August have been amazing for skiing in Bariloche area

During this first week of August 2011 we have been skiing in "Fairyland", amazing tree skiing in the Andes of Bariloche area with a foot and more of fresh snow...

We haven't had the opportunity of skiing in the alpine much due stormy weather, but

really we can not have it all, so storm=snow, snow=powder and fun!!

Here some pictures from the last days in Northern Patagonia!

Now starting a beautiful 9 days adventure and hope we get the same conditions!

When in Bariloche is stormy, you can always ski amazing "Lord of the Rings" forest!

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Marcos and Norway team giving hard time to his mountain guide!

Marcos leaving his ski tracks in Wonderland !

Ole, shredding hard in the Patagonian Trees...

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Skiing Argentina July 2011

This last week of July we had an excellent week of backcountry skiing using the lifts

of Alta Patagonia Cerro Catedral in Bariloche to access the goods. The snow have been spectacularly dry without wind what keep powdery conditions during the past days.

Also, we have been skiing in Volcan Copahue, Caviahue in between Mendoza and Bariloche having a great volcano skiing adventure for few days.

Today, 31st of July, was an awesome skiing day, lap after lap until our legs got totally exhausted, the conditions in the backcountry of Bariloche area are amazing right now.

You know how it is when the powder bug bites you, you need to keep going on an on until the alpenglow!!

More new snow expected after this mid-week!

Here some pictures of skiing the Andes of Bariloche, Patagonia, Argentina this last few days!

Enjoy and come to visit!

What we did this summer 2011! (dec-march)

This summer have been fun with lots of variety here in the Lake

Districts of Northern Patagonia, Argentina and Southern Patagonia, so just now that season slowed down I had some time to post a little update of the guided trips we did in late 2010 and early 2011!

We finished ski mountaineering trips in late October and started the guided summer in December ,

with few guided trips to Frey area Rock Climbing some golden beautiful spires, chickenheads, good friction and good hand jams with Tim from Germany and Clare from England!

Guys send me pics! I didn't take any!

Then later on in between Christmas and New Year season got very busy and everything happen!

Many Trek trips in Nahuel Huapi National Park with friends from the UK, Russia and California, USA.

This day was too hot,we camped above treeline to avoid horseflies ...!

Also, we had few bike trips in Chile from Bariloche to Pucon crossing the Andes with Sarah and Amira from UK, guided by my good friend German, one of the best Mountain Bike Guides in Bariloche

Personally, I went to Southern Patagonia and did a Patagonian Ice cap traverse with good weather enjoying the views of Cerro Torre and Fitz Roy with my friends: Schenck family from Evergreen, Colorado.

Cleve, Nancy and Amy back in the distance heading south to get out of the Patagonian Icefield.

I went a bit ahead to take this picture!

February, Damian Benegas (Hiper and fun North Face athlete- Patagonian Brothers- I think he leads the most fun trips in Everest) hire me to help him with the training course for his two clients Leo Mc Lean and Miguel that are going to Everest again at end of March

Leo tried last year, but for some personal issues had to quit, 2011 hopefully he is going to get his 7th Summit- Everest!

Damian at home...(he sleeps as a bat hanging from there)

Miguel, Damian, Leo in Cerro Tronador

March some guided day trips (bike tours and rock climbs) in Bariloche are completing our calendar.

You can tell the sun is not as strong as 2 weeks ago and slowly the fall is going to start to show up!!

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Thanks for reading, Jorge Kozulj

Into the Crater Volcan Puyehue snowboarding video

In September 2009, we skied for first time the Crater of Volcan Puyehue with

Mark Abma, Eric Hjorleifson and Chris Rubens.

This year (September 2010) we did it again.

This time on snowboard with The North Face team :

Xavier de le Rue, Lucas Debari, DCP (David Carrier-Porcheron) and Transworld

Snowboarding Magazine.

After rain, snow, storms we managed to get to the rim of the crater in whiteout, camp there and next morning clear weather. Here the effect of only 12 hs of good weather:

Jorge Kozulj-Andescross.com

A selection of cool pictures of the last year!