Big Snowfalls Ahead

I was going to post earlier about this one but i decided id wait until it was closer to actually happening. With 3 days out i woke up this morning for a quick look at the charts to see a very promising update!



The weak high that's settling over WA is pushing the deep southern low right into perfect position for a solid dumping of snow. There seems to be a great deal of moisture on the cards for most of next week also. The only slight problem is that cold line. Perisher is forecast for +1 for the valley for Wednesday which could possible make this more of a wet snowfall rather then a some soft dry snow.






So keep the eyes on the cams Tuesday night and Wednesday and hopefully by next Sunday we will have well over a metre of snow on the ground.

Courtesy of weatherzone & ski.com.au

Snowy Saturday

The resorts are not looking too bad after being topped up with some snow over the last couple of days.



Thredo not looking too bad.

Thredbo today has the Freeride Series taking place in the High Noon Terrain Park. while Perisher is set up for the big ACP demo day, which includes the Burton demo from my earlier post.



Perisher still holding its cover

On a quick weather note, the snow should fall on and off today and hopefully continue this pattern up until Monday.

Enjoy the weekend!

Snowboarding Mt Buller

Ive never been to MT Buller before but each year i always try and work a way out that i can get there. It seems like a great snowboarding destination, with a big park setup for beginners to advanced riders.. Heres a few pics from Buller








Images from mtbuller.com.au

Thursday Snow Depth

Well its Thursday again and the Data has been updated!



The line is on the decline but only slowly and Ive added 2004 in as a comparison to show that its fairly identical if you look at June 2009s start a few days before 2004 did only thing is 2004 kept on snowing. I believe its currently snowing on the slopes so next Thursday we should hopefully see that line on the incline.

Gear Shopping

At first, for me, it was all about the cheapest gear that would still keep me warm but eventually i got tired of wearing the same old brown pants and brown jacket and wanted to get some style going. 'Don't worry if you suck at snowboarding, as long as your wearing the latest fashionable gear on the mountain you will look like a pro' i was told once when i wanted to purchase a pair of fluro yellow pants and a matching blue jacket which had some awesome appeal about it.

Today most experienced riders will own at the very least there own pants and jacket and with so many designs out there at the moment its just a matter of finding the right combination of colour and style. In an earlier post i made called Wishlist 2009 i had a few of my favorite combination's mainly bright colours because that's what i like. But whats the best brand to go with? And wheres the best place to buy this gear in Aus? Well from experience there's not a lot of shops out of the snow that supply all the American brands but Ive managed to find a few which ill happily share with you.

Just mentioning again, i unfortunately don't live in the snow, no no i live in Sydney (North Area) so i have to set aside a fair amount of time each year to fulfill my craving of snowboarding.

Ill start with my favourite (Stores, not online)


ALP Sport (West Ryde)

Website: here



When i first discovered this store i couldn't believe i hadn't heard of it sooner, awesome range of gear and wonderful knowledge from staff.

Staff would have to be the best Ive ever encountered at any retail store, so helpful and so friendly & knowledgeable which is what makes shopping there so much better.

If your from Sydney, or just passing through defiantly check it out, i recommend it to everyone into snowboarding, skiing or hiking.

Cheers guys.

ESS Parramatta

Website: here



I used to hire my gear from here all the time and pick it up at one of there other stores located at Jindabyne. I got referred to this store by a friend and was expecting better then what was on show but having said that the store still has a good range of gear and is usually pretty flexable with there snowboard hire rates.

Balmoral Boards

Website: here



Good location and a good sized store which a nice range of different brands. Ive been here a few times and most of the staff seem interested in your visit! The website is also good for a browse. There is usually some big sales on here at the right time of year.

One mind Track

Website: here



I found this one awhile back and once again was impressed with the range of stock. Big sized shop and plenty of decent looking gear. located in Crows nest, fairly close to the City. Staff were ok, had a slight mix up on my last visit but nothing to complain about.

Theres a lot more smaller stores out there but the above 4 are worth a look if your after some stylish gear.

Burton at Perisher This weekend

This is a heads up about the Burton Demo Tour - Australia
which is kicking off at Perisher valley this weekend 27th-28th of June. Should be a good day, all the gear will be up for demo so defiantly check it out.





I wasn't able to find any more information on the Perisher website which is a bit unusual but Burton have posted an inquiries number: Burton Australia 02 9935 9000. I will post any further information if Perisher decide to place it on their website.

Images from the 2009 Burton Catalog, check it out here

NZ Snow

I understand that when i made this blog i named it Aus-Snow to mainly focus on just the Australian side of snow but with NZ so close and such a beautiful snow destination, i thought id include the occasional look at whats happening in their land.

