Yeah, I'm heading for Thredbo for the last week in July, then to Perisher for a couple more days. Fingers crossed they get some decent cover soon. Already cancelled a booking I had for last week. I'm meeting up with a few RS Liberty club guys from all over the country for some fun.

I'm doing the season in Jindy at the moment.. There is a bit of snow falling at the resorts as we speak..

Suby's are a dime a dozen down here. Yeh by law we should be carrying chains, but even when they pulling cars over to put them on, they usually let the soobs drive through without. I have never been told to put chains on in a Lib.

as far as i know you are supposed to carry them but they dont mind with AWD and soobs, because in the last 4 yrs or so there hasn't been enough snow to even make it down to the road so i think we'll be fine.
in my opinion chains are overrated anyway, look at canada and japan they get over 14m of snowfall a season, and i have been to both and didnt see one car with chains on it!

im going to be over there at the same time as doug, were staying in jindy and carving up threddas, so hopefully theres plenty of snow this year.

dtrally;143193 wrote:

Last year AWD was cool without chains, hope that hasn't changed.
Callan, Are you living in Jindy for the season? Working at Perisher or Thredbo?

Actually make that around 30cm..

Oh I wish I could remember the name of the store there that sells good cheap goggles. From the main plaza area you have to walk behind, and then over a road and up to a different group of shops......have no idea of the name, sorry mate. I didn't buy any there but they were about $40....which is not bad, depending on your amount of use, and your standards. Just shop around down there, makes sense that it would be easier to buy close to the snow then any where else (SnowBiz in Brisbane is a rip).

Nick

Anon is a pretty safe brand to go with. That would be my first preference.

Rythm isn't too bad, but there are plenty of shops in Jindy. ESS, First Tracks, Pow and Time to Ride. They all stock sweet gear. I'll have a look online and see if I can find anything. I bought mine online from the US but that was with a whole bunch of gear so made it worthwhile!

billsy;143456 wrote:

im sure well find some karaoke somewhere, if not raz and i can mcgyver something out of mobile phones and a clothesline.

dtrally;143688 wrote:

So Raz is coming too? Cool, he's gunna get chopped.
DWBN's gunna steal his board and break it in half 2 seconds later!:Pilot:

Yeah, those gogg's are a little too funky for me, need something more understated. We're going through Cooma (from Canberra) so I'll check it out then.

sweet only 8 days to go until i get down there!! and filed my tax return yesterday so hopefully that'll go through soon! WOO!!
haha
you guys looking for goggles, its best to get a pair that are comfortable and avoid dwelling over the price, as if you get a crappy pair and they fog up all day you are going to hate yourself for buying them, make sure the goggles you are buying a dual lens construction as this really helps with anti fog,
some good brands are Anon, Oakley (but really expensive, and comfortable), electric , and spy,
they are the brands that i have come to trust as with over 11 yrs snowboarding i have been through MANY pairs of goggles.
so like someone allready said shop around but make sure they are comfortable and create a seal all the way around the foam onto your face, those are the main things you want to look for.
yeh anyone whose down thredbo from 11 july till 27th july, let me know would be good to hook up for a beer, im driving a silver genII wagon with green p plates and dents and prima spots (lol) all over the car, i also have a big grenade and anon stickers on the back.
cheers guys
Nick

I saw you drive by yesterday when I was walking the dog. Nice ride and I wouldn't mind checking out your conversion as I'm thinking about doing it myself. Where are you working?

As far as Kosi Auto goes don't even think about going anywhere else! Andrew is the best Subaru guy in the region period. Both he and his wife rally WRXs and I still haven't come up with a question Andrew can't answer off the top of his head. He's also just got a new set-up for tuning ECUs, after I went all the way to Melbourne to get our 3.0l Outback tuned by STI. Just drop in and see him and he'll get you sorted. He's really busy though so you probably won't get in for a week or so. Ask him about Alpina as well and say good buy to starting your car 10mins before you leave to melt the ice off your windscreen.