J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Brimster

Sorry I couldn't resist only 4 more sleeps before Father Christmas arrives and 8 more sleeps before I fly to Canada for 4 weeks :lol:

Last year I skiied in -35C in Canada excluding wind chill.

Whats worse this year is that within 15 days I will have gone from +33c in South Africa to -20C (there or thereabouts!). Its currently killing me being back in England after 3 months in the heat and sunshine so god knows how I will cope in Canada on the 29th!! However I know that by the time I fly back at the end of Jan I will be fully acclimatised and it will feel suitably roasting over here! :wink:

Just a pity I will be returning to work :cry:

Its my sad duty to report that I still have 3 months of travelling left. :lol:

I am currently sat in the hot and humid climes of Singapore but soon to move on to Borneo and then Brunei. If I then really wanted to make you guys jealous I would ream off my other destinations yet to be visited but I'm not that cruel...... or am I!? :twisted:

Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong and ending in South Africa and Swaziland :lol:

So having had to forgo skiing in South America as there was no snow whilst I was in Bariloche and I then ran out of time when I returned to Santiago I was forced to pin my hopes on skiing in NZ!

Thankfully despite a week of indifferent weather I got to do two days skiing in some fab conditions (just a pity the same can't be said for the hire skis!)!

My first day skiing was to Coronet Peak. I was accompanied by a guy who had only done two weeks skiing and the last time had been 7 years ago so after a quick lesson on the learner/green slopes I headed off to do some mileage. I have to say that the resort was fantastic for all abilities and there was a lot of variation and ground to be covered in a day and it kept me entertained without a problem.

The views across the Southern Alps and to The Remarkables were amazing and definitely gave this resort a lot of appeal in my books.

My second day was at The Remarkables. This resort is very limited unless you are an experienced skier and willing to go off piste. Whilst the piste map shows the black runs I found that they were not marked out and not groomed i.e more off piste than true runs which is fine however they were showing a medium risk for avalanches on the day I was there. Added to this the black runs on the left side of the resort were shut off as there had been an earlier avalanche. Unfortunately as I was skiing on my own, in limited hire equipment and unfamiliar territory I was not prepared to go too far off the pistes - other skiers had no hesitation in going off and potentially it may have been fine but I played it cautious. :shock:

All in all I had a great two days skiing. I would love to return and test out Treble Cone and Cardrona as these were the two other resorts that people raved about whilst I was there!

Taking this one back on thread I haven't forgotten to give you all my feedback on my skiing adventures in New Zealand just not had chance to do it yet.... I promise I should have time to upload photos etc in the next few days.

Needless to say I had a fab time and according to the locals the two days I skied were some of the best days they had had all season :lol:

I'd love to come and meet up with you guys but can you do me a favour and move it to South Africa? cause thats where I will be! :roll:

I haven't made it to The Remarkables yet! :evil:

The Milford Sound road opened up unpredictably on Monday as we were leaving so ended up spending another night in Te Anau. However it wouldn't have made much difference as The Remarkables have been shut for the past few days due to wind! The weather forecast is looking much better for tomorrow and Friday so I will hopefully get some skiing in then.

I will give a full report on Sunday when I am bored in Christchurch airport..... :shock:

I am in the middle of a complex dilemma but trying to ignore it all for the minute as it makes me realise my round the world trip is coming to an end. :cry:

It basically boils down to whether I am sensible or not - Do I be sensible and accept my old job back and just do a few weeks skiing in Canada or do I do a full season working as an instructor in Canada?

The major dilemma being I may not have a job to come back to if I do a full season......

Canada is not the issue nor is going skiing its just for how long! :-D