally, no kids!!)- UK/Europe Dec 13 - Jan 13***Les Arcs Jan 3 - 10.

[ 17.11.2008, 09:56 PM: Message edited by: Xena. ]

[Crystal]

yay.... I made the list. ta now just to wait graemlins/snow.gif

[popshuvit]

Xena,
You can amend mine to Japan from 19/01 - 31/01, and in that time I will be at Myoko from 22/01 to 29/01.
cheers

[ 18.11.2008, 10:19 AM: Message edited by: popshuvit ]

[Xena]

graemlins/snow.gif THE SNOWATCHERS OVERSEAS TRIP SUMMARY 2009 graemlins/snow.gif

USA

Skichic and family - Steamboat and Disneyland - late Jan

Chunky and crew - Steamboat - Feb 1 to Feb 8*** touring for another 2 weeks

Willy - Feb 1-7 Heavenly

Vet & Taxi 15-28 Feb at Squaw, Northstar, Alpine Meadows, Mt Rose, Heavenly, Sierra-at-Tahoe*** Kirkwood till April 5

Pods, Altheau and +1 and myself to Park City*** thEn three weeks road tripping in Feb and early March.


CANADA

Cullyn - Nov 27-Mar 1 Revelstoke***Dec 13-20 Big White/Silver Star

SnowYeti - Nov 27-Mar 1 Revelstoke

Brumbyjack - Dec 5-Mar 18 lotsa places***Jan 14-20 Whistler***Kicking Horse for 3 months

Snow Princess - Dec 5-Mar 18 lotsa places

RedBull - Dec 5-Jan 27 lotsa places

Crystal Clan - Dec 27-Jan 18 Big White

Xena Warrior Princess Clan - Dec 28-29 Vancouver***Dec 30 - Jan 10 Big White***Jan 10 - Jan 17 Whistler(no broken bones mkay?)


JAPAN

Hunter - Japan somewhere, sometime

Popshuvit - - Japan Jan 19-31***Myoko Jan 22-29

Markopolo - Niseko 3 Jan

JA2340 and 2 mates - Jan 8-25 Nozawa Onsen

Shorty - Jan 15-25 Hakuba

Waterboy - mostly Hakuba 23 Jan - 5 Feb

Charles - Jan 29-Feb 12 Niseko

Tobi - Hakuba some time in Feb.

24, 25 and a friend - first two weeks of Feb Nozawa Onsen and surrounds

Bear - Feb 2-21 Hakuba

Karen97 - Feb 2- 17 Hakuba

Paul Oberin - Hakuba 2nd Feb to 15th of Feb.

SDJ - Hakuba 3rd feb to 10th of feb

mtbpeteski - Niseko - Feb 8th-17th Hakuba***Feb 17th - 26th

SnoWhite - possible Japan trip Hakuba 11 Feb - 17 Feb

BoardingBuny - Nozawa Onsen 11th -16th Feb***Myoko Kogen 17th - 20th Feb

gee-ocal - Hakuba 12th to the 21st February.

Jahoota - Habuka (Happo-one) 15/2/09 to 21/2/09

ssar - Niseko - from 19 Feb


EUROPE

Snowzer and +1 (finally, no kids!!)- UK/Europe Dec 13 - Jan 13***Les Arcs Jan 3 - 10.

[chunky]

Xena - you're a champ graemlins/woohoo.gif

[chunky]

We're more than likely going to ski up at Jackson Hole too at this stage.

[Crystal]

Jackson is sensational, you'll love it

[Podlettte]

Hey chunky,

we'll be in the general area of Jackson and Park city around the same time as you and we'd love to meet up if it works out smile.gif

[Snow Yeti]

Yo Xena, What's this Mar 1 business for the RMR people? tongue.gif Season ends 30 April !

[ 23.11.2008, 04:50 PM: Message edited by: SnowYeti ]

[Xena]

Ok - shall fix - just went off original list Chunky made - sorry on behalf of both of us!

