Archive for June, 2008

Catedral Closed Until More Snow Falls

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in sports, travel | 9 Comments »

Written by Jamie Cerro Catedral was forced to close their slopes to skiers until more snow falls. Last night it rained pretty hard and felt warm. Waking up today and looking at the peaks across the lake, it was pretty obvious it ...

Picture of the Week

Saturday, June 28th, 2008 Posted in picture of the week | No Comments »

Sunset over Lago Gutierrez

Phrase of the Week

Friday, June 27th, 2008 Posted in phrase of the week | 1 Comment »

que garrón:aargh! What a pain, etc. This was just used by our Argentine neighbor to explain some construction going on in her house. Since we skipped our Wednesday PotW for the ski resort opening, here you have it, fresh off the press.

Another Side of Winter in Bariloche

Thursday, June 26th, 2008 Posted in day to day | 4 Comments »

Written by Jamie We always post beautiful pictures of this part of the world, that's easy. I was downtown and came across this one-piece snow suit rental shop. I wonder if they use the same disinfectant they use on bowling shoes?

Cerro Catedral Season Begins

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in sports, travel | 6 Comments »

Written by Jamie Well, after several false starts, the 2008 lift served ski season has begun in Bariloche. The snow conditions were pretty good on the upper third of the mountain. Even though the ski resort is open I would still call it "low ...

This Afternoon at Bahia Lopez

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 Posted in day to day | 1 Comment »

I was looking at this week's blog entry and noticed is needed some more pictures.

Catedral Opening, Take 3

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 Posted in sports, travel | 2 Comments »

Written by Jamie OK, it is official this time, or so it appears. The ski resort will be opening tomorrow, Wednesday, June 25 for the ski season. The website says 5 lifts are on the schedule for tomorrow. Look for a ...

Catedral Opening, Take 2

Monday, June 23rd, 2008 Posted in sports, travel | 3 Comments »

Written by Jamie As best we can tell, Cerro Catedral is going to open tomorrow, Tuesday, June 24 for the season. We had a nice drive on Saturday and I took this picture from across Lago Guiterrez. There appears to be a fair ...

Picture of the Week

Saturday, June 21st, 2008 Posted in picture of the week | No Comments »

A very glaciated Volcan Osorno, 2,652 meters/8,701 feet. Known as the Mt Fuji of the south, and located directly west of Bariloche in Chile.

More Flights Added to Buenos Aires

Friday, June 20th, 2008 Posted in business, travel | 4 Comments »

Written by Jamie As was reported in the Dallas News, both American Airlines and Delta are adding more flights from the US to Buenos Aires. Looks like both airlines will add 4 to 5 flights per week, to and from JFK. I ...