 Poster: A snowHead
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I'm looking for any experiences anyone has with either of these 2 areas. I'm thinking about a Aug or Sept trip.
Worth the time?
Good place to stay, eat, etc.
Thanks,
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Went to Las Lenas last year. Brilliant if the Marte chair is open, best skiing in the world at that time of year. If the Volcano area is open, some powder down there as well. Local punter skiers are terrible, but you will be able to have breakfast with Hugo Harrison in the Edelweiss every morning along with all the other gringos.
Not many options about places to stay, either 4*/5*, apartments or basic dorms. Go to their website and try and sort it out, rooms get very scarce. Sept may well be too late for Lenas, check out the season closing date.
Lots of places to eat, Johnny's is where all the gringos eat for cheap food in the evenings but to be honest it was poor. Ufo is good but more pricey, although strangely good sushi for a Argentine mountain resort. Just get yourself a hugh Lomo completo for lunch and most days you will be alright.
You should try and get to La Cima though for a proper Argentine meat fest. Truly amazing experience, 100m up the nursery slopes. They will pick you up in the evening but of you get a bad weather afternoon, drop your gear outside, get indoors, get a Parillada and a tubful of red wine. Didn't eat for 25hrs after that.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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metropical,
Check out www.extremelycanadian.com - they do a trip there every year at about that time and from what I've heard it's pretty awesome!
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Marte has had the cable blown off this season - check teton gravity site forum for the latest lowdown- there was some speculation over whether has anyone qualified enough to recertify a potentially damaged cable. Definitely South America is a good place to go to hang out with pros if that's your thing and see them lay down some amazing lines & the meat eating is second to none!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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have a friend in Bariloche at the moment and she has been enjoying some amazing conditions with plenty of fresh snow. from the emails she has been sending it sounds an amazing ski area, with some good off piste runs.
worth the time..... its August and hot where I am and no chance of a beautiful off-piste run..... !
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