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FuckAllOfYou
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How's the season going? I really want to ski and I saw Liberty posted a pic from Threadbo... It was pow. I was really jealous. and out of curiosity, when does the season start and end?
Jul 9 2012 12:52PM
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Steezy_Street
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We have had a pretty good early season so far. Perisher and Thredbo has some really good parks set up. I've been having alot of fun riding up at perisher.

Season runs from mid june - mid october.

This was the opening park video. There is another 30 footer in there now. But they should have the 4 jump line up soon. (30ft - 65ft) There is a heap more rails in now to




Jul 10 2012 7:45AM
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Steezy_Street
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Hopfully it will be looking like this or better by August

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Jul 10 2012 9:18AM
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pow_pow~
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fuck so devastated that i cant make it down this year
Jul 10 2012 11:30AM
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FuckAllOfYou
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damn. that looks so awesome.
Jul 10 2012 12:48PM
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crunkiest
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that looks so fun
Jul 10 2012 3:10PM
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ChasingFlakes
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Now that looks like a good time! how are the pow days in oz?
Jul 11 2012 12:32AM
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Age
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Few and far between, usually pretty heavy snow. The terrain is pretty fun though.
Jul 11 2012 12:51AM
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@nonymous
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Don't come to aus for pow, you will be heavily disappointed. If you are going anywhere in aus go to perisher for park, and in my opinion Thredbo is more free ride. Don't waste your time anywhere else in Australia. It gets expensive for what you get!
Jul 11 2012 1:22AM
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ChasingFlakes
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If i had to chose a southern hemisphere summer oz def is not up there on my list. i was just wondering what the snowfall is like.
Jul 11 2012 2:05AM
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Age
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Mt Hotham has awesome terrain, probably better thanThredbo
Jul 11 2012 2:09AM
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ChasingFlakes
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but does it come with a side of mashed taters and gravy? oh har bad joke
Jul 11 2012 2:14AM
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@nonymous
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Mt hotham is vail - the park. Extremely flat
Jul 11 2012 3:44AM
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Age
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Hotham isnt flat at all- you're probably thinking of Falls Creek. Hotham's terrain consists of steep, fun gullys that end in creeks. The park at Hotham is pretty shit though

Jul 11 2012 5:53AM
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pow_pow~
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just gonna jump in here, in about a month, after hsc trials, will be going down to thredbo or perisher for friday - mon/tuesday. will be driving down from sydney and will have two spare seats. if anyone is keen then let me know. i dont have any friends that ski so need to spread the expenses as best i can. hit us up with a pm if anyones interested.
Jul 11 2012 8:29AM
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@nonymous
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Dude I shred buller almost all year round. I have been to almost every mountain except Baw Baw, which is just shit. Hotham is very flat with a shit park and no one up there does much freeriding. Maybe Jake Rast and his mates but thats it. Falls is shit early season. They only ever put effort into their park when they have a bumper season. I enjoy Buller because it has a VERY strong freeride community. Consisting of Watkin, Johnny, Ryley, Ollie and others. Thredbo and Perisher (especially Perisher) are the pioneers to freeriding in australia. Almost all the comps are at Thredbo and Perisher. They manage to maintain a high snow depth and build awesome parks. There is a downside of all this. It is extremely expensive and it is much cheaper to just fly yourself to NZ
Jul 13 2012 4:47AM
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Age
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Ever heard of Andrea Binning? One of Australia's greatest freeriding exports? She skis Hotham. Or Billy Barker who is one of, if not the main guide at Gulmarg? He skis Hotham. Just because you dont know anyone that skis at Hotham doesnt mean it has no freeriding community. And Hotham isnt flat. If you think that then you havent skied it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gmwils/2814318010/ Check this shit out and get educated. But yeah Hotham park is shit

Jul 13 2012 5:15AM
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B.Aussie
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Australia's mountains are hills. They're tiny compared to most US resorts.

Thredbo is probably the best all around mountain.

Perisher has the best park.

Buller is probably the best all around mountain after Thredbo. Decent park and decent terrain. But if you're going you'd want someone who skis there regularly as the best terrain isn't well marked.

Falls Creek is flat but has a good park usually by the middle of the season.

Hotham has decent skiing but a shitty park. Again you'd want someone who skis regularly to show you around, I didn't like it there until I had some locals show me around.

