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Push'n Pow
New Zealand
Приєднався 19 лют 2014
Various videos from my work running equipment in the construction industry, and also running snowcats in the ski industry. I am open to suggestions and requests for anything you may want to see, or learn, from the work I do.
Finding Snow In All The Right Places
After the snowfall there are some pockets of snow drift to clean out and utilise to thicken up certain areas and to prepare the snow-farming areas for catching more snow. Taking the old Pistenbully 400 free-cat to go snow farming...
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Will Relocate Snow For Beer
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Snowfall means snow burying decks and patios and we can use that snow on our slopes. So sometimes we will remove excess snow for grateful restauranteurs and business owners... A little bit of fun removing snow with the Pistenbully 400
Excuse Me, I Have 400 Things to do
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Some new snowfall has dropped and theres some packing and grooming to be done to try and expand our ski area. Taking out the old Pistenbully 400 free cat for a bit of a look around...
Stripping the Summit Ridge
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In order to consolidate snow at the top of the Summit slope I have been tasked with moving the excess snow from the Summit Ridge with the Pistenbuly 400W...
A Snowy Day in Australia
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Finally some snow has started falling on the slopes so its time to get into some track packing and widening jobs with the Pistenbully 400W
Grooming a Tiny Snow Planet...
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Pistenbully 400w working on a steep slope at Mt Buller, Victoria. Thin snowpack of man-made snow so the grooming isnt amazing asthetically... insta360x3 and Telesin selfie stick.
Edge of the Storm at Mt Buller, Victoria
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We dodged a bullet (with the exception of a blown out window) as a storm front whipped across Victoria on the 25th of April 2024. Somehow we ended up between the fronts and missed all the heavy rain and lightning strikes but still had strong winds and a bit of a light show. All video was taken by me personally and is not to be recreated without permission.
Christmas In July
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Some snow has fallen in the Australian alps and temps are cooling down, so it's a good time to fire up the Pistenbully 400W and head down Chute to level the moguls...
Snow Farming In The 300 Park Cat
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There’s fresh snow falling and all the cats are out farming. The Pistenbully 300 Park looks like it’s itching for action so out we go to farm some snow…
Preparing The Summit
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Scraping up some moguls ready to groom the Summit slope with the Pistenbully 400
The Summit Ski-Racer Strip
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Grooming out the ski-racer practice track on the side of the main Summit ski run.
A Season Downunda
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The beginning of a new season donwunda. This video had to be modified due to some issues with the original, same video as before but with a shorter title.
New Snow Sometimes Isn't Fun
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We had out first snow dump of the season and its my second night in the 400w, but it's not all fun and games...
Dope On A Yoke
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My first night rocking around in a Pistenbully 400w. It's misty, it's hard to see, the snow is thin and sticky, but its time to groom some slopes.
Whale Hunting in The Magic Forest
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The Snow Factory has been busy building some whales in the forest besides the magic carpet, so now its time for a little push job to get the slope open for the school holidays. Snowcat: Pistenbully 400 Park Audio: artlist.io Editing software: Wondershare Filmora
Aussie Road Trip! Bunbury to Mt Buller
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Aussie Road Trip! Bunbury to Mt Buller
The Ascent. Repairing a broken snowmaking hydrant
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The Ascent. Repairing a broken snowmaking hydrant
Small Garage Demolition With Hitachi ZX130-5
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Small Garage Demolition With Hitachi ZX130-5
POV Snow Removal In A Sunny Swedish Ski Resort
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POV Snow Removal In A Sunny Swedish Ski Resort
In-Cab Snow Clearing With The Volvo L70F
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In-Cab Snow Clearing With The Volvo L70F
My 2nd Day of Snow Clearing (and it shows)
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My 2nd Day of Snow Clearing (and it shows)
RAW Digging Up The Snow Pile For Winter
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RAW Digging Up The Snow Pile For Winter
What Is A Huddig And How Do You Move it?
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What Is A Huddig And How Do You Move it?
