Las Lenas, Argentina received a decent dusting as well as you can see by this photo on the right. You can see that still need some more snow but they are well on their way and Eduardo's is looking in good shape. The Hotel Escorpio In Las Lenas is already sold out of all Single and Double rooms August 18-September 1. Portillo, Chile also got some decent nieve as you can see by the photos below. If you want to go to Portillo you should enquire now as they only have availability in their hotel left for 2 weeks, August 18-31.

Do you already really miss winter and can't wait for the South American season to start? If you live in the Vancouver/Seattle area Sunday June 3rd is the last day of the season for normal operations on Blackcomb Mountain and of course that means Gaper Day.

Group Tours and Clinics


Want to hit more than one resort and
ski with other people and a guide or
ski host? We still have availability on
all our trips such as Portillo/Las Lenas
and Mendoza trip the
Andean Experience , As well we
have our adventurous backcountry
and touring focused trip the
Backcountry Andean Experience.
On this trip we hit the 3 Valleys,
cat skiing at Ski Arpa, Las Penitentes,
and Las Lenas. We can obviously as
always organize a guide or instructor
for any time at any resort for you or
your group or family.


As always, we are booking
Heli Skiing and Snowboarding
at Valle Nevado and Portillo in Chile
and Las Lenas in Argentina. Some
weeks are sold out completely so
we recommend definitely prebooking.
Single day and multi day options
are available as well as private weeks
with our partner Powder South in Chile.

H2O Heliguides Big Mountain Camp

New for 2007 is the H2O Heliguides
Las Lenas Big Mountain Camp.
Come join Dean Cummings and
others from the H2O staff to ski the
goods in Las Lenas and have a great
time. The H2O Guide Team experience
in Las Lenas will guide skiers of all
abilities into premium snow and
terrain. One day of remote helicopter
skiing and two days of cat skiing are
built into your package to provide the
ultimate big mountain powder skiing
experience. Now is your chance to
supplement all of your mid summer
skiing needs.

Reservations for Bariloche, Argentina
have been very busy for this coming
season due to the epic winter last year
and all their new lifts and renovated
base area at Cerro Catedral ski resort.
Bariloche's appeal is that they have a
big town with tons of different kind
of restaurants, bars, shops and local
art and clothes. Bariloche is
surrounding by beautiful lakes and trees
making this a popular destination even
for the non skier or snowboarder.
As Bariloche is a town we are happy
to offer Spanish lessons as well at one
of the many quality Spanish schools we
work with.

For more information go to www.southamericaski.com