Off snowboarding in California !!

NickK · 22 Feb 2009 at 10:53

Think next year I'll get organised for a multi-trip. This year it was just Tignes :/ great weather and the hotel was good and well positioned (could ski back to the other side of the road so not quite ski-in/out but good none the less

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jr1104 · 22 Feb 2009 at 14:22

Really wish I could afford to do something like this. Might have to start saving for next christmas now.

apatia77 · 22 Feb 2009 at 16:32

What snow??

Today I came back from snowboarding holiday too

Clipsey · 2 Mar 2009 at 22:27

Just got back the other day - amazing place and had sooooo much snow!!!

Once the storm cleared from the morning:

eidolon · 2 Mar 2009 at 22:56

Just had my skis edged and waxed and treated myself to some new boots ready for Austria at the weekend

jr1104 · 2 Mar 2009 at 23:00

I hate you all.

johns-andy · 3 Mar 2009 at 00:01

Have fun (Y)..

Would love to do snowboarding again. Not done it in about a year. Might book a holiday for this time next year.

Gas Panic! · 3 Mar 2009 at 06:08

Currently in Big White, BC (Canada) atm. It's amazing out here. The snow is literally perfect atm.

Dano · 3 Mar 2009 at 07:53

Clipsey said:
Just got back the other day - amazing place and had sooooo much snow!!!
Once the storm cleared from the morning:

Heh, the pic reminds me that when we went my mates were all getting amped up to stay fit while we were there (quite why they thought that a day of boarding wasn't enough I don't know...) but I arrived at one friends house for a logistics and planning session to have them tell me that they were planning on running a lap of the lake every morning, needless to say I was literally ROFLMAO

brocksta · 3 Mar 2009 at 09:30

Was in Switzerland beginning of Feb, now i'm off to Austria in a couple of weeks.

Never been twice in a year before, so excited!

eidolon · 3 Mar 2009 at 10:18

I've got a long weekend off at the end of the month, anyone got any suggestions for somewhere that's likely to have decent snow and is accessible via Easyjet/Ryanair without too much travelling once I land?

DampCat · 3 Mar 2009 at 10:33

Cr0fty · 3 Mar 2009 at 10:46

I went snowboarding in Austria for the first time last month. Was amazing

Clear sky saturday, snow all day Sunday!
You really can't beat the view from the top of a mountain

First day boarding >>

At ze top! ( Lol i got up here to realise my bindings had broken arggggh! )

Skidder · 3 Mar 2009 at 11:27

I'm in St Anton next week sun to sun, four days at home then a week in Chamonix! Lush! To the OP, Enjoy Cali, never ridden there myself.

edite: just realised that the first post was a while ago and read the rest of the thread!

Skidder · 3 Mar 2009 at 11:30

eidolon said:
I've got a long weekend off at the end of the month, anyone got any suggestions for somewhere that's likely to have decent snow and is accessible via Easyjet/Ryanair without too much travelling once I land?

chamonix is worth a look as only just over an hour from geneva airport (sleazy goes there not sure about Ryan et al), snow base is in good shape

also from geneva you could head to port du soleil, lower resorts like chatel could be riskyish by then although probably fine (but it's a very easy transfer / drive) and you can be in Avoriaz in a couple of lifts if you needed to be higher

Skiddley · 3 Mar 2009 at 12:47

I've been to Heavenly at Tahoe. I hope you got the 7 resort pass that lets you ski the surrounding area! You NEEEED to go to Squaw Valley on the other side of the lake and try the KT-22 express lift. It's one of the steepest lifts\runs in the world.

BRILLIANT PLACE.