I was trying to put together a forecast for next weekend when i noticed this:


Now, im no guru when it comes to long range weather forecasting but Ive developed a decent knowledge on it as im also very interested in it, particularly around the winter months due to snowfall. This graph is showing some serious moisture landing all over NZ which is looking at focusing on the northern resorts of the south island, hopefully giving them a decent dumping

I will keep an eye on it and see what happens.

Weather Model sourced from weatherzone.com

Stick ‘Em Up Preview

Florent Marot, Vince Pages, Max Delayen, Chris Cunningham, Maiko Nicolet, l’Arrogs, Mathieu Schaer, Dimitri Biau, Julien Rochette, Joel Strecker, Tim Cachot, Féfé Pellacani, Darius Heritschian and friends are back with the teaser of their up-coming movie Stick’em up!

I cam across the trailer yesterday over at snowboarding.transworld, it looked pretty crazy to start with showing some nasty falls. That fall at 0:26 is pretty scary.

Not sure when the release date is set to be but im certainly looking forward to it

Snowfall outlook

Today is Saturday here in Australia and ill be posting an extensive outlook for the snow over the next few days for the Australian Alps.

Lets begin starting today:

The weather is currently 6 degrees at the perisher valley and unfortunately there doesn't seem to be much moisture around but there is a slight chance for a dusting over the peaks. It would most likely fall as rain around the village as the freezing level is sitting just a little bit high.



Tomorrow, being Sunday the 21st of June there is a small bit of hope some
of continuing throughout the day. Although unfortunately the freezing level may be too high for snowfall to accumulate on the lower valley. However we may see some snowfall above 1700-1750m (1-3cm) throughout the nigh.

Further outlook, over the next couple of days there looks like a small system will arrive on Tuesday giving the resorts a top up through until Friday which will hopefully add to the snow level.

As you can see the snow depth is on the decline, but ive added the last seasons graph just so you can see the difference.

My weather images have been resourced from weatherzone and my snow levels from the Snowy Hydro homepage.

That's It, That's All

I think this film was the most incredible thing Ive ever seen. From this stunning scenery to the insane riding it has it all! If you love snowboarding or even just the snow i would suggest checking this out! It begins in the close to home New Zealand and heads to Alaska and Canada for some awesome board riding.. One thing i love about the film is the brief scenery scene with some chill out music playing, it defiantly takes me away.. The soundtrack is awesome in my opinion good use of songs from M83, MGMT, Exodus & more

Heres the trailer, after you have seen it go and buy it, do it!

Aussie Online Snow Shops

I spend a lot of time browsing American websites such as 'www.the-house.com' and 'www.usoutdoorstore.com' they have thousands of different items and show all current prices ect.. sometimes it makes me want to move to america so i can score snowboard gear so cheap. You can still purchase stuff on these websites but the postage rate is anywhere between $70 - $99 US ontop of your purchase.

Anyway i think Australia lacks some sort of mega online snow shop but having said that i do spend some time on 'www.rhythm.net.au' which is probably the closest thing we have but unfortunatly it lacks variety.

If you havn't been on any of these sites then check them out.
Heres the comparrision:


Unfortunately most American sites don't ship Burton boards or outerwear, not sure why but you can see the amount you can save, even if you added $100 shipping you would still be saving but i think when it comes to a snowboard i would prefer to pick mine out of the rack rather then order anything off the internet.

Snowboarding Graphics

I'm loving these boards out at the moment for DC & Burton
























The HKD & The MLF


And my favourite to date






















The Custom & The Love

Good start

The snow storm has cleared and left some good powder around the resorts. Have a look at the graph from snowy hydro showing the good start to this year.




Lets hope it keeps going up

Wishlist 2009

There is some hot outerwear out for 2009, defiantly wouldn't mind owning some of it.. If only it was a little cheaper..

Snow Snow Snow!

I was a bit concerned at first, for the early season snow when i looked on the snow cams and saw about 5cm of man made snow on front valley 1 day before the opening weekend. But then weather like this arrives:

Then it keeps snowing so that when we wake up on a cold Wednesday morning here in Sydney all we think about is how much it snowed last night.. So we look:

Smiggins looking already better then what it did at any point in 2006
















Mt P, looking very tasty.

Now it is only June 10 and with the depth showing around 65cm im hoping that this season will be a screamer but my own trip isn't planned for just under 2 months away so lets hope it stays wet over the mountains. Ill be posting forecasts regularly on here so stay tuned.

Images from www.ski.com.au

Welcome

Hello, this is my new blog which will be featuring loads of cool information and interesting stuff about the snow. Some of the things you will see is weather, gear, photos, rider news, brands and more photos! Ill be posting here very regularly so please check back every so often.