Here is a solid story that comes to us from Transworld Snowbarding. In the story Snowed Out in Las Lenas, Agentina Desiree Baldwin tells it how it is in Las Lenas.
Article from Transworld Snowbarding By Desiree Baldwin
It’s my sixth day in Las Lenas, Argentina and I’m sitting in my room at Hotel Pisces watching some kind of Argentine version of Dancing With The Stars called Al Ritmo Del Cuarteto. It’s blowing snow like mad and there’s a crazy white wind tunnel outside my window for the fifth day in a row. Even though I’ve been braving the elements the past week to make the most of my short trip to what I’ve always heard to be the best snowboard destination in South America, today the mountain is closed except for the lowest poma lift on the bunny slope. That just isn’t enough to motivate me into the morning ritual of putting on the twelve layers it takes to keep me warm here in this isolated Andean resort, where I’ve discovered that rubbing chap stick all over my face is the best way to protect myself from even more windburn in these harsh weather conditions. Full Story HERE
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1 JJ // Jul 7, 2008 at 1:00 am
So is the weather really that bad? I am coming to South America this August and want to spend a week skiing. I am basically debating between Portillo and Las Lenas. Biggest downfall of Portillo is that I have to do Sat to Sat and it doesn’t fit that well into the rest of my travel schedule. That said, really don’t want to get snowed out and only ski two days.
Any advice on where I should aim for the week?
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