Unofficial Andes

July 1, 2009 - bseuycdn6q

Here are a few clips from Today at Las Lenas. It was just about the best day one could have in LL with out the mighty Marte open.

Music by Ween
Song: Gloria

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It’s our second day in Las Lenas and it is absolutely dumping! Full-on white out conditions with about 6 inches of new snow on the valley floor. It just goes to show you that even www.snow-forecast.com, the most reliable weather forecasters for Las Lenas, can even get the weather predictions right around here. We are keeping our fingers crossed that it will pop tomrrow and we will get our first tast of the mighty Marte mañana.

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Here is a short video from our time in BsAs and our first day skiing in Las Lenas.

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We, Tim Konrad and Mattias Sullivan, have arrived in Las Lenas, Argentina after a intense 16 hour bus journey from Buenos Aires. We were welcomed into the valley by a strong winter storm the left over a foot on new snow on the valley floor. This was followed by our fist day of “summer” skiing and what a day it was. The ski gods blessed us with about a dozen outstanding runs of boot top deep snow on the lower mountain. Each of us took a few somersaults as we struggle to get our ski legs back under us as well as avoiding the shark tanks which seem to be all over place. There has been talk of a passable Marte opening tomorrow which has keep our minds and eye on the upper mountain all day.

* we have put together a short video of our time in BsAs and a few shots from today but the powers that be in the Las Lenas Valley have shut down Vimeo so we are looking for another way to get it up on the site. Stay tuned!

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Photo provided by LasLenasSki.com

UnofficialSquaw skiers Tim Konrad and Mattias Sullivan have arrived in Buenos Aires to start their “summer” ski season. After doing some site seeing and partaking in some weekend madness in the capital city, we will be head over to the Andes mountains and the ski resort of Las Lenas where the winter season is due to kick off this Saturday June 27th. There has been a reported 6 feet of snow so far! The heavy storms have caused the main lift, Ts Marte to derail from towers 2-5 but should be up and running come this weekend.

For the latest snow reports check out snow-forecast.com/resorts/Las-Lenas

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Skiing Las Lenas, Argentina

Skiing Portillo, Chile

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Here is a look at the Marte bowl and Marte Chairlift. Marte Chairlift is widly considered one the the best chair lift accessed terrain in the world.

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Photo of Manhattan Couloir

Here is yet another super sick line within the Las Lenas ski area.

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(Entre Rios, Las Lenas)

We are two hours into our hike up to Entre Rios when Erik the Swede starts freaking out. “I can’t feel my fingers, the rest of this hike looks like a bag of ice-skates and if this wind gets any stronger we are all going to get blown of this fucking mountain. I’m going home!”

Here is Erik 45 min. later killing it on Entre Rios. I think it is safe to say that he was quite pumped about finishing the hike.

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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 that has kept the LL powder addicts happy and healthy. Day after day the skiing has been down right relentless. Every night we return home with huge shit eating grins that we just can’t get rid of. We swear that “today was a day that we will never forget for the rest of our life’s.” However, like any lengthy powder orgy, runs, days and even weeks start to blend into one another. As time slips by, our memories get faded until the whole event soon seems like some fantastic dream. Some of us may remember a particularly fine run or some massive, over the shoulders, face shot but when you try to place which day or week it occurred on we become confused but the feeling we will never forget.

When it is all said a done we remember the event as one epic powder day of snowriding that seemed to go on forever. When I asked my friend George, who is heading back to the states this week, what he will remember most about his month in Las Lenas he said that more then anything he will remember the amount of stoke and excitement on the faces of his fellow riders. As much fun as the powder skiing has been over the pass month what really ends up counting is your knowledge that you were blessed with a moment in time that will never be forgotten. Events like this would mean nothing if you could not share it with like-minded people who are as excited for you as you are for them. We have a world-class crew of skiers riders down here. People who know what living life is really all about. People who have made huge sacrifices to travel to the end of the world to live life to the fullest and be present for moments like this.

Skiing is more then a sport to us. Skiing is a way of life and life is good. So remember, keep them hands forward and don’t live your life like a bag of ice-skates.

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