After snowboarding Japan in January, we decided to explore yet another land blessed with snow and mountains. At the arrival in Buenos Aires we were quite disappointed by the lack of snow in the region of the great lakes, so we decided to head off for the end of the world, Ushuaia. The powder over there was soft and light, but unfortunately Cerro Castor was too flat.

After 3 days, one dedicated to climb the glacier El Martial, we were back in BA, and after an 18 hours bus trip, in Las Leñas. Supposed to be a top-notch resort, Las Leñas is in fact an average place to ski, but horribly expensive if you don’t know local people. Fortunately we were staying at José’s place, a former ski patrol member and a true argentine. At his place was also staying Yannick, a french multipurpose snowboarder who has been coming at Las Leñas for the last ten years.

The only real interest of Las Leñas is the chairlift called Marte, which takes you at 3400m high, where the whole mountain is offered to you, freeride style. Unfortunately Marte is opened only when the conditions are perfect: no wind, good snow, no risk of avalanche and top visibility. Conditions we did not have during our stay, thus we did not have the chance to ride Marte. That’s a big shame because we came especially for that, but hey, sometimes you just can’t force the luck !

Argentina was still a very good experience, the people over there are really kind and the meat is just the best in the world ! Definitely a place where i would like to come back some day.