Las Leñas
Las Leñas | |
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Location | Mendoza, Cuyo, Argentina |
Coordinates | 35°08′49″S 70°04′52″W / 35.146888°S 70.081139°W |
Vertical | 1,190 m (3,900 ft) |
Top elevation | 3,430 m (11,250 ft) |
Base elevation | 2,240 m (7,350 ft) |
Skiable area | 17,500 hectares (43,000 acres) |
Trails | 40 Green - 15% Blue - 45% Red - 35% Black - 5% |
Longest run | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
Lift system | 14 |
Lift capacity | 9,500/hour |
Snowmaking | 30 cannons |
Website | Las Leñas |
Las Leñas is a ski resort in Argentina, located in the western part of Mendoza Province. It has reliable
The skiing season usually lasts from mid June to mid October; however, recent seasons have ended as early as mid-September. The center is also open during the southern hemisphere summer for mountain activities including mountain biking, horse riding, climbing and other activities.
The ski center includes a ski and snowboard school for all ages and childcare facilities. Specific workshops are also offered at the school to profit from the huge expanses of off-piste runs offered by the area.
The accommodations available on-site include
Far away from large cities, the center is seldom crowded except during weekends, making the lines on the lifts usually shorter than in other ski centers of Argentina.
Las Leñas hosted men's
Geographic location
Las Leñas is located 1,200 km (750 mi) from
The road to Las Leñas is paved and seldom blocked by snow, although bad weather or poor surface conditions can sometimes lead to its being temporarily closed by the
Elevation
- Base: 2,240 m (7,350 feet)
- Mid-mountain: 2,835 m (9,301 feet)
- Top: 3,430 m (11,250 feet)
- Vertical drop: 1,230 m (4,040 feet)
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification, Las Leñas has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsb), as 4 months have an average temperature above 10 °C (50 °F) and at least one month (in its case 3, being June, July, and August) has an average temperature below 0 °C (32 °F). This (continental) climate type is highly atypical of South America and the Southern Hemisphere at large, only found in a handful of other stations like Puente del Inca. Summers are moderate and very dry, while winters are very snowy.
Climate data for Valle Hermoso, elevation: 2293 m (1961–1976) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 28.5 (83.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.7 (81.9) |
24.3 (75.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
28.5 (83.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
9.1 (48.4) |
3.4 (38.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.8 (53.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
0.4 (32.7) |
3.0 (37.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
5.6 (42.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
1.8 (35.2) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−22.0 (−7.6) |
−21.6 (−6.9) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−22.0 (−7.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.6 (0.26) |
10.1 (0.40) |
13.5 (0.53) |
27.3 (1.07) |
162.9 (6.41) |
249.6 (9.83) |
185.3 (7.30) |
93.1 (3.67) |
65.1 (2.56) |
55.4 (2.18) |
14.6 (0.57) |
5.7 (0.22) |
889.2 (35) |
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[7][failed verification] |
International events
Winter Pan American Games
In 1987 members of the
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
2 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
3 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bolivia (BOL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Chile (CHI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals (8 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Alpine Skiing World Cup
On August 16 and 18, 1985 Las Leñas became the first Argentine ski resort to host an event for the
Place | Name | Country | Total Points | 1 | 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Karl Alpiger | Switzerland | 50 | 25 | 25 |
2 | Markus Wasmeier | West Germany | 25 | 10 | 15 |
