Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Spring time... Tronador time!

Sunrise with Torre Principal in the skyline

Each year when comes the spring and the snow starts to get mushy down low, we
head up to Tronador, which is higher (3554 mts)...
Luckly we had perfect corn conditions and a bluebird day in between two storms
There are 59 pics here... the last are the best...

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Tuesday, October 09, 2007

End of the season, we still getting powder!

This last weekend of October (6th, 7th and 8th), we head out to Ref Jakob, a hut
that belongs to the system of huts in Bariloche area in Parque Nac Nahuel Huapi.
The team was formed by the machine, Hubert and me, the Guide, Jorge
We climbed together with my friend and colleague Ramiro Calvo and his 2 spanish clients...
all very strong ski tourers!
Succesfully we got to the summit in 3 hs and a half...
We ski powder in the upper part (south aspect) and perfect corn at 11am on the north faces!
Endless and perfect winter!
Heading to Cerro Cuernos del Diablo (Horns of the devil)
We skied from the tiny peaky summit to the left


Climbing the last half hour!
Perfect conditions!

Cuernos del Diablo from Jakob hut, we skied the back side from the summit
to the lower tooth", then the open slope to the left of the lower horn

Thursday, October 04, 2007

Ref-frey- End of September

We hit Ref Frey for 6-7 th time this winter season-
By end of September I went with Christoph from Austria, who actually lives in Bs As
We hit perfect conditions corn on north aspects, powder in south aspects
Just perfect 2 days skiing some bowls and a 50º south slope with perfect powder
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Winter is almost over, stills lots of snow up high...
So, more hiking to access to snow line...
A bit of sadness when the winter is ending!

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Same trip as below...some more pics!

Las Leñas, amazing terrain!

The main summit at the back is Cerro Entre Rios, we skied the big bowl
and one of the chutes at right, straight down below from the summit



Kellie with her endless smile after ripping a chute in El Collar, Las Leñas


Another boot back in Las Leñas...
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Ski trip to Ref Frey- Vn Lanin - Cerro Bayo

We had ripping times with Adam, Travis and their wives Kellie and Donni
from Wenatchee and Seattle,
we spent 4 days in Frey hut, 2 days in Cerro Bayo and went to Vn Lanin...
We got powder, corn snow and endless laughs ...
Also, we hit Las Leñas for 5 days... as fun as could have been!

Donni Vogs, from Vogs Filmation ripping in Frey hut area


Jorge, the guide skiing powder in Cerro Bayo
Adam skiing with style the culouir that you will see below

Donni Vogs doing whatever....like always!

Travis tracks in Vecinal Central chute in Frey area