Snow advisory updated Sunday 6th July at 9pm NZ time: Snow developing on Monday for the Victorian Alps and spreading steadily east. Initially snow will only settle above about 1700m but by Tuesday it will fall to resort levels. Moderate to heavy snowfalls then continuing for several more days. Snow showers in New Zealand becoming confined to eastern areas including Mt Ruapehu. On Monday, another cold front crosses the country. Otherwise, fine and frosty weather for most areas until Friday. Avalanche risk on Ruapehu is now rated as extreme. Snow depths are at record levels for the time of year with 5m recorded at Tukino. Check local avalanche advisories before venturing off piste anywhere in NZ this week..

Las Lenas, Argentina

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The traveling botanist, Strobell, entered Argentina on an expedition and stayed in a region he named the 'Valley of the Yellow Firewood's', in 1860. More than 100 years later, as a result of numerous studies, the Valley of the Yellow Firewood's was chosen as a place best suited to be a ski center in 1979. In January of 1983 construction of the ski center had begun. By July of that year, the center opened with a hotel that had 300 beds. Today, Las Lenas boasts one of the longest slopes in the world (a combination of three intermediate trails) and is one of the largest destination resorts in Argentina

Resorts close to Las Lenas include: Chapa Verde (102 km), El Colorado (190 km), Valle Nevado (198 km), Farellones (205 km), Vallecitos (223 km),

	Trails (Pistes): -	Halfpipes: -
	Summit: 3430 m	Toplift: m
	Beg: 8% Int: 23% Adv: 69%	Terrain Parks: -
	Vertical Drop: 1190 m	X-Country: Y
	Lifts: 13 (1 Quad Chair, 6 Double Chairs, 6 Surface Lifts)	Snowmaking: Y
	Gondolas / Cable Cars: -	Slopeside accom.: Y
	Restaurants: 6	Acres of ski: -
	Bars: 6	Nearest Airport: San Rafael
	Nearest Train: -	Info phone : - \| Las Lenas Resort Info Website

Visitor Reviews of Las Lenas

Eliana from BRAZIL writes:

I've just spent the most stressful week of my life EVER in Las Lenas.
When I booked my trip I was worried there wouldn't be snow and we'd have to cancel. Five days before departure there still was no snow and we requested cancellation. That same day it snowed and Las Lenas decided to open.
Please. It snowed ONE DAY, and ever since temperatures have been reaaly high (average 10C during the day). Those guys should NOT have opened. They weer irresponsible and careless of their visitors.
They said they would open with all trails but that was a LIE. Several trails were closed, actually one wouldn't even know they were trails (since they were covered in grass) if it wasn't for the still skilifts in those areas.
In the areas where there was snow (higher up), there was just as much stone. Some trails had so many red flags on the floor you'd have to walk not to run over them.
Stone came with ice too, since the last snow had fallen on June 22. Not even the snow cannons could work due to the weather conditions.
In the middle areas, pure slosh. Great fun for snowboarders, hell for skiers.
For a couple of days, the resort was out of power. Yes, the whole thing had no power. COmbined with the lack of snow, and the resort's refusal to compensate the visitors at all, it generated a protest right there in the middle of the slopes.
I never want to go to that place again and I strongly disrecommend it to everyone who is the least worried about their safety.
Those people are reckless and only care about covering their money losses. They do not invest one dime of the lot of money we spend there in refreshing equipment or bettering their structure. The lifts are 20 years old. It takes you an hour to go up a slope and 15 minutes to go down. Then about 20 more minutes in line to get back on a lift.
People say that it's one of the best places in the world for off-piste skiing, and I don't doubt it. But if you have the smallest bit of concern for your safety and comfort, you won't go there.

2004-07-05

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