camel 0 Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 For those of you wondering if there is powder down here... 20 ft. in one month! Hope you can ski and ride some Southamerican powder after the World Cup! Go for Marte!! [This message has been edited by camel (edited 26 June 2002).] Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 The camel is back! Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 With the goods this time! Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 Hey camel. Can you tell us exactly where those pics are from? Link to post Share on other sites
camel 0 Posted June 27, 2002 Author Share Posted June 27, 2002 hey oo, the first three are from the Marte chirlift. That chair accesses the back side of the mountain. And the last pic is from the front side. Here two more detailed pictures of Marte and Eduardo´s Couloir. [This message has been edited by camel (edited 26 June 2002).] Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted June 27, 2002 Share Posted June 27, 2002 What can I say, got any free tickets mate? What's the snow like down there? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted June 27, 2002 Share Posted June 27, 2002 That's real mountains that people are riding on there. Don't seem to be many tree runs ... can't see much in the way of route markers either. Certainly looks a lot different from Japan. There seems to be some trick of perspective going on here. In the second picture from the top, the slopes look almost perpendicular, like the Alaskan mountains you see poor fools boarding down in the videos. But the top picture shows the slopes to be just very steep (to my eyes anyway). This is all 'off-piste' right, no grooming? Does it snow every night? Is there sloppy curry rice available? Thanks camel, this is interesting stuff...Now have you got any photos of the girls that you were talking up a storm about earlier? Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 0 Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 Looks like a great mountain! Lots and lots of lovely terrain to hit! No idiots telling you "Dame! Abunai!" either. Link to post Share on other sites
xxx 2 Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 Certainly does look enticing. How crowded does it get? The pics show almost no-one around, does it get busy? Link to post Share on other sites
camel 0 Posted June 28, 2002 Author Share Posted June 28, 2002 From June to late August you´ll find the driest and deepest powder. From September to early October expect spring-like conditions. Las Lenas is located in the heart of the Andes, all-above the tree line. Luckily there are no crowds down here, and as locals don´t ski/ride off-piste you will find untracked deep powder for days. You should consider coming down here sometime. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 Sounds like you're having fun down there camel. Pity theres zero chance of me checkin it out Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 Lifts up to 3500m. Wow! Even the bottom (2600m) is way higher than the top of practically every Japanese resort. Must get pretty cold on those chairs. Is it windy? If they'd only build them up to 3000m here. I bet there are loads of construction companies willing to put some more concrete in the hills. Link to post Share on other sites
el diablo 0 Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 Las Lenas is dope, but from what I hear it's kinda hit-or miss. That Marte Chair climbs 3000 ft (insane) , and there is endless terrain to be got, but i've heard they shut it down in harsh weather conditions (which happes quite often on a mountain that high) From what I've heard, you have to spend 2 weeks in order to get the real goods, camel ? ? Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 Our friend el diablo is back. Seen any bears recently? Link to post Share on other sites
el diablo 0 Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 In my hometown, the polar bears have learned how to knock on doors from watching people. So we are all very afraid of the bears. Many people have taken to bringing a gun to answer the door. It is the worst luck. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 Don't encourage him cal. We've been having enough trouble with cheese without getting the damn bears again. Link to post Share on other sites
cheeseman 1 Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 Excuse me Mr Ocean 11-san. Do you have something against our nutritious friend, cheese? I think the cheese threads and discussions on the forum have added a lot of value. Most of us are better off because of cheese - apart from the nutritional value of the "Great Foodstuff", just think of all the fun people have had because of cheese. At parties, at home, all sorts of situations, to name just a few. Perhaps we could have a Cheese of the Month thread started each month. Now theres an idea. Link to post Share on other sites
NumB 0 Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 And in turn it looks like you have provoked cheeseman into action, O11 Link to post Share on other sites
blinkin'ek 0 Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 Looks great. Don't you just love lookin at snow capped mountains with fresh powder Link to post Share on other sites
OzOzOz 2 Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 ,,,In fact, So sweet (and so damn hot here), I wanna know more. Camel,do you live down there, and go boarding on these mountains a lot? Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted August 12, 2002 Share Posted August 12, 2002 Just look at that. It's coming round, it's coming round..... Link to post Share on other sites
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