Member SimonInAustralia

@Killclimbz wrote:

Watch Sac, Tramdock, and those other sites for Smith Turbo fans to make their rounds. I got the Turbo Fan Phenoms for $50 a couple of years back. Seems kind of dorky, but the fan works well for keeping the fog from building up. Not always 100%, but I’ve never had to take them off because I couldn’t see either.

I have a couple…[Read more]

@solo wrote:

I learned to snowboard at Pebble Creek. I think you will like it a lot.

Thanks for the pics solo.

I do like it a lot, as I got to ride it a couple of years ago for a day.

Unfortunately, I had just arrived in Pocatello for a few days at the end of my US holiday that year, and on the first night staying at my friends house I found out…[Read more]

@raym wrote:

@SimonInAustralia wrote:

What’s your home mountain, is it Apex?

Apex is closest, But Big White, baldy, chrystal and silverstar are all with in an hour drive or so and more with in 2.5 hours from me as well. ski hills are great and all, but when you have some awesome back country in the area why not go there

Problem is I’ll be travelling…[Read more]

@wavy wrote:

@Ecobrad wrote:

Kirkwood is an awesome mountain with amazing side and bc options. There are regular buses from South Lake, not a problem at all.

Yes, awesome terrain at Kirkwood, but be aware of a few issues with the Kirkwood shuttle from South Lake:
– It costs money (I think it was like $15)
– There’s only one shuttle per day in and…

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@raym wrote:

PM me closer to the time your coming out! we’ll hit up rogers pass of the coquihalla

Nice Ray, will do for sure.

What’s your home mountain, is it Apex?

@Ecobrad wrote:

Is Reno the best place to fly into from Vancouver for Kirkwood?

Reno is definitely the closest airport. Not sure if it would be cheaper to fly into Sacramento or Oakland/SF and then bus it up to Tahoe.

Also need advice on getting from Kirkwood to LAX at the end of the trip, to fly back to Australia. Are there buses for this? Any…

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@digerati wrote:

Hey Simon~

Not sure if you are heading north out of Pocatello/Pebble Creek Idaho, but Interstate 15 runs north to I-90, which then heads west through Missoula, Montana. If you are driving to Kicking Horse/Red Mountain you pretty much need to pass through here.

Drop me an email closer to trip time for any more info on…

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@Ecobrad wrote:

Your trip sounds sweet. Can’t give you much advice on the BC/Utah portion of your trip here’s a bit on CA/NV. It’s hard to stay near Kirkwood on the cheap. The cheapest motel rooms in South Lake Tahoe are ~$50 a night and will be a 25 minute drive to K-Wood. It will not be a problem hooking up with sb.com members in Tahoe if…

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Yes, distribution please!

There are some keen Aussies that want to see it down here.

Thanks,
Simon
Canberra
AUSTRALIA

Nice one Ray, thanks for the offer, I will take you up on that for sure!

My splitboarding friend here spent a year or more working near Revelstoke, and always goes on about how amazing Rogers Pass is.

I won’t be staying in the resorts, but will be looking for cheap motels in towns nearby.

@ausplit wrote:

Yes,i’m Ian. I’ve still got mine,goes along ok.
I’m trying to get up to the main range mid september for a few days if we still have snow.
If you don’t mind,i’ll hit you up for some info on the area when the time comes?

No problem at all Ian, fire off questions whenever you feel like it, would be happy to help if I can.

@ausplit wrote:

Nice pics there Simon. :thumpsup: Are you still riding the S series?

Hey Ian(?).

Yes still on the S Series, no need to change it for a long while yet, it’s still in great shape.

@sneeky jesus wrote:

tracks? or it didnt happen… some good looking stuff.

No, the Mount Bogong/Cairn Gully chutes photos were taken on a solo recon mission I went on early last season, my first trip down there, and I didn’t have time to get over that side of the gully to ride it, unfortunately.

When we did get back down there to ride it later in…[Read more]

@BGnight wrote:

i never would have thought anything this nice looking existed in AU.

Yes, there isn’t very much in the way of steep big lines down here at all, definately not at the resorts, only a face or two at a couple of backcountry locations.

Those photos are from our Main Range in the state of NSW, there is another smaller mountain in the…[Read more]

Yes, it’s a short season, with a small area of snow coverage, not much vertical, and with very crappy snow. Possibly comparable to East Coast US snow quality, from what I have read, but I am not sure as I have not been there.

Resort season is usually from first weekend in June through to the first weekend in October. Though it often opens on only…[Read more]

Yes, diesel.

Engine is a Toyota 1HZ, 4.2 litre indirect injection diesel.

Have put a DTS aftermarket turbo kit onto it, makes it perform like a ‘normal’ car, it is a little sluggish without the turbo.

It has the campervan setup in the back, as is standard on these type of fibreglass high roof 70 series Landcruiser campervans that they call…[Read more]

The newer Garmins with the ‘h’ in the model name have much better reception that the older non-‘h’ models.

Splitboardin’ rig Aussie style…