Poster: A snowHead
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I am hoping that someone out there may be able to help me out with an odd request!!
I was skiing in Nesiko for the last couple of weeks and on the last run of the holiday in waist deep pow my binding ejected (probably got caught on a submerged tree). I carried on for 10m or so on the other ski so it difficult to pin point the exact location of ejection (although I had a pretty good idea). However three of us spent 1.5hrs looking for it but unfortunately we had to leave to get our bus to the airport (which we made with 5 mins to spare!). So sadly my ski that has been used for 6 days is still somewhere off gate 5! I would love to get it back and was wondering if anyone out there knows of someone who locates skis in Nesiko with a metal detector? I know they have this service in Whistler so I am hoping it might exist in Nesiko. A google search didn't turn up much but in this instance its probably all about who you know. I have the GPS location (within 3m of the ejection) so it would be fairly easy to get to the point and scan for the ski if someone has a GPS or phone app.
Any leads would be much appreciated.
Cheers
Brent
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Depending where it is on the mountain, I could go an have a look if I'm in the area in the spring. The bamboo grows up very thick very quickly so it might not be accessible. But drop me a message, sounds like it could be a fun little mission!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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BMG, MagSeven, SH's never fails to astonish me with what can potentially be accomplished. Less than 3 hours and someone is willing to go hunt a ski in Nesiko - abso-bally-lutely marvellous place!!!
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And what to do with the ski once found?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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It's becomes my shot-ski?
I dunno, we can figure that out if we find the thing. One step at a time!
BMG did say that he was skiing waist deep pow. So he'll probably be back next year?
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I'll have a look next time I'm in that area, and also ask around.
Brand? Model?
How far did you traverse?
No metal detector service that I'm aware of.
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Mike Pow, MagSeven, thanks for the offers, much appreciated. There is some hope yet…….albeit small!!
The ski is a Storm Devastator Pro. 183cm. It is primarily yellow. It has a Fernie mountain resort sticker on it. The bindings are Marker Griffons. White and blue, set to level 8 DIN.
With regards to the location – I can get the exact location from my mate who had the GPS watch. Describing it – that’s a little tricky. I’ll try. I cut across the traverse from Gate 5, and went around the first concave bend and then around the convex bend until I was under the face directly below the peak. Prob a ¼ of the way between the end of the convex bend and the ridge. I headed down from there and cut left a bit. I reckon the ski popped off in the first set of proper trees about 150m skiers right of the cornice. The gully above the trees leads down to the cat track at the point where there are currently a few orange markers to warn people about the huge hole in the snow – pretty much at the left bend before the walk out gets stepper. The markers are on skiers right as you exit the gully. I doubt that that makes any sense at all!! Let me get the GPS details from my mate and I can put it into google maps.
Do you know if ski patrol does a spring sweep of the area to “clean up”. As it is out of bounds I doubt they would however.
Cheers
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That makes sense. Well described.
Top lifts still closed. But will have a poke around when the gates open next.
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がんばって!
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Been dumping this morning.
Already 10 cm at my place. Much more up on the mountain.
Think it's gone for a good while unfortunately
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Lovely thread and I hope it's found. I will be watching this thread in the spring!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Ricklovesthepowder wrote: |
Lovely thread and I hope it's found. I will be watching this thread in the spring! |
+1!
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He's not the only one who's lost one - an Aussie friend of mine over for a few days lost one of his somewhere off Holiday on the Hirafu side. I'll get the details from him about make/model and put them here too.
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You know it makes sense.
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Mike Pow wrote: |
Top lifts still closed. |
They're taking the rescue quite seriously then
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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peanuthead wrote: |
And what to do with the ski once found? |
yeah, the cost of repatriating ski with owner might outweigh cost of new Storm skis off Ebay - still tons of them on there.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I'd say summer would be your best chance now! It might turn up though, apparently over 20 go pros were handed in this year.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Mike Pow, Yeah, I was hoping the snow would stop for a while, but it is Niseko after all. I have the exact location of the ski (give or take a meter or so). It is 42°52’40.11”N 140°40’00.34”E Alt is 909m. If you plug the details into google earth it will bring it up. I also have the gps tracker file. It will provide a pretty idea of the location. You can see all the trail looping around while we were looking for it. I can email it - cant figure out how attach it here. Although not sure how much help it will be. Cheers
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Go for it, PM me.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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MagSeven, what a brilliant story - the spirit of snowHeads! Shame it didn't have a happy ending. And that last photo is stunning - would have been a perfect entry for the May competition.
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you should go back with machetes
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Great effort MagSeven
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Wow!
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Pedantica wrote: |
MagSeven, what a brilliant story - the spirit of snowHeads! Shame it didn't have a happy ending. And that last photo is stunning - would have been a perfect entry for the May competition. |
I would have given that one a 10. Brilliant photo.
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Amazing photo! Looks like it could have been taken in Tanzania!
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