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| 2010 Price | £1795 or US$2895 or € 2095 | |
| Flights from UK | from £800-£1000 | |
| Dates | 23 September - 9 October 2010 | |
| Duration | 17 days | |
| Grade | 1A | |
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Classic Ski Mountaineering in the High Andes around Mendoza and Aconcagua.
See our Latest Photos page for photos from our 2009 Argentina Ski Explorer. In three weeks of skiing we had 95% blue skies and no rain or storms. Just wine, spring snow and sunshine!
This new ski-mountaineering expedition, which ran for the first time in 2009, travels to one of the countries with the best ski-touring in the Andes. The expedition will be based in the city of Mendoza in western Argentina, from where we will make several trips into the high Andes, including the area around Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America. This trip is particularly suitable for those skiers who are new to ski touring, with little or no previous ski touring or mountaineering experience.
Our first mountain destination will be the small ski resort of Penitentes where we will ski several peaks and have a warm up day on the pistes (if open). After a night back in Mendoza we will drive south to the major resort of Las Leñas, where again we will have several days skiing in the nearby mountains. In the event of poor weather we will perhaps have another resort day here as well. Finally we travel back north to the Atuel valley where we will ski a couple of higher peaks, perhaps getting as high as 4500m on the slopes of Volcan Overo. This area is very near the site of the 1972 plane crash as documented in the film and book "Alive". While here we camp near the roadside, or use a primitive "bothy style" accommodation for this section of the trip.
This itinerary will be deliberately kept flexible to make the best use of weather and snow conditions. The balance of time we spend in the different mountain venues and the choice of tour each day will depend on current snow and weather conditions, and particularly the state of the access roads.
A similar trip but generally with longer and harder days out skiing is our Chile Ski Mountaineer, which we have successfully run for many years,
Expedition members should be strong parallel or telemark skiers (black runs). Previous touring experience is not necessary as this is a very straightforward ski-mountaineering itinerary. We will take our own touring skis and other equipment out to Argentina.
Please read the comments about our style of trip before booking one of our treks or expeditions.
Skinning up to the 3600m high pinnacle of El Soldado, in the central Andes near Las Leñas.
Included in our Price
Not Included in our Price
All land transport in Argentina as per
itinerary.
All accommodation in Argentina as per itinerary.
Food while in the mountains.
Organisation and planning of the expedition.
Tents, stoves and any other
communal equipment.
Services of a western
(usually UK) skiing leader.Flights to Mendoza & airport tax.
Insurance.
Personal equipment (e.g. clothing, sleeping bag, skis, ice-axe).
Lift tickets at resorts
(2 or 3 days).
Meals and snacks in ski resorts, towns and
cities.
Laundry, souvenirs, tips and drinks.
General Information about our holidays
Who runs 'Andes' and where we are based
What is and isn't included in the price of your holiday
General information about equipment, accommodation, flights, meals etc.
Financial protection and security information.
Skinning up the peak of Mirador del Sosneado, Rio Atuel, Argentina.
