Bariloche Update

[Yossarian]

All is well in Bariloche.

Got bent again last night in rare form. Out again till 5am. Just plain silly. The people are awesome here, its hard not to have a great time. Juan, Pablo, Veronica, Liz, Paula, Roxanna, etc, etc. Truly a good vibe here, a good place to be.

Took a side trip before that to an area just down the road from town to check out some cool land...

The views were stunning. This is Cerro Lopez, and if you look carefully, you can see a refugio (hut) up there. Turns out that Bariloche has a whole system of summer time huts. Not like the Euro huts, but maybe like a budding system of Canadian huts, or CO 10th mountain huts. Only one open in the winter, but the wheels are turning in my head for a possible winter adventure some day.

Cerro Lopez (might ski in a couple days)
http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...oche%20011.jpg

We may, however, take a break from destruction and take Artys advice to check out La Hoya for the next couple of days. Will report back then!

[FollowMe]

Originally posted by Yossarian
We may, however, take a break from destruction and take Artys advice to check out La Hoya for the next couple of days. Will report back then!

no skiing for a couple of days ! wow, things are that good that you've had enough to lay off a bit - so jealous...must be fun

[shamrockpow]

Oh my god! You guys are killing it! If La Hoya has snow, GO FOR IT! That place has an awesome ridgeline with a million lines and 0 people there EVER! The town at the bottom (Esquel?) is super friendly, but very small so act a little better than you would in Bariloche or LL - just a little

Keep the dream alive/...

[Arty50]

Originally posted by shamrockpow
Oh my god! You guys are killing it! If ....... has snow, GO FOR IT! That place has terrible terrain with awful lines and 1,000 people there! The town at the bottom (.........) is super shady, but very small so act a little better than you would in Bariloche or LL - just a little

Keep the dream alive/...

The first rule of LH is one does not talk about LH! Pics coming veryyyy soooon.

[phUnk]

Originally posted by Arty50
The first rule of LH is one does not talk about LH! Pics coming veryyyy soooon.

Check out California guy protecting his favorite South American stashes.

[splat]

Originally posted by phUnk
Check out California guy protecting his favorite South American stashes.

BWAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!

[Arty50]

My transformation from California wannabe rockstar to international wannabe rockstar is now complete.

[shamrockpow]

Originally posted by Arty50
The first rule of LH is one does not talk about LH! Pics coming veryyyy soooon.

Arty, I wouldn't sweat it too much. I mean DudLe has been pumping Chillan for a few years running and I don't see a huge Alta-like powder craze there when it snows. Now take an even more remote Southern Argentine tiny ski area, with few accomodations/nightlife and no advertising or rep (a la LL) = I think you got the place to yourself most winters from here on forward.

In other words: MAKE WITH THE PICS!