[Xena]

graemlins/snow.gif THE SNOWATCHERS OVERSEAS TRIP SUMMARY 2009 graemlins/snow.gif

USA

Skichic and family - Steamboat and Disneyland - late Jan

Chunky and crew - Steamboat - Feb 1 to Feb 8*** touring for another 2 weeks, Jackson Hole at some point.

Willy - Feb 1-7 Heavenly

Vet & Taxi 15-28 Feb at Squaw, Northstar, Alpine Meadows, Mt Rose, Heavenly, Sierra-at-Tahoe*** Kirkwood till April 5

Pods, Altheau and +1 and myself to Park City*** thEn three weeks road tripping in Feb and early March.


CANADA

Cullyn - Nov 27-Apr 30 Revelstoke***Dec 13-20 Big White/Silver Star

SnowYeti - Nov 27-Apr 30 Revelstoke

Brumbyjack - Dec 5-Mar 18 lotsa places***Jan 14-20 Whistler***Kicking Horse for 3 months

Snow Princess - Dec 5-Mar 18 lotsa places

RedBull - Dec 5-Jan 27 lotsa places

Gummyknee - Sun Peaks 19 Dec - 23 Jan Blue River Heli Trip 28 - 30 Dec

Crystal Clan - Dec 27-Jan 18 Big White

Xena Warrior Princess Clan - Dec 28-29 Vancouver***Dec 30 - Jan 10 Big White***Jan 10 - Jan 17 Whistler(no broken bones mkay?)


JAPAN

Hunter - Japan somewhere, sometime

Popshuvit - - Japan Jan 19-31***Myoko Jan 22-29

Markopolo - Niseko 3 Jan

JA2340 and 2 mates - Jan 8-25 Nozawa Onsen

Shorty - Jan 15-25 Hakuba

Waterboy - mostly Hakuba 23 Jan - 5 Feb

Charles - Jan 29-Feb 12 Niseko

Tobi - Hakuba some time in Feb.

24, 25 and a friend - first two weeks of Feb Nozawa Onsen and surrounds

Bear - Feb 2-21 Hakuba

Karen97 - Feb 2- 17 Hakuba

Paul Oberin - Hakuba 2nd Feb to 15th of Feb.

SDJ - Hakuba 3rd feb to 10th of feb

mtbpeteski - Niseko - Feb 8th-17th Hakuba***Feb 17th - 26th

SnoWhite - Japan trip Hakuba 5 Feb - 12 Feb

BoardingBuny - Nozawa Onsen 11th -16th Feb***Myoko Kogen 17th - 20th Feb

gee-ocal - Hakuba 12th to the 21st February.

Jahoota - Habuka (Happo-one) 15/2/09 to 21/2/09

ssar - Niseko - from 19 Feb


EUROPE

Snowzer and +1 (finally, no kids!!)- UK/Europe Dec 13 - Jan 13***Les Arcs Jan 3 - 10.


ANYWHERE EXCEPT USA, CANADA, JAPAN OR EUROPE WITH ANY OF US

Tobi - all winter.


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[ 25.11.2008, 10:29 PM: Message edited by: Xena. ]

[SnoWhite]

My Japan trip's not a possible, it's a definate.....Hakuba 5th to 12th Feb.

[Gummy Knee]

Sun Peaks 19th Dec - 23rd Jan 09
Blue River Heli Trip 28 - 30 Dec 08

[Paul Oberin]

Originally posted by SnoWhite:
My Japan trip's not a possible, it's a definate.....Hakuba 5th to 12th Feb. I look forward to having a slide and meeting you, as I know I will be catching up with Bear and Karen also.

[Bear]

Originally posted by SnoWhite:
My Japan trip's not a possible, it's a definate.....Hakuba 5th to 12th Feb. You planing on staying an extra night in Tokyo on the way out. Otherwise you would arrive in Hukuba on the 4th. tongue.gif

[Tobi]

I'm going to avoid all of you.

tongue.gif

[Xena]

Edited above all you late comers!

