I came across some information on the population of Las Lenas during my short stay in San Rafael that I think some of the followers of this blog might be interested in.
Population Numbers
Season Employees: 1,500
Visitors a week during the winter season: 3,500
Visitors a week during the off season: 700
Year round inhabitants: 300
Weather Update: A small weather system is moving into the area which is predicted to drop up to 6 inches of new snow on the upper mountain on Saturday.
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Strong winds moved into the Las Lenas valley yesterday afternoon and continued into this morning. The strong easterly winds keep the lifts closed till around 11 a.m. thing morning. By midday the sun calmed the winds and all but Neptune and the Marte opened.
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I returned from Mendoza today to sunny sky’s, warm temps, spring like skiing and a closed Marte (high winds over the crest) . The snow is melting at a alarming rate but as it melts it is making for some fun conditions. With the Marte closed I headed over to gully off Vlcano which had some great snow and some fun lines.
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Bariloche July 3, 2008 (photo by Tylerjames of TGR)
Bariloche June 28, 2007
As most of you know Bariloche is off to a very dry start. I found this photo taken yesterday on the TGR forum and thought a little comparison was in order. What a difference a year can make.
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Sunny sky’s and warm temp’s in Las Lenas!
The skiing has been fun and Ts Marte is running but terrain is limited to the few open runs. Yesterday I spoted two poachers come down under the Marte. It didn’t look like much fun but I am fairly sure they got away with it. good job guys!
I am going a little crazy scoping out the west wall, Edwardo’s, Cartel, ext…… and not being able to ski any of it. So I am heading up to Mendoza for a little gringo 4th of July party which should be a blast. I know a few American ex-pats living there so we are going to do it up right with BBQ, Budweiser, Rock and Roll and maybe some fireworks.
I will try to make a post tomorrow but if not HAVE A GREAT 4th OF JULY!!!!!
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Last season was perhaps the most hard core season to date. Working hard, Skiing hard, Partying hard and living on nothing. What this all added up to was one shit hole of an apartment. Don’t get me wrong, it’s called paying your dues and would not trade my memory’s of last season for anything. However, when you bring girls back to a pad like this it can make for some funny story’s.
Story’s with held to protect the guilty.
ahhh - the memories. Thanks for the photos Simon.
( Man I hope my mom doesn’t see these )
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Here is a look at the view from the NEW UNOFFICIAL HOUSE in LAS LENAS.
Here is a closer look at the view from the apartment in the Corinto building in Las Lenas.
Looking out to the left of the apartment at the mountain.
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One very cool thing about Las Lenas is the fact that it is a true skiing meca that provides a “summer” home for some of the top skiers and riders from around the world. So far this season, about four days, I have lived with or skied with two Finns, a French Speed Rider, a Norwegian and three Swedes. All of which are kickass skiers.
During the North America ski season I live in Squaw Valley, CA. Squaw is often referred to as Squawllywood because of all the superduper ski stars who call it home. This being the case I am use to seeing and skiing with some really talented skiers. However, the skiers and riders who make their way to LL during the months of July, August and September are some core mother #$%^. Anyone who is willing to give up summer sun to chase snow at the bottom of the world is deeply committed to this sport we all love and is all right by me.
Thanks for coming out and keeping the scene alive!!!
Todays Weather: Light snow is falling with heavy cloud cover.
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Cerro Catedral base lodge
So far this season the norther ski resorts of South America have received heap loads of more snow then the resorts in the southern Andes. Cerro Catedral is closed until they receive more snow and many of the other southern resorts are not looking much better.
Here is the latest report from Jamie of livinginpatagonia.com
Catedral Closed Until More Snow Falls
Written by Jamie
Cerro Catedral was forced to close their slopes to skiers until more snow falls.
Last night is rained pretty hard and felt warm. Waking up today and looking at the peaks across the lake, it was pretty obvious it has rained to the top of the peaks.
So, we are in a holding pattern in these parts until we receive more snow. The forecast calls for some heavy precipitation from Thursday onwards.
This is a far cry from last season when the resorts around Bariloche had one of the biggest snow years on recored. It was right around this time last year that I was skiing knee deep powder on a super fat base. And that was just the start of the season.
Photo from June 21, 2007 (street sign buried in snow)
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