Telemark Skiing in Argentina- August 2010
Join Randy French and Mickey Stone, members of the PSIA-E educational staff, on an exciting and fun filled adventure to the Southern Hemisphere in August 16-28 2010. Enjoy spectacular days of telemark skiing while your friends are at home sweating in the summer heat. You will have the opportunity to improve your skiing with personalized instruction as well as having time to explore the varied terrain. We will fly to Buenos Aires, Argentina and then fly to San Carlos de Bariloche. We will ski groomed snow and ungroomed snow at 2 ski resorts while viewing some of the most spectacular scenery any where in the world. Also around Bariloche is a variety of backcountry skiing that we can choose from. We are planning on a 1/3 groomed, 1/3 ungroomed and 1/3 backcountry skiing schedule should the weather cooperate. Satisfy your skiing appetite with a delicious variety of restaurants and world class chocolate.
Where: We will base at San Carlos de Bariloche. The local alpine area is Cerro Catedral. This ski destination located about 19 kilometers from San Carlos de Bariloche. This South American city is located in the foothills of the Andes Mountains and on the shore of lake Nahuel Huapi. The small city has numerous restaurants, an active night life, and many stores for shopping. The city radiates out from a picturesque central square surrounded by rustic log and stone buildings. If you can get on Google Earth look for any of the places below. This will give you a good idea of the lay of the land.
Skiing: Cerro Catedral, Cerro Bayo, Cerro Lopez, Refugio Frey, Cerro Ñireco, and Cerro Otto
Instruction: Part of each day of skiing will be formal instruction and part will be free skiing, making this the best of all possible worlds. You will have more fun skiing by the end of the trip by learning new movements and you will have time to explore the wonderful terrain around Bariloche. We have planned on splitting the trip into 1/3 groomed skiing, 1/3 ungroomed and 1/3 backcountry but you will have the opportunity to help with the decision on where to ski. Instruction will be provided by Mickey Stone, Nordic Coordinator for the PSIA-E, former member of the National Demo team, and long time member of the Nordic Downhill Educational Staff in the North East. Randy French, a member of the Nordic Educational Staff for numerous years will also instruct in his fun and lively manner. This trip was pioneered and explored in summer of 2007 especially for you by Randy and we had a happy group of telemarkers in August of 2008 join us.
Cost: $1735/person includes 10 nights lodging based on 2 people per room, all lift tickets, group ground transportation to and from airports and skiing destinations, all breakfasts, about ½ of the lunches, ½ of the dinners cooked in the cabin, ski instruction, organization and information. Additional costs are: airfare (see above$1400-$1700), 4-5 lunches and 4-5 dinners. Budget $15-$30/day for 5 days for lunch and dinner or $100-120 for the entire trip for lunch and dinner. There is an exit tax of about $25 you will need to pay at the airport. We will need to check the airlines to see what the additional baggage cost is.
Registration: A $300 non refundable deposit and the attached form are due to register. The trip is limited to the first10-12 participants. Make the check payable to Randy French, 6590 Stone Hill Rd. Livonia, NY 14487. You will then be sent further information about flights and other details. The balance of payment is due June 1st, 2010 by check to the same.
Upon registration further details will be sent discussing flights, travel insurance, passports and a suggested equipment list.
If you have questions email Randy at scodese@juno.com or call him at 585 447-0781.
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