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KEY Las Lenas, Argentina Chairlift Is Fixed After 9 Days!

Neptuno chair today. Fixed and ready to go. Marte access will happen.

After a 5-foot snowfall, an avalanche came down at Las Lenas ski resort in Argentina and derailed the Neptuno chairlift off 5 of its lift towers. This derailment happened on July 14th. Today, July 22nd, Las Lenas finally got the chairlift operational again and Neptuno will open for the first time since the derailment tomorrow. Neptuno is a key chairlift at Las Lenas because it gives access to the Marte chair that […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | July 23, 2015
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Las Lenas, ARG Update: Key Chairlift Still Broken, Powder is Epic

First the bad news: the Neptuno chair still hasn’t been fixed since it was hit by an avalanche and derailed off of 5 towers on July 14th. If Neptuno is closed, then Marte is closed which means all the good terrain of Las Lenas is closed. Only 20% of the resort is currently open and it’s all intermediate/beginner terrain. Now, the good news: Las Lenas got 63-inches of snow last week and the powder is glorious. Our buddy Adria […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | July 20, 2015
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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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Avatar photo SnowBrains | July 15, 2015
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