Eke wrote:

If you can give me about 2000$ that would nearly be enough hmmm... I just have to hope i get a job next summer...

Hey, I went to Japan for 2 weeks with only $1,000.00USD (spending money). Hey, it lasted me (barely). You can do it too. Go for 4 days. Good enough. $500.00USD spending money should cover it. (After all expenses paid).
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ahochaude wrote:

Hey, I went to Japan for 2 weeks with only $1,000.00USD (spending money). Hey, it lasted me (barely). You can do it too. Go for 4 days. Good enough. $500.00USD spending money should cover it. (After all expenses paid).

mm... Maybe... So it isn't that expensive after all??? Then i might really have a chance

ahochaude wrote:

Hey, I went to Japan for 2 weeks with only $1,000.00USD (spending money). Hey, it lasted me (barely). You can do it too. Go for 4 days. Good enough. $500.00USD spending money should cover it. (After all expenses paid).

The cheapest fligh ticket costs 650euros = 800$. I think it will be the same price for Eke.

I promised to upload a picture. Here is one when I was skiing (and wining).
The weather wasn't really nice, but the race (dual) was great.

If my lungs clear up enough I'm going to Kirkwood this weekend!

Was supposed to go to Alpine Meadows last Saturday, but I've been too sick.
-PCM

Xavio wrote:

I promised to upload a picture. Here is one when I was skiing (and wining).

hey, congrats, Xavio!

Abused myself on the slopes of Kirkwood for two days this weekend, what a blast. Awesome snow.

As soon as I got home Sunday night, had to pack the bags for Chicago, on a plane the next morning.

Am so burnt, need sleep. Only 2 hours of sleep Friday night. Good sleep (7 hours) on Sat and Sun nights. 3 hours last night.



Old old ojiisan,
PCM

Oh pcmodem... Nice to hear that you've had a great trip

I would lie if i'd say i'm not just a little bit jealous

Yeah, it was epic. So much fresh snow.

Plus, I got to test out my new bindings. Had bought and installed a set of Burton P1 Carbons, they are so much more comfortable and precise than my old Ride SPi bindings, and easier to get out of. Of course, the old bindings are 3 years older, technology has improved, the SPi's were the best a few years back.
-PCM

I just talked to a friend of mine at school and he's gonna go snowboarding next week... And i'm going with him!

It's only a day in a small place but it's better than nothing...

By the way he's new to snowboarding too so i'm gonna teach him also. (My third snowbarding "student")Well be there for a day so i'll try to teach him as much as i can. At last at the end of the day he'll get up in a elevator and hopefully can turn to both sides. Am i too ambitious with him???

Eke wrote:

...At last at the end of the day he'll get up in a elevator and hopefully can turn to both sides. Am i too ambitious with him???

Yeah, that is too ambitious. No one picks up heelside and toeside turns in only one day of lessons.

As long as they have fun and don't injure themselves and make good progress on their technique, that's what counts. With each successive snowboarding trip, they can build their technique. If you push them too hard on the first day, they'll get frustrated or injured and won't like snowboarding.

Of course, it helps if you get a cute instructor! My friend had a really cute Asian woman as his snowboarding instructor at NorthStar 3.5 weeks ago! He kept falling on purpose to get her to help him stand back up again!
-PCM

pcmodem wrote:

Yeah, that is too ambitious. No one picks up heelside and toeside turns in only one day of lessons. -PCM

Well when i teach someone i really don't say them do that and do this... i just tell them the basics and let them practise at their own pace. Anyway two of my friends have already learned all of this in under two days...

pcmodem wrote:

Of course, it helps if you get a cute instructor! My friend had a really cute Asian woman as his snowboarding instructor at NorthStar 3.5 weeks ago! He kept falling on purpose to get her to help him stand back up again!

I quess i don't quite count to that category... There will be one quite good looking girl on the trip anyway... too bad she can already ski

pcmodem wrote:

Of course, it helps if you get a cute instructor! My friend had a really cute Asian woman as his snowboarding instructor at NorthStar 3.5 weeks ago! He kept falling on purpose to get her to help him stand back up again! -PCM

Hmm... Is there any place in asia where you can ski? That would solve all our problems.

That's the only way the get me skiing. Here in Finland no pretty girl's gonna help you when you fall. No, insted you drown in snow (it's possibe here), all alone.

Shurayuki-hime wrote:

Hmm... Is there any place in asia where you can ski? That would solve all our problems. That's the only way the get me skiing. Here in Finland no pretty girl's gonna help you when you fall. No, insted you drown in snow (it's possibe here), all alone.

You can go skiing to Japan. ah... you're going there at summer. too bad for you... (exept you can go to Ayas consert )

And yes... Pretty finnish girls do help you up. I have experience of that. Not as much as helping pretty finnish girls up though

Eke wrote:

You can go skiing to Japan. ah... you're going there at summer. too bad for you... (exept you can go to Ayas consert )

Yes, I'm going there at summer, that's when girls are wearing bikinis.

Eke wrote:

And yes... Pretty finnish girls do help you up. I have experience of that. Not as much as helping pretty finnish girls up though

That's cheating. And you know better places than I do. There's only sweaty old men where I ski. And I have to help them up...

you guys are too dang funny. i want to go to northern europe one day. it may take seven or eight pretty girls to help me up. (no, i'm not that big, but as long as i'm fantasizing.....)

i'm jealous of you guys going snowboarding!

jholic wrote:

i'm jealous of you guys going snowboarding!

You don't have to be... My trip got cancelled this morning as the guy who was arranging it broke his tailbone.

I'll just have to face the fact that i'm not going skiing this year. These things can only happen to me!! Three cancelled trips allready this year

Eke wrote:

You don't have to be... My trip got cancelled this morning as the guy who was arranging it broke his tailbone. I'll just have to face the fact that i'm not going skiing this year. These things can only happen to me!! Three cancelled trips allready this year

bye bye "pretty" finnish girls. Now you just have to keep helping me up...

Eke wrote:

You don't have to be... My trip got cancelled this morning as the guy who was arranging it broke his tailbone. I'll just have to face the fact that i'm not going skiing this year. These things can only happen to me!! Three cancelled trips allready this year

Dude, get your passport ready and fly out to California to hit Lake Tahoe! Still plenty of snow.

During the weeknights at Lake Tahoe, if you stay in the city of South Lake Tahoe, you can get a cheap hotel room for under US$40 a night on Sunday - Thursdays. I've even seen some respectable places for US$35 a night on weeknights.

A number of good resorts have discount lift tickets for during the week too, anywhere from $39 - $49 US.

I'm going boarding again this weekend, some friends got a cabin. Taking Friday off from work, my amigo Ray and I are boarding on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
-PCM

pcmodem wrote:

Dude, get your passport ready and fly out to California to hit Lake Tahoe! Still plenty of snow. During the weeknights at Lake Tahoe, if you stay in the city of South Lake Tahoe, you can get a cheap hotel room for under US$40 a night on Sunday - Thursdays. I've even seen some respectable places for US$35 a night on weeknights. A number of good resorts have discount lift tickets for during the week too, anywhere from $39 - $49 US. I'm going boarding again this weekend, some friends got a cabin. Taking Friday off from work, my amigo Ray and I are boarding on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. -PCM

Darn! That could work... four days would be great! If I'd use all my money maybe i could afford cheap hotel and lift tickets for four days... i'd just have to figure out where i'd get money for plane ticket and food

And i don't even have passport... i only have id-card that i can only travel inside European union with. But passport isn't a problem. I quess i'll just wait and go to Japan.