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powpatrolticket prices are right there when you google las lenas
3maniaSeason passes aren't really a thing down there unless you're a local
Frombrumtobrazilbut if you're there for the full season surely you can buy one? any idea how much im looking at?
3maniaThe only place I've investigated for a season pass was Cerro Catedral in Bariloche ARG, there was no option for a season pass for non locals.
Frombrumtobrazilby locals are we talking people who live there or actual argentinians who are local to the area?
3maniaLocals from that Province , Río Negro , as in not you gringo. If you somehow got a job there maybe you get a pass from the ski school or whatever. but no option for a $2000 or whatever pass for someone just hanging out for the season. Work visa almost impossible from what I have heard... you can buy a Flexipass,,, 30 days to use whenever,,, breaks down to around $30 a day.
Frombrumtobrazilthis gringos gonna cry himself to sleep
3maniaon the bright side their pesos are plunging (as usual ) against he dollar. it was 700 in September when I was down there, now it's a 1000. but inflation is over 100%. soooo. Cerro Catedral is the only resort I know anything about. it might be different somewhere else. Where were you thinking of going?
3maniaon the bright side their pesos are plunging (as usual ) against he dollar. it was 700 in September when I was down there, now it's a 1000. but inflation is over 100%. soooo. Cerro Catedral is the only resort I know anything about. it might be different somewhere else. Where were you thinking of going?
coronaMaybe the reason they don't offer season passes isn't because you're not local but because what they sell you at the beginning of the season may only be worth half that by the end of the season so inflation eats up their margins and they lose money. Makes more sense to then only offer day passes or shorter term passes so ticket prices can keep up with inflation.
FrombrumtobrazilLol it could even be though that’s crazy levels of inflation.. ig don’t buy all my pesos when I get there eh
coronaYea I remember you would get a better than exchange rate deal if you show up with US cash than the posted exchange rate since everyone preferred holding onto USD (like 18 pesos per dollar instead of 15). Might still be the case.
3maniayeah, 1000 is the "blue" rate... you can walk down the street and go up to some guy saying 'cambio" . He'll take you into a t-shirt shop or the like and you bust out a $100. They'll check it out real close... no rips, no pen marks... and give you 100- thousand peso notes out of a counter... better have a big pocket cuz you can't fold 100 bills.
michael_bcThese resorts don't even know yet what prices to charge next season due to inflation and the general shittiness of the economy.
Cerro Catedral (Bariloche), Cerro Castor (Ushuaia), Las Leñas are all epic places to ski.
I would not bother getting a job there. Better to work and save up before you go. Maybe volunteer for some of the camps in return for ski passes & a place to sleep? e.g., SASS Global Travel has camps in Bariloche.
