2 South American Ski Resorts Delay Their Opening Dates Due To Too Much Snow After record-breaking amounts of snowfall in South America during May, two resorts delayed their official opening days. The Argentinian resort Las Leñas delayed its official opening day from June 20 to June 29. This weekend, the resort will be partially open for a pre-opening ski weekend because of an official holiday in Argentina. The Chilean resort Ski Portillo postponed its […] Industry News Leander Walchshöfer | June 23, 2024 1 Comment
Dorian Densmore’s Spirit of Exploration Shines in His Latest Film Project ‘Zonda’ Every summer 33-year-old Dorian Densmore travels from his home base in the Tetons to the Andes Mountains for another winter. A professional freeskier and Black Diamond-sponsored athlete, he’s been traveling to South America in search of powder for nine seasons since 2012 when his former mentor Mike Hamilton in Alaska (who passed away in an avalanche in April 2022) recommended that […] Backcountry Martin Kuprianowicz | February 15, 2024 0 Comments
2 Inbounds Avalanches Reported at Las Leñas, ARG, After Atmospheric River Drops 10 Feet of New Snow View this post on Instagram A post shared by ABC Avalanchas (@abcavalanchas) After getting over three feet in 24 hours, the latest storm total at Argentinian ski area Las Leñas has settled at approximately 10 feet of new snow. This is due to an atmospheric river this past week that has slammed the region of the Andes Mountains that Las […] Avalanche SnowBrains | September 12, 2023 0 Comments
Extreme Avalanche Danger in Las Leñas, ARG, After Resort Sees Over 3 Feet of Snow in 24 hours View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) 1 meter of snow in 24 hours. That’s approximately 3.2 feet in a day—roughly 39 inches in only one full rotation of the Earth. And now the people of Las Leñas have to deal with it. At this time the exact snowfall total from the monstrous 24-hour storm cycle at […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | September 11, 2023 1 Comment
Las Leñas Resort, Argentina, Reports Storm Snowfall Total of Over 11 Feet in 4 Days In the latest SnowBrains Forecast, we knew it was going to be a busy week for South America. A powerful storm was coming in with the possibility of many resorts seeing 3-6 feet of snow with some seeing as much as 9-12 feet or more. The forecast may have materialized the most at Las Leñas Resort in Argentina when it […] Industry News Brent Thomas | August 24, 2023 2 Comments
Las Leñas, Argentina, to Open July 8 After a rocky start to winter for the Argentinian ski area, Las Leñas has announced an opening date of Saturday, July 8. The resort, situated in the province of Mendoza in the Andes Mountains, usually opens at the end of June but had to push back its opening this year due to a lack of snowfall. Now, after having received […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 5, 2023 0 Comments
2 Skiers Suffer Serious Injuries After Inbounds Avalanche at Las Leñas, Argentina Two people were rescued and hospitalized on Sunday after triggering and getting caught in an inbounds avalanche at Las Leñas ski resort in Argentina, local media is reporting. “There was an avalanche and so far there are two injured who were transferred to the Malargüe hospital, and police personnel with personnel from the complex are still being searched at the […] Avalanche AvyBrains | July 5, 2022 0 Comments
Las Leñas, ARG, Sets Opening Date for June 17 And just when you thought it was over, a new beginning arises. World-class South American ski area Las Leñas has announced an opening day of Friday, June 17, 2022—only 11 days from now! Lift tickets are on sale now, with savings as big as 30%. Peep the IG post below. Will you visit South America this season? Related: [COMPETITION] Keep […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 6, 2022 0 Comments
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