Good freezes the last few nights has given way to epic corn here in Las Leñas. I will post pix later, but with no one here, it is very smooth and perfect skiing. That is all, peace out!
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Good freezes the last few nights has given way to epic corn here in Las Leñas. I will post pix later, but with no one here, it is very smooth and perfect skiing. That is all, peace out!
Corn harvest in full affect.
Not a good freeze last night but taking advantage of places it had previously slid served up some more great skiing. No one around!
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/a...8&d=1159644866
Celos
pudo el amor ser distinto
redes
trampa mortal en mi camino
y en un café , un café de ciudad
me contaste otra vez tu destino
Celos
celos en suelo argentino
fiebre
y mi ilusión que se deshizo
mientras te burlas de mí en tu canción
no me puedo librar del hechizo
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Here is a nice sequence on Icaro. Human Error, Sin Salida skied great too. Very windy at the base and Los Molles, but the top of Marte was clam, go figure.
Without that tower (first shot), I think it would be damn near impossible for newbies to navigate the front side of LL.
Glad to see the corn is holding up. Sweet shots!
This one is located right next to the entrance to the top of Eduardo's, easy to find.Quote:
Originally Posted by shamrockpow
great coverage! LL has some of the best corn on the planet.
when you run into mark, tell him i'm still kicking myself for keeping my job and not dropping everything to come to LL for a few weeks :biggrin:
I'll let him know but I already told you you wouldn't regret it! Don't kick too hard!Quote:
Originally Posted by Squirrel99
EnlosAndes, thanks for all your stoke this summer, keep killing it.
yeah but me's got to pay the bills somehow.Quote:
Originally Posted by enlosandes
i'll be back next year :smile:
take a run down Cornecito for us cube farmers
Kind of burned out from the river down. Any 2nd choices?Quote:
Originally Posted by Squirrel99
Snowing this AM in Las Leñas. Could be a late season pow day with no one around, stay tuned.
Maybe I should have gone South. Oh well.Quote:
Originally Posted by enlosandes
A nature shot from the other day at the Piscis. Zorro sure was friendly. 2-3 inches at the base as of 4:20. Rock on!
New snow and a textbook wind event on Wednesday night. Thursday, powder, corn, breakable, the whole ensalada fruta. Marte opened at 11:15 after the grooming job was completed. Today, Friday, huge wind event. We are now primed for smooth spring skiing if we get the proper freeze thawing.
enlosandes, I love reading your updates and seeing your pics
its like a play-by-play from SA
most definitely going to have to make it down there soon
:yourock:
Thanks for the kudos. Well, after reading y'alls northern hemi reports in our summer, I decided to try to return the favor. Makes the off season go by a little faster. Suerte!Quote:
Originally Posted by pechelman
Very smooth corn skiing today. After cold temps and wind of the last few days, the corn was perfecto. Also, high peaks are still holding powder. Corn or Powder, a difficult decision indeed.
Today, sunday, Las Leñas is blessed with more high winds. Not much going on. The locals are getting ready for the big River Boca game. Here is a shot from Sans Nom from yesterday. With the road burned out, you can put a car shuttle right at the bottom and have a $ backcountry lift accesed corn run.
On a side note, any idea how to make it a full picture instead of a thumbnaill?
Thanks for all these reports ELA. Tell those area mucky mucks / tourism board that you should be on the payroll for it.;)
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/a...0&d=1160313111
Look around over in Ask TGR for some thread cussing about pics. I saw something there. - right click on managed copy and then paste info / insert with the lil' yellow mountain looking insert image button's pop up window blah-blah somethin or other... Maybe that'll help.Quote:
Originally Posted by enlosandes
Beautiful Spanish !
Just I don´t speak any Spanish at all.
Currently a very questionable late season Marte wind hold closure unfolding. Two days ago, Sunday, it was very windy in the morning but very calm in the afternoon. Due to the River-Boca game, don´t think they made an effort to open. Yesterday, amazing corn skiing. A new policy was in effect. Nothing on the frontside after 1pm, due to wet slides coming down of the piste. But in addition to that, no access to the south wall and even Human E. This is really unfortunate since after 1pm is when they are taken shape. Today, just spent an hour at Santa Fe looking up at Marte. We have definetly seen the chair running with alot more wind. Bottom line, the clock is ticking, the snow is very smooth and the corn is ripe. Forecast looks like snow coming. Oh, this heroin addiction is tough sometimes. Peace out!
Currently dumping in Las Leñas. Forecast is calling for a total of 2+ feet up high. Will there be another Marte session before the resort closes on Monday? Or will all this new snow sit untouched. That is the 3 million peso question.
A few days and counting . . . here's hoping you get it!!!
Nice work on Adrenalina too . . . nothing like getting away from it all, eh!?! :wink:
Thanks, still waiting for your report or at least some pix from your special day up there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kellie
http://www.laslenas.com/camaras/
Holy Toledo, Ohio! It looks like midwinter up there!
approximately a meter of snowfall in the base area in the last 24hrs, still snowing 2-5cms per hour. forecast to continue through the night. winds are negligible in the base area. eating much meat and drinking much fernet y vino con chunk...:p
Thanks for the update from a man in the know.
Tried the empanadas wrappers as fried tortillas today, muy bien.
Fernet+Vino+Chunk=Problemos en la mañana para un hombre tu edad!
70 degrees and overcat at the farm at the moment!
Is this a super long season there this year or am I just ignorant to how long the season usually is at LL?
Last season LL was open til the 11th of October. It is based on Christopher Columbus' holiday. Kind of funny the guy gets so much play, even down here.
so sorry i had to leave early and miss out on more corn. wish we could've met up, enlos, but mendoza was calling. those pics are killing me. my board bag lay idle in my hot living room in mendoza right now.
oh well, i got a taste of those marte goods on a great day. currently getting a taste of the goods in mendoza. carne y vino tonite, who would have guessed.
next season...i'll be there next season.
Unsure of snow totals but it looks mighty white up there. Hoping for the mighty Marte to be open tomorrow, Sunday.
First hand report (chilling at the farm until green light given) is alot of wind and 80 cms at Top of Minerva. That translates into a lot of new snow on top. Hopefully the wind dies down before it is blown away and, more importantly, they can open the chair for one more session this season.
bluebird skies and full gale winds all day. massive snow transport in progress. results of a large avalanche cycle plainly visible on a variety of aspects and elevations, some paths running 1000+ meters.
these slopes are so deadly I would never dare touch them !!! isn´t there some blue or green lifts there ??? something patrolled ???
Unconfirmed reports saying they might not even try to open Marte with two days left. Say it isn't so!
that's funny . pretty sure they don't use blue and green in chile or even in europe.Quote:
Originally Posted by 0BernhardFranz