[Vet]

Originally posted by skichic:
no, you can only claim deductions against assessable income. Since there's no income, then there's no deductions tongue.gif But if i get paid as a contract teacher in a course that has o/s students ....????

[Vet]

I got this great book by Peter Clyne called "adventures in tax avoidance' and it has lovely pics of places like Monaco so I'm confused.

[Speedy]

Yet to be confirmed -

USA -
Salt Lake City - Jan 25 to Feb 1.
Vail - Feb 1 to Feb 8

Canada -
Banff - Feb 8 to Feb 16.

Europe -
Sweden - Feb 20 to Feb 27.

Asia -
Japan - March 2 to March 9.

Then back to AU and NZ for '09 season.

[Bear]

Not fair speedy. :(

That sounds like an awesome trip.

[Ruski]

Austria/Hofgarten- 07 Feb - 21 Feb
Switzerland/Engelberg- 22 Feb - 1 March
France/Valdisere- 2 March- 16 March

Not Long Now!!! smile.gif

[Xena]

graemlins/snow.gif THE SNOWATCHERS OVERSEAS TRIP SUMMARY 2009 graemlins/snow.gif

USA

Skichic and family - Steamboat and Disneyland - late Jan

Speedy - Salt Lake City - Jan 25 to Feb 1 Vail - Feb 1 to Feb 8

Chunky and crew - Steamboat - Feb 1 to Feb 8*** touring for another 2 weeks, Jackson Hole at some point.

Willy - Feb 1-7 Heavenly

Vet & Taxi 15-28 Feb at Squaw, Northstar, Alpine Meadows, Mt Rose, Heavenly, Sierra-at-Tahoe*** Kirkwood till April 5

Pods, Altheau and +1 and myself to Park City*** thEn three weeks road tripping in Feb and early March.


CANADA

Cullyn - Nov 27-Apr 30 Revelstoke***Dec 13-20 Big White/Silver Star

SnowYeti - Nov 27-Apr 30 Revelstoke

Brumbyjack - Dec 5-Mar 18 lotsa places***Jan 14-20 Whistler***Kicking Horse for 3 months

Snow Princess - Dec 5-Mar 18 lotsa places

RedBull - Dec 5-Jan 27 lotsa places

Gummyknee - Sun Peaks 19 Dec - 23 Jan Blue River Heli Trip 28 - 30 Dec

Crystal Clan - Dec 27-Jan 18 Big White

Xena Warrior Princess Clan - Dec 28-29 Vancouver***Dec 30 - Jan 10 Big White***Jan 10 - Jan 17 Whistler(no broken bones mkay?)
Speedy - Banff - Feb 8 to Feb 16.


JAPAN

Hunter - Japan somewhere, sometime

Popshuvit - - Japan Jan 19-31***Myoko Jan 22-29

Markopolo - Niseko 3 Jan

JA2340 and 2 mates - Jan 8-25 Nozawa Onsen

Shorty - Jan 15-25 Hakuba

Waterboy - mostly Hakuba 23 Jan - 5 Feb

Charles - Jan 29-Feb 12 Niseko

Tobi - Hakuba some time in Feb.

24, 25 and a friend - first two weeks of Feb Nozawa Onsen and surrounds

Bear - Feb 2-21 Hakuba

Karen97 - Feb 2- 17 Hakuba

Paul Oberin - Hakuba 2nd Feb to 15th of Feb.

SDJ - Hakuba 3rd feb to 10th of feb

mtbpeteski - Niseko - Feb 8th-17th Hakuba***Feb 17th - 26th

SnoWhite - Japan trip Hakuba 5 Feb - 12 Feb

BoardingBuny - Nozawa Onsen 11th -16th Feb***Myoko Kogen 17th - 20th Feb

gee-ocal - Hakuba 12th to the 21st February.

