SGT ARGENTINA

Pt. 2

Nikita and I have been shredding the mountain with our guide Pete and the other guys in SGT for a few days now and we couldn't be happier, except with some more fresh snow.  We were lucky to get some fresh yesterday and it made the skiing really really nice today.

We are now used to the really awesome daily routine consisting of tasty homemade breakfasts, picking up our bag lunches on our way to the lifts, skiing until 4 or so, returning to the hotel for tea time, swimming in the indoor/outdoor pool, ending with delicious homemade dinners.  We have it so good and I will remember this trip for the rest of my life, and it's not even halfway over.

The second day on snow started off with some drills with learning how to use our backcountry gear -- our transceivers, shovels and probes.  It was very interesting to learn exactly what to do if we were ever  involved in an avalanche.  

Pete and Mauri school us on the basics 

After lunch we hiked up to the Catedral's side country, "Laguna," which had great snow despite the lack of recent snowfall.  Great views from up top. 

After the hike up Laguna

Nikita scopes his line

After Laguna, entering El Bosque

Another great day of skiing.  So many more to come....