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.