I'm hoping to head out on the 27th-28th of August. Anywhere in Victoria.(I'm in Geelong) I'm a boarder with snow shoes and overnight gear. If you want to join me, reply here. Cheers.
day trip then i guess. any suggestions? stirling is ok for a play around if you want to get used to your snowshoes vossy. a bit of hiking, some short board runs, some rock drops, build a kicker, ride all the way back to the car. poles aren't so nesessary since you won't have a hiking pack.
so you just go bc to make a snowman then anzu? I'm not spending days building a 40ft monster by hand, just a little "something to do" jump while I'm up there. on my first day snowboarding i broke my wrist just falling backwards from a standing start. while I was in the medical centre, there was a guy who broke his leg just traversing, skating on his board... the front leg twisted one way, the loose back leg went the other, and he fell funny. moral of the story, you don't need anything too spectacular to break something, and I dont think a little jump will seriously increase the risk of a fracture. I haven't done much outside of resorts, and it seems vossy and sahara haven't done much either so stirling would be ideal. We can get used to snow shoes, carrying boards and testing equipment, with the bonuses of sparse population, open summit, and if the need arrises, yes, there is a ski partol. Stirling is within resort boundaries I know, but it's a stepping stone.
Works for me. I actually went looking at poles on Friday, so the purchase is probably not so far off anyway. Stirling would be good for a start for the whole getting used to the experience and equipment thing.
Being able to select the location of your jump in the BC, and knowing what makes a good jump/landing site makes them a fair chunk safer than most of the resort jumps I've experienced. That said, it ain't a reason to go silly.
How bout the 28th? Got a work do on the Friday night so may be in no state on Sat. I got a place to stay up that way so could head up Sat night to break up the super comute a bit.
I'm kind of resigned to a Saturday day trip now. wait and see if we get a bite from sahara. otherwise Saturday 3rd of September?
Yep. I'll get me some poles prior to then. What time you thinking of leaving? I live on the way so don't need to add to much extra time.
sorry about the lack of replies fellas, no computer access for the last week. 3rd sept is good for me too. I hate to be a party pooper, but if we dont get good dumpage between now and then, it might be dicey.
i'll be going regardless, even if it becomes a spring hike. I'll PM you both the weekend before the 3rd to organise transport. what gear do you have sahara? skis? board? snow shoes?
Sounds like youre really keen, well i am down then! I am a tele skier, just not sure whether to stick in the touring skis or the doenhill boards and slip on some skins - i have a pair but havent managed to use them yet.
