August 30, 2010

1st Stop CHILE

After a 3 hour flight from Sydney, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand followed by another 10 hour stint we arrived in Santiao, Chile.

The Crew
The Local:
Pablo Azocar
Los Gringos
Johnny McCormack
Russ Holt
Will Jackways
RMB
Myself


My first impressions were of pleasant chaos having never been to South America before. From the moment we walked through customs the gringos were swarmed by all sorts of interesting characters wanting a piece. TAXI...

Santiago seems to be quite loose in the sense of general lifestyle and law reminding me somewhat of Kuta in Bali. I'm sure the city is fairly safe compared to other parts of South America I couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, making sure I'm keeping an eye on my money and choosing appropriate times to unveil my flash looking camera as not to draw too much attention.

Other than the minor insecurities Santiago looks like a pretty interesting city. Let the adventures begin.




It begins.


The Tasman Sea.


The clouds were frothing too!


Some local graf


From the coast and throughout Santiago is quite flat however when you look you are smacked in the face by the amazement that is the Andes (the world's longest continental mountain range) which tower well over 3000m above sea level. If you look closely you can just make out the mountains through the thick city smog.


RMB.


Russ.


Will Jack.

August 16, 2010

Powder Days At Thredbo

02/08/2010
On the way back to Sydney from the Mountain Dew event at Mt Buller we caught wind of a storm forecast to spew up to 50cm of snow over the NSW resorts so we decided go and check it out ourselves. Would have been rude not to I think!
105cm fell over two days creating maybe the best day of riding I have ever had in Australia. Here is a clip I threw together from the day.