South American Ski Guide: Las Leรฑas, Argentina It’s August already, and even if we want to deny it, the season in the United States is over. However, this doesn’tย necessarily have to mean that weย must put our skis awayย until next year. In fact, I would dare to say that the real adventure hasn’t even started. When people ask me “Where are you from?”, and I say “Argentina”, many […] Matias Ricci | August 9, 2019 6 Comments
Step-by-Step Ski Buying Guide Technology has grown exponentially, and next to it the huge variety of skisย for every taste. With so many skis on the market, it may result complicated to choose just a single pair.ย It doesn’t matter if you areย a novice or an expert freerider,ย choosing your skis can become extremely disturbingย if you don’t know where to start from. Here, you’ll find a step-by-step […] Gear Review Matias Ricci | September 5, 2018 6 Comments
Las Leรฑas, Argentina Backcountry Report: Cerro Martin Powder Report from July 25th, 2017 As we said on July 24th, most of Las Leรฑas off piste terrain is closed due to hard, packed snow conditions, caused by a long period without snowfall, lots of sun and strong winds. However, some backcountry itineraries are still possible, and snow has kept better than we expected. Las Leรฑas, Argentina Conditions Report & […] Conditions Report Matias Ricci | July 27, 2017 0 Comments
Las Leรฑas, Argentina Conditions Report & Photo Tour: Forecasted Storm Never Came Last week, some few inches of snow were forecasted for Las Leรฑas. Surprisingly, the storm was much bigger and left more than 20โโ. Locals and lucky tourists enjoyed some nice powder turns for a couple of days. But heat, sunshine and wind started to melt and blew away all the good white stuff. On Saturday, the same forecast said that […] Conditions Report Matias Ricci | July 24, 2017 1 Comment
Climbers Missing On โKiller Mountainโ, Pakistan Presumed Dead But Active GPS Signals Show They Could Be Potentially Alive The two climbers, Alberto Zerainย (Spain), and Mariano Galvanย (Argentina),ย went missing while attempting to summit the 8,125ย meter (26,656 ft) peak, Mount Nanga Parbat. Pakistan government says that an avalanche killed them, but Mariano’sย family ensures that theyย could still be alive. What happened On June 15th,ย Mariano Galvรกn (37) and Alberto Zerain (55), two experienced climbers from Argentina and Spain, respectively,ย arrived at base camp of […] Climbing Matias Ricci | July 9, 2017 1 Comment
VIDEO: Stan Rey Pushes It To The Limit To Be On Time For Dinner “Dinner at 6pm?”ย Stan Rey receives this message from his mom while he is standing at the very top of the mountain, with his skis on.ย “Be home in 5…” Stan replies and starts his way down. There is no way he can make it… or yes? “We all want to please our moms and be on time for dinner. Sometimes […] Matias Ricci | May 25, 2017 1 Comment
The Phone’s Most Addicting Ski Game Ever: “Just Ski” Just Ski is a minimalist phone ski game for both Android and IOS, created by Jeff Weber. A very simple and nice layout makes it special.ย What makes it even better is that it uses physics principles so that it looks more real. Give it a try, but do not over rotateย or you will crash yourself! “My name is Jeff […] Matias Ricci | May 21, 2017 0 Comments
Snow In Argentina and Chile, More on its Way | Photo Tour and Forecasts It had already snowed in the Andes mountain range, but the day before yesterday’s stormย was the most significant so far.ย Most ski resorts in Argentina and Chile woke up covered with white, specially the northern ones. ย As opening of the southern season approaches, temperatures are decreasing, and snow is starting to fall. Las Leรฑas, Argentina Valle Nevado, Chile La Parva, Chile […] Conditions Report Matias Ricci | May 10, 2017 0 Comments