Unofficial Andes

July has been one hell of a month in the Las Lenas Valley. Our powder orgy all started on the 12th when a massive snowstorm rolled in from the South Pacific leaving behind more then two feet of fine powder on the upper mountain. Since the 12th we have received a steady stream of storms [...]

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Mark getting amongst it on Mercurio

MARTE IS OPEN and life is good.

Looking good for opening weekend.

2008 marks the 25th anniversary for Las Lenas Ski Resort so the partying will be rage all season long.
Las Lenas is open for the 2008 Winter Ski Season!!! UnofficialAndes.com’s good friend, Mark Lasseter of LasLenasSki.com, hooked us up with these [...]

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Expat and fellow South American bloger, LivinginPatagonia.com, is parting ways with his prime chunk of real estate just outside of Las Leñas. The property sits on the banks of the Rio Salado, just 20 minutes outside of Las Leñas. It’s a great opportunity for anyone looking to get their foot in the door before [...]

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Most people have no idea where Las Lenas Ski Resort is located. Often people will known that is a ski resort in Argentina but out side of that they have no idea. Even I have a hard time pin pointing Las Lenas on a map due to the few reference points. This is why [...]

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Here is a video of skiing in Bariloche, Argentina. Traveling on my own it’s been really hard to get shots of good skiing so bare with us until I can recruit some cameramen and skiers.
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Last night I bumped into Anthony Bonello from Biglines.com at birthday party for our good friend Yaya (Happy Birthday Buddie). If you have not checked out Biglines.com you should. Here are some stories from Anthony’s trip down to Las Lenas.
Long Days, Longer Laps and Equally Epic Nights
Las Lenas is huge, but it isn’t scary. [...]

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Here is a solid video from the guys at Doglotion.com (Cool ski website out of Whistler) Skiing and partying down in Las Lenas last season.
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Thanks (Peteto OB) Las Lenas now has a home on my space with some great info.
My Space - Las Lenas
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Here is a good article from the New York Times on skiing in Bariloche.
WHENEVER summer rolls around, I start thinking about snow. The Rocky Mountains may have melted, but I knew that somewhere below the equator — in the impossibly distant, sexy and expensive ski resorts of the Andes — the lucky ones were strapping [...]

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