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Hinano 02-02-2014 09:41 PM

Mauna Kea! Snow! To the top! Top down! :D
 
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thirdgen 02-02-2014 09:49 PM

Awesome!!!
Where is this?

psyber_0ptix 02-02-2014 10:00 PM

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Hawaii, dude.

Those are some of the best observatories in the world. The Twin 10meter Keck Observatory, Subaru Telescope, and what looks like Caltech's submilimeter Observatory.

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thirdgen 02-02-2014 10:30 PM

I was like, "I think this is Hawaii...then I saw the snow and was like, does elevation make that much difference as compared to equator closeness?

Oscar 02-03-2014 08:06 AM


Originally Posted by thirdgen (Post 1098081)
Awesome!!!
Where is this?

Wasn't the location with an exclamation mark in the thread title a dead giveaway?:rofl:


Nice pictars though :)

carnut169 02-03-2014 09:56 AM

Why all the trucks loaded up w/ snow?
No ski lift? Everyone hiking to the top then boarding down? Got to want it when hiking at 14k!

Efini~FC3S 02-03-2014 09:57 AM

What do those guys do with the snow they are taking down the mountain?

Humongous frozen slushies?


DANGIT, car nut asked both of the searing questions I had

thenuge26 02-03-2014 10:03 AM

I hate hiking for runs.








But in Hawaii I might make an exception just for the novelty.

vitamin j 02-03-2014 11:26 PM

Pretty sweet drive. Wished I had a Miata to drive when I was visiting there, great roads everywhere. I did the tourist thing and rode a bike the whole way down from the top, that was awesome. It wasn't such a clear day as you had though. Those snowboarders are dedicated, they probably hitchhike up the mountain if they can.

Hinano 02-04-2014 03:31 PM

People truck the snow down to town and home where you will then see random snowmen on peoples yard when it's like 80 degrees out LOL! I guess families play with it and eat.

The snowboarders came in groups so looks like most were trucking each other up and down between runs.

hornetball 02-04-2014 04:18 PM

Snowboard and Surfboard in the same day! That's worth hiking.

I love the Big Island.

I drove that road in a Jeep. Can't imagine doing it in a Miata. Washboard.

Great pics. Keep em' coming. We're freezing to death over here (yes, even in TX).

fedricksdan 02-10-2014 10:03 AM

These are great . I love them.

sixshooter 02-10-2014 12:56 PM


Originally Posted by Efini~FC3S (Post 1098167)
What do those guys do with the snow they are taking down the mountain?

Hawaiian shave ice, brah!

Been there! Kilauea volcano is pretty awesome, too.

I used to live in Mililani Town on Oahu.

Thanks for sharing.

pdexta 02-11-2014 01:37 PM

Fantastic pictures. I had no idea you guys got that much snow in Hawaii.

NoLimitMotorsport 02-11-2014 05:11 PM

awesome adventure

turbofan 02-11-2014 07:18 PM

Some of those photos are absolutely fantastic. Thanks for sharing!

Miata looks great too.

sbiggers 03-19-2014 09:33 PM

Now I hate my life here on the east coast. Thanks!

Cool pictures, looks like fun.

Fireindc 03-19-2014 10:20 PM

Awesome. Yeah, those guys are definitely shuttling to the top with a truck or something. Looks like a BLAST.

triple88a 03-19-2014 10:30 PM

So why do people fill up their trucks with snow to drive back down? Only snowmen?

Snowmen don't count unless your nuts are freezing to your thigh in a -18F weather while u're making that shit.


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