3 | Helmut Höflehner | Austria | 24 | 15 | 9 |
4 | Doug Lewis | United States | 21 | 20 | 1 |
5 | Bruno Kernen | Switzerland | 13 | 8 | 5 |
6 | Daniel Mahrer | Switzerland | 11 | - | 11 |
Franck Piccard | France | 11 | 11 | - | |
8 | Rudolf Huber | Austria | 10 | - | 10 |
Peter Müller | Switzerland | 10 | (12) | 20 | |
9 | Gerhard Pfaffenbichler | Austria | 8 | - | 8 |
10 | Stefan Niederseer | Austria | 6 | - | 6 |
11 | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Switzerland | 7 | 7 | - |
Todd Brooker | Canada | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
13 | Atle Skårdal | Norway | 5 | 5 | - |
14 | Giorgio Piantanida | Italy | 3 | - | 3 |
15 | Harti Weirather | Austria | 2 | - | 2 |
16 | Werner Marti | Switzerland | 1 | 1 | - |
17 | Anton Steiner | Austria | (2) | (2) | - |
18 | Peter Wirnsberger | Austria | (3) | (9) | (12) |
19 | Franz Heinzer | Switzerland | (4) | (4) | - |
20 | Marc Girardelli | Luxembourg | (13) | (6) | (7) |
The following year Las Leñas held again the first two
Place | Name | Country | Total Points | 1 | 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Peter Müller | Switzerland | 40 | 25 | 15 |
2 | Leonhard Stock | Austria | 31 | 11 | 20 |
3 | Franz Heinzer | Switzerland | 30 | 15 | 15 |
4 | Marc Girardelli | Luxembourg | 18 | 12 | 6 |
5 | Peter Wirnsberger | Austria | 16 | 8 | 8 |
6 | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Switzerland | 15 | (10) | 25 |
7 | Karl Alpiger | Switzerland | 10 | 20 | (10) |
8 | Sepp Wildgruber | West Germany | 9 | 9 | - |
Igor Cigolla | Italy | 9 | 2 | 7 | |
10 | Erwin Resch | Austria | 5 | 5 | - |
Helmut Höflehner | Austria | 5 | - | 5 | |
Markus Wasmeier | West Germany | 5 | (6) | 11 | |
13 | Atle Skårdal | Norway | 4 | 4 | - |
Anton Steiner | Austria | 4 | - | 4 | |
15 | Danilo Sbardellotto | Italy | 3 | 3 | - |
Alberto Ghidoni | Italy | 3 | - | 3 | |
17 | Gustav Oehrli | Switzerland | 1 | 1 | - |
Stefan Niederseer | Austria | 1 | (1) | 2 | |
19 | Daniel Mahrer | Switzerland | (16) | (7) | (9) |
The
Place | Name | Country | Total Points | 1 | 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Michaela Gerg |
West Germany | 31 | 25 | 6 |
2 | Anita Wachter | Austria | 25 | - | 25 |
3 | Michela Figini | Switzerland | 22 | 12 | 10 |
Petra Kronberger | Austria | 22 | 7 | 15 | |
Cathy Chedal | France | 22 | 2 | 20 | |
6 | Regine Mösenlechner | West Germany | 21 | 9 | 12 |
7 | Heidi Zeller |
Switzerland | 20 | 20 | - |
Veronika Wallinger |
Austria | 20 | 15 | 5 | |
9 | Carole Merle | France | 14 | 10 | 4 |
Karin Dedler | West Germany | 14 | 6 | 8 | |
11 | Catherine Quittet | France | 12 | - | 12 |
12 | Maria Walliser | Switzerland | 11 | 11 | - |
13 | Deborah Compagnoni | Italy | 9 | - | 9 |
14 | Barbara Sadleder | Austria | 8 | 8 | - |
15 | Edith Thys | United States | 7 | - | 7 |
16 | Sabine Ginther | Austria | 5 | 5 | - |
17 | Stefanie Schuster | Austria | 4 | 4 | - |
Claudine Emonet | France | 4 | 4 | - | |
18 | Vreni Schneider | Switzerland | 3 | - | 3 |
19 | Heidi Zurbriggen | Switzerland | 2 | - | 2 |
20 | Lucie Laroche |
Canada | 1 | - | 1 |
Kristi Terzian | United States | 1 | - | 1 |
See also
References
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- ^ "Overview page for Las Leñas". OnTheSnow.com.
- ^ Nelson, Janet (20 August 1989). "Choice of Slopes in South America". New York Times. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
- ^ "Las Lenas Ski Resort -- Argentina, South America". laslenasvacations.com. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
- ^ Gross, Matt (2006-07-09). "Chasing Snow South in Argentina". New York Times. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
- ^ Lochner, Bob (1989-03-25). "Skiing : Skiers Are Running Out Before the Snow Does". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
- ^ "Características de las precipitaciones orográficas de invierno sobre los Andes Subtropicales Centrales" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
- ^ Wäger, Phillipe (2009-09-27). Glacier - climate modeling in Las Leñas, Central Andes of Argentina (PDF) (Thesis). University of Bern. Retrieved 2021-08-25.