brissie-here-we-come

HI ya u lot.

Just wanna know if there are any snowbaording facilities in and around Brisbane. sounds stupid i know, leaveing UK and looking for snow in Oz lol!!!

But i just love the white stuff, and the sun!!!

I know i'll probably get hooked on the surfin' stuff but just cant go without me board n 360's, grindes n all that powder. :-D

Please can someone out there tell me that thare is a snowdome of sorts in Brissie

Please help me !!!

Buddyboy

wanderingwombat

The sand hills on Moreton Island is the closest thing. Alternatively you could race up to Stanthorpe when ever they get a dusting.

You do realise Brisbane is sub-tropical?

WW

Pollyana

Sounds like you'd be better off going further south......

pete jackson

We did sand boarding on the Island but its not really like snow boarding, and you get too hot walking back up the dune! Pete.

Dirk1971

wrong country...try New Zealand

Pollyana

Hmm, plenty of snow in northern Vic, and the mountains of NSW though, as well as Tassie.

jason and allie

Hi,
your best bet is NZ. You can get some cracking cheap flights from Brissie to NZ and once there the accomodation is CHEAP. Your best bet is Queenstown or Wanaka. I prefer Wanaka myself as its much more layed back and chilled and less touristy. You'll probably have to fly to Christchurch and then its either a days coach transfer down to Queenstown or Wanaka, or if you are lucky I have seen flights down to Wanaka from Christchurch for as little as $50!!!
Some of the best areas are The Remarkables, Cardona and Treble cone and there is a huge Snow Park if thats your thing. I'll bet a pound to a penny its cheaper than going down to the snowy mountains. Jason

themerlin

Aldi where selling Snow Boarding gear a few months back in Brisbane so you must be able to do it somewhere

Centurion

Yeah, its called somewhere there is snow thats not a sub tropical climate.

People here do go out of the country from time to time on vacation hence the gear shop. You have to bear in mind that most Queenslanders have never seen snow before.

Mt Hotham in Victoria hosts an annual event sponsored by Billabong but most people end up going to NZ.

There are no indoor venues.

jon and alex

http://www.skidxb.com/English/default.aspx
See, its not such a mad idea to have skiing in a tropical climate!!

brissie-here-we-come

Yeah i know its bleeding hot as hell over there, but i heard the aussies were the world exporters of snow making machinery for snow domes, so just thought id ask if there was any near brissie, al though snowboarding in the sun with me suncreme on sounds better than freezin me bollox off

jon and alex

Just get into surfing - its even better than snowboarding, trust me.

brisnick

i agree with jason and allie. i usually head over to queenstown/wanaka. however there are some great places to go near christchurch also.

every year i price up a 10 day trip to NZ against a 10 day OZ snowboarding holiday. NZ always works out cheaper, even with flights and better accommodation.

have often wondered if a venture capitalist could put an indoor snow arena down with all the other gold coast tourist attractions. i know heaps of brisbanites that would go if it was good enough!

Phoenix

Useful info - forwarded to my 19 yr old son who's been asking me about skiing in Oz

brissie-here-we-come

I think surfing is the best option, just hope no little critters wanna start chompin on me toes. Only tried surfing once at Newquay in the UK. Tried to catch a wave for six hours, was absolutely knackered and i suck at surfing

Maybe a little more practice n I'll get the hang of it

Completely agree with brisnick about having a snowdome near the gold coast. I know there is a state of the art one going up in WA, one on the gold coast would do loads of buisness, wot with all the surfers n that.