Jahoota - Habuka (Happo-one) 15/2/09 to 21/2/09

ssar - Niseko - from 19 Feb

Speedy - Japan - March 2 to March 9.


EUROPE

Snowzer and +1 (finally, no kids!!)- UK/Europe Dec 13 - Jan 13***Les Arcs Jan 3 - 10.

Ruski - Austria/Hofgarten- 07 Feb - 21 Feb Switzerland/Engelberg- 22 Feb - 1 March France/Valdisere- 2 March- 16 March

Speedy - Sweden - Feb 20 to Feb 27.


ANYWHERE EXCEPT USA, CANADA, JAPAN OR EUROPE WITH ANY OF US

Tobi - all winter.




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[ 26.11.2008, 06:51 PM: Message edited by: Xena. ]

[Xena]

One month to go, today!
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[BrumbyJack]

One week to go for me :eek:

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[JA2340]

Xena,

My trip is for the dates as shown, but I and group) will be doin' the tourist tripping around from 6 - 14 Jan, then on snow for the 14-24 @ NozawaOnsen.

They are opening the top of NO this weekend, 40cm cover up top. Nothing in the village yet, but there's plenty of time before January (isn't there??)

[Xena]

Shall update later!

[JA2340]

Oh, and it's me (2340), 2341 and 2 mates (total 4)

[Jerraman]

I'm going to Hakuba for 13-22 January. I was originally going with my sister and her family but she cancelled last week. :mad: I thought about cancelling but decided to go as I had already booked and paid the airfare and 3 nights stopover on the return leg.

If anyone is there at the same time, PM me and we'll go for a ski. I'm a part-time instructor with Austrian Level 1 certification and training to do the APSI Level 2 exam in 2009. This will be part of the training ;)

[Xena]

graemlins/snow.gif THE SNOWATCHERS OVERSEAS TRIP SUMMARY 2009 graemlins/snow.gif

USA

Skichic and family - Steamboat and Disneyland - late Jan

Speedy - Salt Lake City - Jan 25 to Feb 1 Vail - Feb 1 to Feb 8

Chunky and crew - Steamboat - Feb 1 to Feb 8*** touring for another 2 weeks, Jackson Hole at some point.

Willy - Feb 1-7 Heavenly

Vet & Taxi 15-28 Feb at Squaw, Northstar, Alpine Meadows, Mt Rose, Heavenly, Sierra-at-Tahoe*** Kirkwood till April 5

Pods, Altheau and +1 and myself to Park City*** thEn three weeks road tripping in Feb and early March.


CANADA

Cullyn - Nov 27-Apr 30 Revelstoke***Dec 13-20 Big White/Silver Star

SnowYeti - Nov 27-Apr 30 Revelstoke

Brumbyjack - Dec 5-Mar 18 lotsa places***Jan 14-20 Whistler***Kicking Horse for 3 months

Snow Princess - Dec 5-Mar 18 lotsa places

RedBull - Dec 5-Jan 27 lotsa places

Gummyknee - Sun Peaks 19 Dec - 23 Jan Blue River Heli Trip 28 - 30 Dec

Crystal Clan - Dec 27-Jan 18 Big White

Xena Warrior Princess Clan - Dec 28-29 Vancouver***Dec 30 - Jan 10 Big White***Jan 10 - Jan 17 Whistler(no broken bones mkay?)
Speedy - Banff - Feb 8 to Feb 16.


JAPAN

Hunter - Japan somewhere, sometime

Popshuvit - - Japan Jan 19-31***Myoko Jan 22-29

Markopolo - Niseko 3 Jan

JA2340, 2341 and 2 mates - Jan 6-14 tripping around***14-24 Jan Nozawa Onsen

Jerraman - Jan 13-22 Hakuba

Shorty - Jan 15-25 Hakuba

Waterboy - mostly Hakuba 23 Jan-5 Feb

Charles - Jan 29-Feb 12 Niseko

Tobi - Hakuba some time in Feb.

