Argentina 2024 new generation

[siwi]

Best start to a season in 30 years? We need an on-site daily updates for Las Lenas please. What are reasonable priced lodging in LL vs staying in Los Molles or Malargue and hiring a taxi? Thanks in advance to anyone who will step up and report on the current situation.

Castor? Catedral? Chapelco?

Please send me a private message with your suggestions if you don’t want to share here.

[enlosandes]

Best start to a season in 30 years? We need an on-site daily updates for Las Lenas please. What are reasonable priced lodging in LL vs staying in Los Molles or Malargue and hiring a taxi? Thanks in advance to anyone who will step up and report on the current situation.

Castor? Catedral? Chapelco?

Please send me a private message with your suggestions if you don’t want to share here.

Ain't no taxis between LoMo and LL. The other 3 ski areas you mention all offer a better town experience but the terrain isn't in the same league as LL.

[m2711c]

been wanting to go to chapelco for years now. san martin de los andes looks like a sweet place to spend some time...







fact.

[kicool]

Planning a trip Aug 29th to Sept 12. Looking at las Lena’s for late season pow/backcountry. Any other recommendations for that time frame ?

[Mike Pow]

Lake Districtish road trip

Catederal, Chapelco, Cerro Bayo, La Hoya, Caviahue

Add on Antillanca and Chillan in Chile and use Santiago or Puerto Montt as your gateway for 2-weeks you'll never forget.

[byates1]

Planning a trip Aug 29th to Sept 12. Looking at las Lena’s for late season pow/backcountry. Any other recommendations for that time frame ?

Yeah look at the yearly Chile thread Casey does. Literally endless volumes of info. A touch more that 3 posts in this one. Via co dios migo

[Casey E]

My 2 bits would be it is a good year for central zone snow, and Las Leñas, Real del Pehuenche, and Caviahue are probably in great shape.

Go for the touring experience at https://www.realdelpehuenche.com/home.html

Ruta Nacional 145 KM 72 - Malargüe - Mendoza

Or, a bit lower and more rustico https://www.instagram.com/loscastano...NlZDc0MzIxNw==

[jummo]

Using Bariloche as a starting point, you can easily ski at Catedral, Chapelco, Cerro Bayo, El Bolson and Baguales.
All within a few hours drive. San Martin de Los Andes (Chapelco) would be worth visiting even without skiing.
We are going back in two weeks.

[jummo]

Deleted double post.

[abcdethan]

Has anyone had experience ski touring outof El Chalten? I'm looking into meeting up a friend in October there. Any beta would be appreciated.

[WaistDeepGroomers]

May go down in September (have a window the 2nd - 20th). Used to help lead trips based out of Cerro Catedral and have always wanted to go back and ski the Frey terrain and pop my Lenas cherry. Reach out if that's your idea of a good time!

[coopvs]

May go down in September (have a window the 2nd - 20th). Used to help lead trips based out of Cerro Catedral and have always wanted to go back and ski the Frey terrain and pop my Lenas cherry. Reach out if that's your idea of a good time!

I'll be there from Sep 1 - Sep 6. Looking to spend a night Refugio frey and do some touring in that zone or just get some sidecountry in. Let me know if you end up down there!

[caclimber]

Anyone have guide recommendations for Las Leñas? My buddy just broke himself mountain biking so I’ll be flying solo but still hoping to get some touring/sidecountry in! I’ll be there the last week of August. Not much info online which isn’t surprising…

[jummo]

Conditions at Catedral are very good. Snow is firm, but plentiful. Slopes are far less crowded than in past years.
People say it has been like this all season, even though there is lots of snow.
It is because everything is more expensive. Last year, with blue market money, a five day lift ticket worked out to around $50US per day. This year the same package is $83US per day.
The close in parking last year was 4,000 pesos, this year 20,000.
It is still relatively inexpensive here, but nowhere near last year.
Just arrived Las Lenas, skiing tomorrow!

[byates1]

Possible dumb question but...

Is all the skiing in Argentina on the Mtns/ border w Chile, or in another significant separate part of the country? Thx.

[klar]

Has anyone had experience ski touring outof El Chalten? I'm looking into meeting up a friend in October there. Any beta would be appreciated.

easier with a car. starting points along the road between el chalten and lago del desierto. expect dry approaches, which can be long depending on what you are doing. the hiking trails are helpful for access.

[klar]

Possible dumb question but...

Is all the skiing in Argentina on the Mtns/ border w Chile, or in another significant separate part of the country? Thx.

The Andes are essentially the border with Chile and that is where the skiing is. Tierra del Fuego is a little more complicated re. where exactly the border is but the basic idea still holds.

[byates1]

All is right in the universe. Klar is here. We are saved.

Hope you are doing great!

[klar]

All is right in the universe. Klar is here. We are saved.

Hope you are doing great!

uhhh yeah I don't know about that. I had a poster on my wall for a long time that said "we can't wait for anyone to save us".

Thanks, hope you are good too. I am currently content to be on one side of that Andean border contemplating whether to stay for a bit or cross to the other side.

[byates1]

Is it easy to galavant around countries skiing or are crossings a pain?

[llyon]

I’m happy to answer any Las Lenas / Argentina questions, if I can. Navigating the A factor and especially the LL factor is definitely not easy.

- Many border crossings are closed all winter long, the ones that are open will generally close at the slightest hint of new snow. If you’re crossing with a rental car, make sure the company is able to organize the paperwork for you. Not all rental companies can. With those caveats, crossings can be relatively easy.

- Las Lenas requires you only hire guides employed by the ski resort. They are very good and will add a lot to the experience. I think the official contact is: escuela@laslenas.com
But I suspect you’ll have better luck contacting guides directly, PM me and I can share personal contacts.

[m2711c]

roads going to the boarders are wider that the roads going to the just ski areas.....





hazards levels seems equally high on both









da boarder crossing itself...





fact.

[klar]

Is it easy to galavant around countries skiing or are crossings a pain?

Never had any major issues. Los Libertadores (the switchbacks posted above) has a lot of heavy trucks and traffic can get bad, the other common crossings are less annoying imo. as llyon said, weather/snow can be an issue. Chile is strict about bringing in food and they like to search bags so it takes a while. from chile to arg usually less hassle about bags.

[comish]

Never had any major issues. Los Libertadores (the switchbacks posted above) has a lot of heavy trucks and traffic can get bad, the other common crossings are less annoying imo. as llyon said, weather/snow can be an issue. Chile is strict about bringing in food and they like to search bags so it takes a while. from chile to arg usually less hassle about bags.

As long as the Arg side isn't on a Mate break. Then it can be a while.

[comish]

Never had any major issues. Los Libertadores (the switchbacks posted above) has a lot of heavy trucks and traffic can get bad, the other common crossings are less annoying imo. as llyon said, weather/snow can be an issue. Chile is strict about bringing in food and they like to search bags so it takes a while. from chile to arg usually less hassle about bags.

As long as the Arg side isn't on a Mate break. Then it can be a while.