Figured now was as good a time as any to start the "skiing south of the equator" thread.
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Figured now was as good a time as any to start the "skiing south of the equator" thread.
Here's a poach of Yossarians' 2007 list of links:
Websites
www.livinginpatagonia.com
www.SouthAmericaSki.com
www.UnofficialAndes.com
Weather Links
www.snow-forecast.com
http://livinginpatagonia.com/?page_id=122
Threads
South America 2008 Consolidation Thread
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=126721
South America 2007 Consolidation Thread
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=86531
General Info and FAQs
Shared lodging options
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=159612
PowMag article by Splat #1
http://www.powdermag.com/features/on...ter/index.html
PowMag article by Splat #2
http://www.powdermag.com/features/on...304/index.html
paedde's Request for Info:
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52984
Snowsprite's Request for Info:
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9332
Yoga's Request for Info:
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31556
Lobido's Request for Resort Comparison:
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51057
Sculhane Request for Info On Driving in Argentina:
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57159
Squirrel Info Thread Lenas:
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31561
Covert's The "A" Factor
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=91025
Cletus' Air Travel Tips for Skiers
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=33759
2006 Trip Reports
Sculhane (Various):
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59375
Bkln (Various):
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58798
Jim (Portillo):
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60007
MBSC (Lenas):
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58627
EnLosAndes Play by Play (Lenas):
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59089
Matosan's Touring (Bariloche area):
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62314
Klar's 6-Weeks (Bariloche/Esquel):
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60554
PNWbrit (Bariloche):
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60172
2005 Trip Reports
Squirrel (Lenas):
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36663
Foggy (Lenas):
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35397
Arty (Lenas):
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35955
Comish (Lenas, with Boobies):
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=34249
Jim (Portillo):
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36936
Play by Play Lenas:
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34495
2004 Trip Reports
Squirrel Hall of Fame (Lenas):
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15998
Cletus - click and remove the "normal_" from the pic path names to view (Bariloche):
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16023
Pics from Catedral (Bariloche):
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49361
2003 Trip Reports
The Traveling SA Junk Show
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86898
Need to go back and get the links from Yoss' 2007 thread. The ones with ....s in them don't work.
I'll edit them...
Thanks very much for posting all the links.
I've been to SA once and skied Portillo for two days but this was a few years ago before I had AT gear (and an understanding of hiking, snow safety, etc.). I've read a lot of posts that say something like "Portillo is really small...unless you're willing to hike." Well I am willing (and wanting) to hike, most likely every day I'm there. But I have not found much about backcountry routes at Portillo other then reading about the Super C (which I'm hoping to try).
Anyway, I will be there 2nd week of August and was hoping to get some information on some fun routes. I know the lake being frozen is a huge factor here - both for skinning across to hike the lines on the other side and to access the hikable terrain above the lake run. Can anyone recommend any maps or provide descriptions of some hiking routes? Any local guide recommendations?
And last....if anyone is going to be there the same time and is looking for a hiking/skiing partner please hit me up with a PM.
I will be down seeing you again ELA and getting to Lenas as well.
Looking forward to long Labor Day weekend in Santiago and environs
4 - 9 September
Portillo
Arpa
El Colorado/La Parva/VN
I'm in Santiago from May 30th to July 16th studying on a summer program. Hopefully I'll get to ski some too. Anyone down there around the start of July?
Santiago from July 27th - August 1st.
No hotel no plans should be fun!
Fuck Yeah getting pumped!!!!
Big plans for UnofficialAndes in the upcoming season.
Will be down in LL June - September then over to Chile for the first stop of the World Freeskiing Tour. Then back to LL for the end of the season.
See you all down there!
I have a 2 beds open for a few random weeks at my apartment in LL. PM if interested
till first week of September then over to Chile for the first stop of the World Freeskiing Tour.
quoted Unofficialandes
Where and when is this tour stop of which you speak?
Oh yeah, if anyone has more linky linkies for my post near page top PM me and I'll add em in.
Nice post patches! July to November split between Santiago and Bariloche. I need to find a long term apartment in Bariloche, PM me if anyone knows anything otherwise I'll probably find something through a spanish school.
[QUOTE=whorehey; Where and when is this tour stop of which you speak?[/QUOTE]
La Parva chile
Thanks, has a date been fixed yet?
If it's the 5th, 7th or 8th, I could check it out.
Edit: looks like it's 3-5 September.
Also saw that La Parva re-named "the Face" McConkey's, very cool.
The Face is looker's left of chimenea.
http://www.chilenieve.com/uploaded_i..._08-730899.jpg
Practice your spanish reading at
http://www.chilenieve.com/
^^^^ Nice Find*
It's looking very likely that I'll be basing out of Las Lenas for July-September but probably traveling quite a bit too. Should know more in the next couple of weeks, need to sort out some work stuff first. At the very least, will be down for 2-3 weeks, but is looking like a 3 month stint at this point :)
ELA, you know I'll be floating through Bari at some point... we need to make some turns.
I'm more than likely going to be in Las Lenas for a few weeks in late july/early august as a trip before I head off to college. If you are going, we should try to meet up. A bunch of my friends are doing a last trip together before we all head off to seperate schools. If I could describe us in a nutshell, we all ride hard, don't ski exclusively park, but ski somewhat jib bc style. Always up for anything other than bulletproof bumps
Snow is coming finaly!!!
The first storm of the year has been announced, it's coming next sunday finishing on monday about an inch has been announced for the chilean central andes.
Chillan is expecting about a Foot!!!! for the first storm of the year which is awsome!!!
check the forecast http://www.meteoexploration.com/mountain/SAndes_es.html
i'll be in LL all season, starting late june. looking for a place for me and the lady. Mellow (read: i'm all about the skiing), hopefully cheapish.....but prefer to stay near the resort. PM me if anybody else is in the same situation.
Will be in Bariloche late August/early September. Drop a PM if down there. Perhaps catch up for turns and cervesa artisinal. Same to you ELA of course. Nice work starting thread and strong follow-up, Patches.
I'm trying to organize a trip to Argentina this July and August. Still looking for a place to stay around Las Lenas.
something like July to September. somewhere. maybe.