 Poster: A snowHead
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brian
brian
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Bogong, cool ! Hope it's a harbinger of our winter to come 
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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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I would not rush out there 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Great pic of Mt Feathertop.
Don't need to talk it up, the pic does it for you
70 degrees 
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That's not for a film, the photo is by the pilot (ex Royal Navy) who does the helicopter shuttle between the ski resorts of Mt Hotham and Falls Creek. Occasionally he detours a minute or two out of his way to take pictures of Feathertop and other high, pointy peaks.
The maniacs were just climbing and skiing there for the fun of it when he flew by. 
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Great photos. Looks cool. Glad to see Oz has some flakes at last.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Bogong, great photos, that one of tree skiing at Mt Buller, really makes me want to be there.
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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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Until this year, I hadn't skied in Oz. Everybody kept telling me it was rubbish. Even after we had booked, friends did their best to "manage my expectations". Well, I have now skied for 9 days in total (2 trips) in Parisher and with the conditions we have had this year, it is equal to many places in Europe. OK, the runs are shorter than we are used to and there are less blacks and less off piste but there are also far less skiers. I was still skiing untracked soft snow, really easily accessible off the lifts, in the afternoon whereas in Europe, it would have all been skied out. I would add that the terain parks and pipes equal the best in Europe and are uncowded and accessible.
I would also add that the standard of teaching is very high. They bring in instructors from around the world as well as a good base of Aussies. I am not sure how they attract the instructors they do! I certainly didn't expect to meet a Canadian level 4 examiner who is head of adult ski school in Whistler. In addition, the set up for little ones (under 6) is equal to the best I have seen. For slightly older kids, the race team training is excellent and Perisher has one of the top 3 moguls squads in the world. OK, I know moguls went out with the end of the last century but............
It might not be Val D'Isere, but by the end of the season here I will have skied 17 days and had great fun, be it skiing with my children or hooning with some really good skiers. I just hope next season has good snow as well.
Final point worth noting. My Aussie wife has followed snow conditions in Oz for 25 years and says there is a direct relationship between the Aussie ski season and the following one in Europe. On that basis, next season in Europe should be rather special!
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You know it makes sense.
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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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>> I am not sure how they attract the instructors they do!
at a guess it's because the Europeans, Canadians etc are "out of season" at home, and thus can work close to 12 months on snow by doing an Oz season....
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Poster: A snowHead
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kitenski, that is definitely it. It's quite hard to be an all-year-round professional ski teacher without going to the southern hemisphere.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Not to put words in SimonN's mouth, but I think it was more a fact of 'I am not sure how they attract the instructors they do!' with the reputation, or lack thereof, that Australia has and when they could go to Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, & the summer ski areas of Europe and N America instead.
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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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Hey guys, just on the aussie snow thread, where do you reckon would be the best off piste skiing in oz around the 12th September? Coming back home after a season in the Pyrenees and looking for a week of fun...
Cheers
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FAQ
, while southern Tasmania has missed out, everywhere else in the high country is coated with a deep layer of white stuff 
