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Derelict
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As many of you know, when its summer in Canada, or the US its winter anywhere below that red line on your globes. I'm an instructor and just want any comments or suggestions on my considering teaching down south for a summer, perhaps next year.
May 13 2003 9:27PM
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morbumps4me
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uhhhh.....Chile? Look up Dude_le_skibum, he's spent time traveling all over the world skiing and could surely point you in a good direction.
May 13 2003 10:30PM
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Ghost
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South America is a sweet place.

Chile has great mountains, Peru has a few - Huaraz to name one.

I haven't been to Argentina, so I don't know how the mountains are there.

Or you could be like me and go down to New Zealand / Australia

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May 14 2003 1:34AM
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schlonginator
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Probabaly not as good as chilli but perisher in Australia is pretty good



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May 14 2003 2:31AM
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**RukuS**
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chile is dirty as hell, but pretty good skiing
go to newzealand if you want winter skiing down south
May 14 2003 10:13AM
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irefusetodieinsilence
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go to portillo for big mtn. Also the mtns at baraloche aregentina are alright for just skiing there are not really any parks though. If you get your hands on an old ski canada there is a article on portillo chile. So much backcountry there its sick

May 14 2003 6:50PM
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Derelict
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I'm hearing some good suggestions. Newzealand has been sounding good to me though. I got this email from the CSIA talkin like 2-$3000 for a summer... but I have nothing to compare that against. Sounds a little steep to me.
May 14 2003 7:43PM
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mammothpunks
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im goin to las lenas for a couple weeks - it works out to like 250-300$ per week inclding everything


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May 14 2003 7:46PM
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nkmo.
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In argentina ther is San Martin de Los Andes. My bro said it is kinda like park city, but bigger



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May 14 2003 7:48PM
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AFT
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go to www.nzfreeride.com, it is a month long freeride camp in new zealand from aug to sept. For the whole month its only like 3200, including accomadations. I think i might be going ,it sounds too cool to pass up.
May 14 2003 11:58PM
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Derelict
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that does sound too cool to pass up. but i'm more intrested in doing it as a summer job. well.. winter there, summer here. you know how it is. i want to go down there to teach, try and make a little money, but thats not really the whole point.
May 15 2003 7:00PM
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HVskier
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I think the problem with south america would be language. Can you teach someone to ski in Spanish?
May 15 2003 7:54PM
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Papa
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i heard newzealand has some sick skiing, i might be going there next year and i'm definalty taking my skis
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May 15 2003 8:07PM
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BigPerm
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i might be going to portillo, chile. or at least my dad and i have been looking into it.
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May 15 2003 9:01PM
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**RukuS**
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if u are a certified instructor, you will b able to get a job in NZ too, and then u get free passes n shit
also NZ is dope
May 15 2003 10:28PM
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weazelzb
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i hear New Zeland is sick


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May 15 2003 10:55PM
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X
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if u want good skiing and a sick winter season, go to new zealand if u are lucky enough to score a job there. look at places around queenstown.

australia is good but it can get pretty expensive there. the ski season is shorter so they have to jack all the prices up. i was coaching at a small resort near perisher and thredbo which i made a bit of money out of but i was lucky to score free accomodation through some contacts.
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May 15 2003 11:02PM
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concept2003
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what aer some good resorts in NZ?
May 15 2003 11:13PM
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LC.
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A couple of my friends are going to New Zealand this summer, staying in Wanaka. One is a qualified instructor, but I don't think he's teaching out there. The other is doing a level 1 snowboard instructor training course there.
May 16 2003 10:12AM
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mammothpunks
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this is what im goin to argentina for







o ya - i might go for some of this too









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May 16 2003 12:10PM
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freezed
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those are some good reasons

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May 16 2003 4:54PM
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haha those are great reasons
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May 16 2003 4:56PM
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Derelict
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Great reasons... but I'm not quite convinced. Give me more of the bikinis. But yeah, I think New Zealand is where I'm going to concentrate on going. If you can give me names of decent resorts, that would be awesome.
May 16 2003 8:02PM
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LC.
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NZ resorts: Wanaka and Treblecone are the teo best.
May 17 2003 7:38AM
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jonski
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try looking at natives.co.uk

is based on the UK scene, but has a shit load of stuff about jobs, with a decent section about nz. lot of reviews on diff resorts and you can look up members who've been there for some ideas

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