I Don´t Hate it, But I Don´t Love It... Leitwolf X Overview
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I Don´t Hate it, But I Don´t Love It... Leitwolf X Overview
Some Snowcats, Some Slopes and Some Random Videos
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Some Snowcats, Some Slopes and Some Random Videos
Snow-Clearing For The Big Pond-Excavation Project
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Snow-Clearing For The Big Pond-Excavation Project
Now We Push The Snow Back Off Again?
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Now We Push The Snow Back Off Again?
A portfolio of pictures of the areas taken in summer would be handy to refer to :)
Unfortunately I don’t stay there during summer so that would be a bit of a challenge.
@@pushnpow it was more a comment that they should or could provide to the new guys :)
Been meaning to ask, do you even ski?
Snowboard. I stopped skiing when I was 12
thanks for posting! its like a ride along
A lav mic should me a nice improvement. Do these cats have worse lights than the ones you had in Sweden as there seems to be much less visibility outside? Anyways thanks for the videos, it's been a bit funny timing watching these on the northern hemisphere.
I have got one in later videos (coming up) because of the vibration coming through the mic, it’s much clearer. And yeah the lights in the old 400’s aren’t as bright as the ones in the new 600’s so the videos are a bit darker, but I’m working on trying to expose the videos better.
cool video! what location?
downunda
Mt Buller, Australia
have to say that 22 mins flew by :)
What date was this since Buller has shut shop?
This was early August. I gave up uploading videos over winter because the internet was far too slow.
How can I not subscribe to the guy that taught me it snows in Australia? I definitely missed the day they covered that.
Great to finally see some snow! Love the videos!
A stunning snowy day in Australia highlights the impressive performance of the Pistenbully 400W. New visitor. Thank you for sharing💕✨
Feels good to be back in Australia?
I’m not from Australia but it was interesting to do a winter there!
@@pushnpow Oh sorry bout that! Saw you were hopefully going to Norway, is it Trysil then?
Ever think about going back to Sweden or even Norway to work during the winter?
Waiting on a contract to go to Norway this winter so fingers crossed I’ll be there in a few months…
lol snow season ends this weekend, can't remember it ever winding up in 'winter' before. Typical list organisation they are still charging for lift prices at 50% off, with one run open if you can call a goat track a run. Please go back overseas :)
Hey hey hey, I’m grooming that one goat track 😂 and it takes me 7 hours of carting snow with a bin cat just to get the one pass to the load 😅. Nah it has been a rubbish season, it’s going to hit the resort hard too, I believe they have to refund a portion of the season passes and a lot of school and club bookings for September so I guess they’re trying to recoup any loss they can. I see both sides, it sucks for the customer and it sucks for the resort, we got screwed by water restrictions early and screwed by warm, windy weather later, she’s been a rough season. I should be heading to Norway in November if all goes to plan anyway.
that's really cool!
That was a cool shot!
really liked the music, very chill
Cool bit of filming mate, cheers.
Loving the Aus content
Mt Buller height 1805m Snow Depths 78 cm top (1780 m) 36 cm base (1380 m) Damn looks like it's going to be a short season. I always used to joke they took the reading at the top of the mountain and shoveled some snow up against the depth gauge to make it sound better. I find it interesting how you manage the snow, you push it around to make runs wider more of a consistent depth trying to keep the base intact. You guys are well skilled at your work.
In the northern hemisphere you generally get really spoilt for snow and don’t have to try to hard to open a slope. In the southern hemisphere, mainly Australia and New Zealand, you really have to be strategic with snow management. It’s been a particularly warm winter, it happens every now and then, it just means we have to work smarter and manage the snow better.
so maybe a silly question, but how are the snow depth maps generated?
It's mapped by GPS every time a cat drives over the snow. The basemap is generated by a GPS rover. The basemap only needs updated if the underlying terrain changes significantly.
As above it can be mapped by GPS rover or aerial drone mapping. I believe our slopes are a mix of drone mapping and rover mapping because of the wooded areas and whatnot. It’s fairly accurate though, very handy for operators doing their first season here (like me)
Australia seems to struggle with snow.
It certainly does this year but it can get a lot some years too.
300. Good way to try and get people to comment! Nice job.
Honestly it’s a way to gauge attention spans, cos there’s no point spending 6 hours uploading a 40 minute video if people only watch 10 minutes of it 😅
Foot Throttle for life. 🤙🏻 Even when I’m running a dozer I use the decelerator to control the rpm’s. I’ve never felt comfortable using a hand throttle.