24, 25 and a friend - first two weeks of Feb Nozawa Onsen and surrounds

Bear - Feb 2-21 Hakuba

Karen97 - Feb 2- 17 Hakuba

Paul Oberin - Hakuba 2nd Feb to 15th of Feb.

SDJ - Hakuba 3rd feb to 10th of feb

mtbpeteski - Niseko - Feb 8th-17th Hakuba***Feb 17th - 26th

SnoWhite - Japan trip Hakuba 5 Feb - 12 Feb

BoardingBuny - Nozawa Onsen 11th -16th Feb***Myoko Kogen 17th - 20th Feb

gee-ocal - Hakuba 12th to the 21st February.

Jahoota - Habuka (Happo-one) 15/2/09 to 21/2/09

ssar - Niseko - from 19 Feb

Speedy - Japan - March 2 to March 9.


EUROPE

Snowzer and +1 (finally, no kids!!)- UK/Europe Dec 13 - Jan 13***Les Arcs Jan 3 - 10.

Ruski - Austria/Hofgarten- 07 Feb - 21 Feb Switzerland/Engelberg- 22 Feb - 1 March France/Valdisere- 2 March- 16 March

Speedy - Sweden - Feb 20 to Feb 27.


ANYWHERE EXCEPT USA, CANADA, JAPAN OR EUROPE WITH ANY OF US

Tobi - all winter.


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[Xena]

In Canada -

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[Xena]

11 days to go.

Seriously cold!

Freakin out!

But, got me some sexc new clothes - luv my new jacket!

[chunky]

I don't want to hear of any accidents ok?

[Xena]

I'll stay off the gondolas then, hey?

[main street]

Hehehehe.... Better add MS & Jo to the list now. :D

Leave Dec 29 for BW via London, New York & Vancouver.

Arrive BW Jan 5,.... Leave Jan 8

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[Totalyrottn]

Can't keep you away MS :D

[main street]

Hehehehe.... Nope !! graemlins/big_laugh.gif

This trip is really all about checking out where we will end up living in Kelowna & talking to schools.... (the London & New York stops are more "cos we can" :D ).

Initially, there simply wasn't going to be enough time to strap on the planks, but I managed to manufacture an extra 30 hrs in Canada by shuffling some flights around & that gave a window of 2 days to fill in..... What better way to do it ? :D

[Totalyrottn]

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[kort]

+1 and I are in Nozawa Onsen 13/1 - 26/1 smile.gif
its dumping in Nozawa as we speak (thank goodness!)

[Xena]

graemlins/snow.gif THE SNOWATCHERS OVERSEAS TRIP SUMMARY 2009 graemlins/snow.gif

USA

Skichic and family - Steamboat and Disneyland - late Jan

Speedy - Salt Lake City - Jan 25 to Feb 1 Vail - Feb 1 to Feb 8

Chunky and crew - Steamboat - Feb 1 to Feb 8*** touring for another 2 weeks, Jackson Hole at some point.

Willy - Feb 1-7 Heavenly

Vet & Taxi 15-28 Feb at Squaw, Northstar, Alpine Meadows, Mt Rose, Heavenly, Sierra-at-Tahoe*** Kirkwood till April 5

Pods, Altheau and +1 and myself to Park City*** thEn three weeks road tripping in Feb and early March.


CANADA

Cullyn - Nov 27-Apr 30 Revelstoke***Dec 13-20 Big White/Silver Star

SnowYeti - Nov 27-Apr 30 Revelstoke

Brumbyjack - Dec 5-Mar 18 lotsa places***Jan 14-20 Whistler***Kicking Horse for 3 months

Snow Princess - Dec 5-Mar 18 lotsa places

RedBull - Dec 5-Jan 27 lotsa places

Gummyknee - Sun Peaks 19 Dec - 23 Jan Blue River Heli Trip 28 - 30 Dec

Crystal Clan - Dec 27-Jan 18 Big White

Xena Warrior Princess Clan - Dec 28-29 Vancouver***Dec 30 - Jan 10 Big White***Jan 10 - Jan 17 Whistler(no broken bones mkay?)

