[Off topic] Snow hack in NZ in July

[Daryl Manning]

OK, not really a hack event, but a number of devs at RCNZ mentioned they were interested in a trip back to gorgeous kiwiland in winter to hit the slopes and do some boarding/skiing/drinking.

I just wanted to get a show of hands on who is *seriously* interested in heading over a for a week (to maximize snow quality chances thinking the weekend of the 20th of July  and roughly 7-10 days). 

Idea would be to rent a place(s) in Queenstown (if you've got connections there or in Wanaka or what have you, please give me a shout.). I'll also ask about some early deals if there is enough interest.

ciao !

Daryl.

[ben wiseley]

I'd be down if we had internet.

-ben

Daryl.

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[Jonathan Clarke]

I would also be down, that is if I'm allowed back in the country in 3 weeks...

[Andrew Grimm]

I'm one of the people who'd like this to happen, but I don't know if I can afford to both go skiing in NZ and attend Sapporo Regional RubyKaigi 2012. I'll leave talking about the latter to another thread when I've conquered my jetlag - don't want to hijack your thread.

Andrew

[Michael Gall]

I've spent a month each year for the past couple of years working from Queenstown. We've been going for a bit longer so have had the luxury of buying season passes and renting an actual house.

Most of the higher quality holiday houses will have DSL connections (have a look at a friends company http://www.stayhere.co.nz/ ) and failing that the mobile carriers have pretty good mobile internets. 3 Degrees in particular is the cheapest and has coverage throughout Queenstown (but not through Wanaka last time I was there).

Queenstown is a brilliant place to have a good bit of working ski time, just don't hurt yourself.

On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 4:04 PM, ben wiseley <wise...@gmail.com> wrote:

I'd be down if we had internet.

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[Daryl Manning]

That's awesome info Mike, thanks! (though I now hate you working for a month each year from Queenstown... =] ). Now I just have to try and convince my boss that working for a few weeks from Queenstown would be a good thing for the Institute.  =] 

ciao !

Daryl.

[Ivan Vanderbyl]

Count me in!

Regards,

Ivan Vanderbyl

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[Nathan S]

He says, with bone shattering enthusiasm.

On Tuesday, February 28, 2012 4:40:28 PM UTC+11, Ivan Vanderbyl wrote:

Count me in!

Regards,

Ivan Vanderbyl

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On 28/02/2012, at 4:30 PM, Daryl Manning <daryl....@gmail.com> wrote:

That's awesome info Mike, thanks! (though I now hate you working for a month each year from Queenstown... =] ). Now I just have to try and convince my boss that working for a few weeks from Queenstown would be a good thing for the Institute.  =] 

ciao !

Daryl.

On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Michael Gall <mic...@wakeless.net> wrote:

I've spent a month each year for the past couple of years working from Queenstown. We've been going for a bit longer so have had the luxury of buying season passes and renting an actual house.

Most of the higher quality holiday houses will have DSL connections (have a look at a friends company http://www.stayhere.co.nz/ ) and failing that the mobile carriers have pretty good mobile internets. 3 Degrees in particular is the cheapest and has coverage throughout Queenstown (but not through Wanaka last time I was there).

Queenstown is a brilliant place to have a good bit of working ski time, just don't hurt yourself.

On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 4:04 PM, ben wiseley <wise...@gmail.com> wrote:

I'd be down if we had internet.

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[Michael Gall]

I'm not sure if I'm going to actually head to NZ this year or not, but if I do (and although I'm not actually an instructor) I'd be happy to give people help learning how to snowboard.  I've taught a few people now and am getting reasonably good at it. It's the kind of thing that takes a couple of days to be able to then enjoy your time on the mountain.

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[Tim Koopmans @90kts]

Very keen to go if last week of July or ealy August. Let me know if you need a hand organising anything.

[fresh...@gmail.com]

I'm interested, but it'll be a month or two before I know for sure that I can commit to anything. I haven't been snowboarding for ages - it's an itch that needs to be scratched for sure.

Daryl.

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[Marcelo Alcantara]

I am very very interested but just could just an extended weekend. Like thu-fri + weekend or weekend + mon-tue.

Snowboarding and coding?

[Tim Koopmans @90kts]

From that site looks like the following are available end July to early August:

max 5 nights, sleeps 10 from 500/night => http://www.stayhere.co.nz/queenstown/aspen-house/

min 7 nights, sleeps 8 from 1000/night => http://www.stayhere.co.nz/queenstown/wintersun/

min 7 nights, sleeps 8 from 350/night => http://www.stayhere.co.nz/queenstown/1-goldleaf-hill/

I'm thinking dates around 29 Jul to 5 Aug... How many interested and wot's your budget. Pimp or backpacking?