Yep, spending time in a dozer doing grading work usually teaches you good foot discipline 👌
thanks for doing these vids
Summit ,.. love your video bub
I just had a question on what you think of the steering wheel or “yoke” compared to the sticks ?
I prefer sticks, but the yoke isn’t terrible. Sticks are better for precise work close to buildings or objects but yokes are pretty good for general grooming.
Class video man, love to see them
Can definitely tell you have zero experience in snow making, pushing,etc.I hope they dont fire you for your refusals of setting the throttle 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅lame
Just discovered your channel. Called you an Aussie in the comments of another video of yours but just learned you‘re a kiwi. I‘m a bit curious how you ended up, grooming and clearing snow in Sweden. If you mentioned that before in another video, please let me know.
That’s alright, I’m barely a New Zealander anyway. I worked with an Englishman in New Zealand who previously worked for a Swedish resort and one of his friends from that resort got a managers job at another resort and needed a winch operator for the winter… then covid happened that winter so I ended up stuck in Sweden for 3 years. The ski industry is great for international networking, it takes you all over the place.
How does an Aussie end up, clearing snow in Sweden? Nice job, mate!
Good to see you're getting some new snow - we're a bit desperate over the ditch in NZ!
So I’ve heard. It’s not been good winter so far! We have had some more snow but also followed by more rain, so not the best winter so far.
Those conditions are the worst.. U just end up with a heap of snow in the tiller! :( Found that its better to just take the time and run it down with the tracks first.. makes it stick at least a bit xD
5 mins blackout from 7.00 - 12.14 mins :( love the vids
you made my summer day! Love the snowcat vids!!
That's Mt Buller conditions for you
Good to you posting again and back in your element. It makes me laugh when say the temp today its 98 degrees Fahrenheit feel like is over 100. Hope your having a great season over the pond!
Glad to see you back in a cat. I’ve Learned a lot from watching your videos since before my 1st season, coming up on my 3rd now. I know me as well as a few guys I’ve worked with really appreciate you explaining what you’re doing when so few others on here do. Cheers
That’s good to hear! I try my best to explain how I do things, it may not be the right way as far as some are concerned, there’s many different ways to do the same job. Hopefully it helps either way!
3 weeks and we are into August and there is still bugger all snow. It must be so difficult pushing that little bit you have around with nothing to work with.
We aren’t doing huge nights so I’m also struggling for decent content 😅 but we are lucky to have something to work with even though it’s not much. New Zealand seems to be in the same boat, hopefully the big dumps aren’t far away!
Nice information on the snow factory. Great video as always
Mate how long does it take to produce that pile of stuff ?
We have 3 small and 1 large snow factory and their output is different, I’ll have to ask one of the snowmakers.
Great video and great work pushing the snow. Do they have regular snow making at this resort or just the snow factory equipment?
Yeah we have lances and snow-guns but there’s been a water restricting due to the dry summer so haven’t been able to use them much yet.
Very good video as usual, love from Sweden
Awesome video bro! Still wish I had been able to join ya for the trip! 😎🤙
Thanks for taking us with you. Hope to see more slope content this year!
better chance of finding snow in ya freezer than at Mt Buller 🤣
There he is! So is Mt Buller your home for the ski season? Missing your on slope content! Cheers from central Wisconsin US!
I keep getting asked to post more videos so I had to move to another ski resort! I’m working on new videos in 4K, which is very data and upload-speed heavy so they’re coming but they’re taking a lot more time and work 😅 hopefully I can keep you guys entertained for the summer!
I just got home after a season in Sälen, and your videos making me miss it even more :')
Snart dags igen John😉😁
For us it was always people with sleds coming out as soon as we lay couple passes on lower mountain....then up top, locals ripping around on snowmobiles throughout the night
so late to your channel - your view count is going to start climbing as i play over and over while i operate a keyboard for work these days! your camera placement/POV is the best i have seen ... thank you from RI, USA
Great to see you back making vids
Hopefully the Australian winter will bring back to videos the people want 👌