Baw Baw has a decent park but it's tiny.
Jul 13 2012 9:15AM
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Skiingsnow
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we had a kickass start to the season, but its just rained 4 days in a row, its my day off and im in jindy instead of skiing, pretty gay...
Jul 13 2012 11:34PM
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FuckAllOfYou
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well thanks for the blunt answer. sounds like you're still having much more fun than us snowless folk. i've heard thredbo is the best
Jul 14 2012 3:33PM
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@nonymous
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Buller is suffering the most
Jul 22 2012 5:46PM
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*jwill*
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this. except buller is average. it cops all the melbourne weekend punters and so far this season has missed out on and major snowfall.

perisher has good parks but i hate the rest of it, i recon it is flat crowded and boring.
Jul 22 2012 9:39PM
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.ZT.
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Hello .singletrack. we missed you.
Jul 22 2012 10:02PM
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Malcolm
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I bet I'd know my way around Buller just from playing so much Amped 2
Jul 22 2012 10:04PM
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1337
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b-e-a-utiful park
Jul 22 2012 10:17PM
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NSwidow
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Good so far dood!! Couple of pure spring days recently though, so much sun! We need more snow.
Had my first ever slopestyle comp on the weekend! Came 2nd! Yew! :D Just thought i'd throw that in there.... Come shred Aus!
Jul 23 2012 7:28AM
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Steezy_Street
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Its boarding but this is what perisher had set up as of 2 weeks ago.. It was super fun until i ruptured my ACL and tore my meniscus :(

The Perisher Press - Episode 1: BHK All Day from Boardworld on Vimeo.


Aug 11 2012 8:39AM
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DERS.
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lol. not really. just freshly groomed.

anywho id still hit it
Aug 11 2012 9:50AM
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californiagrown
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looks like you got about 200ft of vert there bud. jamie pierre droped a few cliffs that were taller than the mountain in that shot.
Aug 11 2012 1:48PM
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Steezy_Street
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Another edit from july.. From some of the different resorts

Oi Mate! - EP 02: July from Boardworld on Vimeo.


Aug 14 2012 7:02AM
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Phatt
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thredbo just finished off their 6 jump line. 35 40 45 55 55 70. the 70 looks incredible. the jump charles built last year at the bottom there was so money so i dont doubt that it is an awesome jump line once he puts in the rail antons will be one of the best parks in aus. perisher is super fun but the speed for the last two jumps is fucked. russ and a few others have been making the bottom but super sketchy
Aug 14 2012 8:51AM
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slowloris
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MANN FALLCREEK. It soo fucking dope right now, such a good park! They had a big air comp on Saturday 65+ft jumps and the notorious "FallsCreek Rainbow".
I have heard Hotham has been sweet and Buller has been pretty good but the Interschool races are coming up soon with the crowds...
Aug 14 2012 8:59AM
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Steezy_Street
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Yeh ive been struggling on the bottom jump a few weeks back at perisher. Havn't been up since they made it bigger tho. Russ and charlie timmins were gettng over it. I heard rumors that Boen wrecked himself pretty badly 2 weeks ago though. Im back at perisher this weekend, hopfully the weather clears up!
Aug 14 2012 9:18AM
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B.Aussie
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You better not go anywhere near those jumps!
Aug 14 2012 9:21AM
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Skiingsnow
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I have hit all but the 70fter in Antons, havent even seen it yet, been stuck in thredboland skiing with 5 year olds :p, might be up there on saturday though

i wear blue pants and grey jacket/hoody, POC helmet, give us a shout is you see me, name is Robin
Aug 15 2012 11:15PM
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codyhotham
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This is great. Another cashed up Buller kid who thinks 'freeriding' is limited to the park. Hotham has the best terrain IMO and some of the skiers here (Buff Farnell etc.) absolutely dominate the true freeriding scene. Hothams park is terrible so if your coming for that dont bother, but if your someone who can appreciate steep runs and amazing terrain i'd recommend it. Also I think by 'Jake Rast and his mates' you mean me because I shred with him everyday. One last point here is Johnny Lipzker at Hotham http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/418630_10151020855849003_1047977140_n.jpg
Aug 15 2012 11:32PM
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thewhiteprophet
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those jumps look creamy
Aug 15 2012 11:45PM
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bernierosow
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Antons park at Thredbo is crazy sick right now.  Jump 5 is just a pile of snow in this pic.  It's a 70' step over now.  There is a down tube into rail options on the top 2 jumps, a huge butter pad on the 3rd jump followed by a 55'er and a 70'er.   Winched landings = steep, long landings.
Aug 16 2012 12:57AM
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hardboots
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Video from Perisher recently.
Aug 16 2012 1:25AM
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Silence
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Great snow the last few weeks, although at $110 a day it would want to be!
Aug 16 2012 3:27AM
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-emile-
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ccccc combo breaker
Aug 18 2012 3:35AM
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Steezy_Street
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Falls Creek in Victoria has a pretty good setup right now.

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Sep 3 2012 5:57AM
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starsky_hucks
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HEADING TO FALLS TOMORROW!! SO FUCKING STOKED!!!
Sep 3 2012 7:29AM
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Age
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That's a great story!

 However, I said Hotham isnt flat and then posted a picture of a steep run with cliffs. That isnt the whole mountain,just one run. Silly American trying to talk about things he has never heard of...

Sep 3 2012 8:14AM
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californiagrown
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What does my nationality have to do with anything?
Sep 22 2012 1:50AM
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Jibberino
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I didn't read through the whole thread, but i'd imagine he is referring to the fact that you've never been to any of the places you are talking about.
Sep 22 2012 3:21AM
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californiagrown
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I commented on a picture he posted?
Sep 22 2012 3:43AM
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