Las Leñas

Las Leñas is known to be the 7th best ski resort in the world. The first day of boarding, I couldn't imagine that the place I was boarding could have that title. It had snowed quite a bit the day before and apparently some avalanches had knocked down part of one lift and too much snow had crippled another. There were far too many people there for the few lifts that were left open, so we only got to ride six runs. The next day it seemed that many people left, so we got to ride more runs and we had quite a bit more fun. The third day we finally realized why Las Leñas has the title it does: it boasts the longest continuous run in the world. The reason we did not know this the first day is because the run was closed. It takes three lifts to get to the top and it takes 30 minutes (if you're going fast) to get all the way to the bottom. Because we were not the only ones who wanted to do this, we had to spend nearly two hours in lines and on the lifts just to get to the top. It was well worth it, though. The snow was great and the runs were so much fun. It really is a great place to board after all. I was so excited because I have been wanting to board in Argentina for close to ten years and I finally got to do it. So much fun! And the Patagonian Andes are absolutely beautiful to look at while boarding. One thing I've noticed that is surprising is that there are no trees. I'm so used to trees all over the mountains that it really caught me off guard to be able to see every run from the base of the mountain. It's just pure white everywhere you look. Truly a stunning thing to see.
We were supposed to catch a bus yesterday directly from the resort to Buenos Aires but the bus was full, so we bought a ticket for the next day and stayed one more night in Melargue. Now we are waiting for that bus, which will drop us off in Buenos Aires at 8am tomorrow. I'm very excited to see the capital and even more excited about going to my first soccer match tomorrow afternoon. We will see River Plate of Buenos Aires play Newell's of Rosario. Fun, fun, fun!!!