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Avalanche Derails Key Las Lenas, Arg. Chairlift After 5-Foot Snowfall

Las Lenas's Marte chair accessed terrain in 2011. photo: snowbrains

An avalanche collided with the Neptuno chairlift at Las Lenas ski resort in Argentina and derailed the chairlift’s cable from 5 lift towers yesterday. The Neptuno chairlift provides access to the badass Marte and all of Las Lenas’ best freeride terrain. It is unknown how long it will take to repair the chairlift. Las Lenas ski resort in Argentina just got 40″ of snow at their base and 63″ of snow up top. The place is buried in snow right […]

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SnowBrains | July 15, 2015
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