Las Lenas & Catedral 35cms++

**Squirrel99** · 05-13-2005, 10:13 AM

Courtesy of our friends at http://www.laslenasski.com

35cm's and counting... Las Lenas received 35cm's with more snow in the forecast and Catedral is reporting a "great cover of white" from the base to the summit from 12May storm and cold temperatures/forecast on their website

**skier666** · 05-13-2005, 11:03 AM

Do you even have your plane ticket yet?

**Arty50** · 05-13-2005, 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by Squirrel99

35cm's and counting... Las Lenas received 35cm's with more snow in the forecast and Catedral is reporting a "great cover of white" from the base to the summit from 12May storm and cold temperatures/forecast on their website

The latter is really impressive. The bottom of Catedral is basically like Heavenly, but worse. The base is at relatively low elevation next to a giant lake. Granted, last year was terrible, but the bottom half of the mountain was covered only a handful of days last year. Otherwise it was mostly dirt. This isn't a bad thing, since all the good skiing is up top anyway. But for them to have snow at the bottom this early is a very good sign.

Originally Posted by skier666

Do you even have your plane ticket yet?

Bwa!

**powstash** · 05-13-2005, 11:32 AM

let the stoke begin

wish I could say I'll be headed to SA this summer, but alas I won't be so I won't say anything more on the subject.

**Squirrel99** · 05-13-2005, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by skier666

Do you even have your plane ticket yet?

Last week of August / 1st week of September - miles, baby!
(just waiting to confirm the condo details)

**skier666** · 05-13-2005, 11:39 AM

The exact same time the wife and I'll be in NZ....mutual TR stoke?

**Squirrel99** · 05-13-2005, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by skier666

The exact same time the wife and I'll be in NZ....mutual TR stoke?

It'd be kind of fun to have one continuous thread going with updates on both sides of the world (and south of the equator)!

And of course, motivating from both SA and NZ would help inspire even more stoke to be posted day after day. I like it!

**spanky** · 05-13-2005, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by Squirrel99

It'd be kind of fun to have one continuous thread going with updates on both sides of the world (and south of the equator)!

And of course, motivating from both SA and NZ would help inspire even more stoke to be posted day after day. I like it!

[hijack]The exact same time the wife and I will be in Africa (Kenya and Tanzania) on safari. Although it will probably be difficult to post trip reports from the serengeti.[/hijack]

**cj001f** · 05-13-2005, 05:00 PM

Not surprising, it's been a cold fall. It looked like this over a month ago

**comish** · 05-13-2005, 05:43 PM

Ok I know weather is all a crap shoot, but...

Anyone know how well correlated the snowfall in So. Am is with CA or WA. For example, after previous huge years in California how has So. Am. done?

I'm about to plunk down miles for a solo trip to So. Am from Aug 9 - 25thish and am seriously looking for partners in crime. Anyone, anyone? bueller, bueller???

**skideeppow** · 05-13-2005, 06:36 PM

A very good friend of mine had been hired as the new mt manager. I got him hooked with A quiver of Volkls so I am in constant touch with him. Go the email last night about the snow and cold temps.
I will keep you posted.
As for the plane ticket, roll the dice.

**splat** · 05-13-2005, 06:48 PM

Originally Posted by spanky

[hijack]The exact same time the wife and I will be in Africa (Kenya and Tanzania) on safari. Although it will probably be difficult to post trip reports from the serengeti.[/hijack]

Kilamanjaro got dusted,too!

Oh.....

wait a minute.....

that's toilet paper from all the Euros shitting their way to the top.

**Arty50** · 05-13-2005, 10:37 PM

Wow!

www.southamericaski.com

**truth** · 05-13-2005, 10:41 PM

Gringo steeze!

**Arty50** · 05-13-2005, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by truth

Gringo steeze!

Que es esto?!

Spaaaaaa-chuuuuuuu-laaaaaaa.

**ak_powder_monkey** · 05-13-2005, 11:34 PM

35cm = ~ 13 inches metric makes it seem deeper

**Meathelmet** · 05-14-2005, 01:45 AM

Originally Posted by skier666

Do you even have your plane ticket yet?

Eerm...I have..

20th july-8th august.

Game ON!!!

Just to secure the lodging now and i can start the "Practical Spanish For Dummies".

Hola, una grande cervezia é dansa nudismo sénjorita, porfavor.

**Mike Pow** · 05-14-2005, 04:43 AM

"A very good friend of mine had been hired as the new mt manager. I got him hooked with A quiver of Volkls so I am in constant touch with him. Go the email last night about the snow and cold temps.
I will keep you posted."

Skideeppow, which resort?

**shamrockpow** · 05-14-2005, 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by comish

Ok I know weather is all a crap shoot, but...

Anyone know how well correlated the snowfall in So. Am is with CA or WA. For example, after previous huge years in California how has So. Am. done?

I'm about to plunk down miles for a solo trip to So. Am from Aug 9 - 25thish and am seriously looking for partners in crime. Anyone, anyone? bueller, bueller???

Comish: I'm trying to find a job that lets me start Sep. 1 or later (soon to be college grad!). Anyways, if that happens I'll be travelling most of the summer thru SA and definitely looking to hit up the snowiest spots in August. Keep me updated...

Squirrel: keep the South America stoke coming! (we're due)

**rippin** · 05-14-2005, 06:40 PM

Alright--which Chilean or Argentinan mountain should I book this year: Lenas? Portillo? La Parva? Which one has the hottest women plus the best terrain--the two most important facets of this solo trip!

**splat** · 05-14-2005, 06:47 PM

To keep with the theme of where the snow is:

Barrow

Anarctica

**cj001f** · 05-14-2005, 10:04 PM

Originally Posted by rippin

Which one has the hottest women plus the best terrain--the two most important facets of this solo trip!

A
ARGENTINA

**skideeppow** · 05-14-2005, 10:16 PM

Originally Posted by Mike Pow

"A very good friend of mine had been hired as the new mt manager. I got him hooked with A quiver of Volkls so I am in constant touch with him. Go the email last night about the snow and cold temps.
I will keep you posted."

Skideeppow, which resort?

The one and only las lenas. I got this today:
I am in Las Lenas building a terrain park, we are packing Jupiter and
> apollo right now with groomers, we have 20 inches down at the bottom, but
> need more, making snow and more coming tomorrow. It looks good at this
> time.