Main Street and Jo (sans kids) - Big White Jan 5-8

Speedy - Banff - Feb 8 to Feb 16.


JAPAN

Hunter - Japan somewhere, sometime

Popshuvit - - Japan Jan 19-31***Myoko Jan 22-29

Markopolo - Niseko 3 Jan

JA2340, 2341 and 2 mates - Jan 6-14 tripping around***14-24 Jan Nozawa Onsen

Kort and +1 - Nozawa Onsen Jan 13-26

Jerraman - Jan 13-22 Hakuba

Shorty - Jan 15-25 Hakuba

Waterboy - mostly Hakuba 23 Jan-5 Feb

Charles - Jan 29-Feb 12 Niseko

Tobi - Hakuba some time in Feb.

24, 25 and a friend - first two weeks of Feb Nozawa Onsen and surrounds

Bear - Feb 2-21 Hakuba

Karen97 - Feb 2- 17 Hakuba

Paul Oberin - Hakuba 2nd Feb to 15th of Feb.

SDJ - Hakuba 3rd feb to 10th of feb

mtbpeteski - Niseko - Feb 8th-17th Hakuba***Feb 17th - 26th

SnoWhite - Japan trip Hakuba 5 Feb - 12 Feb

BoardingBuny - Nozawa Onsen 11th -16th Feb***Myoko Kogen 17th - 20th Feb

gee-ocal - Hakuba 12th to the 21st February.

Jahoota - Habuka (Happo-one) 15/2/09 to 21/2/09

ssar - Niseko - from 19 Feb

Speedy - Japan - March 2 to March 9.


EUROPE

Snowzer and +1 (finally, no kids!!)- UK/Europe Dec 13 - Jan 13***Les Arcs Jan 3 - 10.

Ruski - Austria/Hofgarten- 07 Feb - 21 Feb Switzerland/Engelberg- 22 Feb - 1 March France/Valdisere- 2 March- 16 March

Speedy - Sweden - Feb 20 to Feb 27.


ANYWHERE EXCEPT USA, CANADA, JAPAN OR EUROPE WITH ANY OF US

Tobi - all winter.


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[chunky]

Bump

[Polaris]

and as a friendly community service for those travelling to the USA on Qantas.

YOU MUST HAVE YOUR (or AN ;) ) EXACT ADDRESS TO GIVE TO QANTAS OTHERWISE YOU WILL HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY IN GETTING YOUR BOARDING PASS IN OZ.

This has just been mentioned to me by a person who has gone there since the new Boarder Security measures came into place

[Podlettte]

yes pol, this is sent to you when you book flights, or it is with qantas, no idea about Vaustralia....

Change to our itinerary...

2-4th Feb Tahoe (south)
5th-21st Feb - Roadtrip portion - so anywhere there's tonnes and tonnes of fresh snow

22ndfeb-1st march Park city

1st march - 4th march - somewhere between park city and San Fran.

[Xena]

Bump

[Gummy Knee]

Hi Ya Paul

Just arrived back from Canada on Saturday. Been there since 18th Dec smile.gif Home base was Sun Peaks this year. Did a race series at Silver Star and spent a couple of days at Blue River with Wiegele. Have a few pics of the Heli in the link below. Unfortunatley I didnt get any shots of the deep tree sking but these are pretty good. I am in the Orange jacket with the black Helmet

Heli (http://cid-3c913b5ecb7dbd37.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Heli%20Ski)

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[Paul Oberin]

Looks good.

[Gummy Knee]

It was a lot of fun.. 2 weeks after we left they lost a regular to a tree well which was sad.. he apprently broke away from the group to get a different line and went head first into a tree well and sufficated. They hiked back up with probes and beacons to find him dead about 40 mins later.