Ride the legendary mountains of the central Andes and taste the famous wines of Mendoza with this 10-day ski adventure to Las Lenas, Argentina. This once-in-a-lifetime experience includes 6 days of backcountry skiing in world-famous terrain spanning wide open bowls to narrow chutes, led by professional freeskier Elyse Saugstad. Following your ski trip, you'll head to the wine country of Mendoza to taste Argentina's famous Malbecs and indulge in a some well-deserved pampering, touring wineyards by horseback.
| Departures | Highlights | Accommodation |
|---|---|---|
| August, 18th 2011. August, 27th 2011. |
9 nights. 1 week freeskiing. 6 days freeskiing with pro skier Elyse Saugstad. Movie of the trip. 2 days wine tasting. |
5-star hotels and lodges |
| Groups | Prices (2 p base) | Physical and technical level |
|---|---|---|
|
Private. 6 rider. |
4550 USD. 10% off for reservation before June 30th. Single sup: +950 USD. |
advanced to expert with good physical shape |
Day 1 (1 N Virgo Hotel)
Arrival to Mendoza international airport. Reception by our staff and transfer to Las Leñas. Arrival at Virgo Hotel. Meeting and security briefing with Elyse.
Day 2 to 7 (6 N Virgo Hotel)
You will experience the ultimate thrills with Elise, discover and share his life: skiing, skiing and shooting...
Freeriding on schedule. you might start with a 30-40 minutes walk on Cerro Martin (3800 meters) with 3 options from the top: Runs on the sunny side with its 3 needles, runs down the Banana, an 800-meters-long corridor with a steep slope at the top or, finally, choosing the South option, a little bit shorter but full of lines. The strongest may climb twice...
Sans Nom where you'll obviously find slopes for you: there's steep slopes, less steep, corridors, rocks, and wide slopes. Spending days, weeks... Manhattan, Franky, the shadowed face of Eduardo. And for the walkers, Entreríos (1 ½ h climb up to 3700 m).
And we will have daily heliski options! Included: Breakfast, Dinner.
Day 8
Leaving Las Leñas at midday, we will take you along the famous road 40 to Mendoza wineyards.
We will arrive at Posada Salentein, located in Finca La Pampa, within the Bodega Salentein property in Tunuyan, 100km south of Mendoza city.
Included: Breakfast, snack, dinner.
Day 9
Visit of the bodega Salentein and a few more. Horseback riding along the wineyards of Salentein property.
Included: Breakfast, dinner.
Day 10
Free morning. Private transfer to the airport. End of services.
Included: Breakfast.
BOOKING
To book this trip, please fill the booking request form or simply contact us by e-mail booking@zekeseven.com
