To soften all this total devastation I've decided to use it all to buy new gear with for next season.
Sorry to hear man - sorta like my season last season (only 1 day on snow). Yes, much $$$ spent on new gear, which ain’t a bad thing.
Fucking dad - yesterday was his 25th this season, which HAS to be right up there, taking into account all the lockdowns and having to travel to Wodonga to get a negative Covid test in order to get past park entry.
I'll need to see more evidence the states can manage lockdowns and living with CV a little better.....I may as well go to Japan and make it worthwhile.
Dude, totally hear you there. I mean WTF, the season up here could have been managed so much better, if the govt locked down localities like they did last year and RIGHT NOW, rather than fuckhead Sutton lumping all of regional in together for most of the season.
Do you realistically reckon you’d shoot for Japan in 2022? By then I will be double vaxxed but I still have my doubts about international travel - it’s only 4 months away. (Just asking your opinion).
Thanks for the info,
That's a hard pass for me, can get the whole family on epic passes for the price of one ikon premium season pass.
Wonder why the big price discrepancy, couldn't just be the gondola.
LOL did I read that right? $1300+ for an early bird WEEKDAY ONLY pass? Hahahahahahahahahahahaha.
I can see it not being just the gondola - it would be “perceived value”, a la why people spend $1500 on whack ass looking Balenciaga shoes, that look 1/10th as good as a pair of $150 eS
Rusutsu is an unreal place to snowboard however it is a bit isolated from any nearby townships. Everytime we've been to Rusutsu it has been "Epic".
It really is. I had the good fortune of staying for 2 weeks at the Westin (I think it is), right on the snow, about a decade ago. $150USD/night, “twin” share (two king sized beds in a big 4.5 star room) including breakfast and heated locker room each day. Now it’s something stupid like $18,500 a night - probably thanks to the mainland Chinese who like to climb iconic, historic cherry blossom trees against the law, for their Weebo selfies.
unless you are mates with ScrotuMo
First the gubbinment, then Gladys Binchicken, and now this. Dude, I don’t know how many more electronic devices I can sacrifice to spitting my drink all over them?? 😂
I think most of the fly in staff had been finished up a while ago. Just looking at the Cams and it looks like the Happy Valley T bar and Front Valley8 chair are all that is open. Thredbo looks closed as there is not much snow.
I was up two days ago, and same - just two chairs open, and Wombats run to the bottom (the Falls version of Front Valley, albeit not nearly as wide or steep - it’s really just a service cat track).
I get the feeling that the hill is staying open for occasional park entry sales, sales on retail gear (got my dad a SAWEEEET Oakley Goretex shell for like, under $300 on Thursday), grocery and eatery sales from people who frequent or live up there... it’s fuck all, but at least SOMETHING trickling in
Ohhh, look what just rocked up!!! Close to 50% off and last one and couldn't resist. God their boards are sweet!!!!
Nice one man! Glad they found it, looking good! Yeah... probs not gonna ride the stereo this season (with all the patches starting to show up, snow being farmed, not much base) - will beat on my Option instead, but next year will be ready to balance the whole “wait for extra discounts or get the deck I want in the size I want” with... I’m thinking Paradigma.
Assistance would be better spent on our local resorts etc than greedy arseholes like Hardly Normal and luxury goods distributors (& other LNP donors)
I realise I might be one of few, but it infuriates me every time I see on the news, medical assholes in press conferences talk about wanting to open up for the beach and footy grand finals.
Oh, grand final day generates a few bucks? And... an entire season for 4 local townships, and on top of that residents who live at the actual resorts, don’t generate as much income as grand final day?
I just wish that everyone making the calls, had the face of Kerry Chant - i.e. fucking bewildered, perplexed, confused, doubling back on herself, stuttering, and totally fucking untrustworthy.
Then at least we could collectively prop up the milk industry when we go on regular inner city protests and get pepper sprayed by the police and get our mates to rush to the shops and spend 5 minutes whilst our eyes burn, deciding whether to get almond, cashew, soy, or regular milk to wash our faces with hahahahahahahaha