Malarque / Las Lenas

Mendoza is only a couple of hours away from Argentina´s premier ski resort - Las Lenas. There had been no snow all season but on our last day in Mendoza it started to bucket down so we decided to head up the mountains.

Malarque is the "nearest" town to Las Lenas - it´s only 75km away which I suppose is rather near by South American standards. We settled there and got our 3 day lift pass and rented our snowboards.

The resort itself was excellent - small compared to most European resorts, but it was quiet, there was powder everywhere and lots of off-piste possibilities. I left the girls with their instructor and started charging down some wonderful powdery runs. Within the first 3 hours I thought I had broken my thumb and on the last day I sprained my ankle. The fact that the girls were up and boarding within a couple of hours didn't help my pride much...