What about South America

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Frombrumtobrazil

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Looking at where im going to spend my summer and there seems to be a black hole of info regarding south american ski resorts - places like las lenas have some of the most skiable terrain in the world and i cant even find the price of a season ticket or any jobs?? has anyone worked in SA for winter? any thoughts?
 
14560295:Frombrumtobrazil said:
but if you're there for the full season surely you can buy one? any idea how much im looking at?
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The 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.
 
14560306:3mania said:
The 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.
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by locals are we talking people who live there or actual argentinians who are local to the area?
 
14560307:Frombrumtobrazil said:
by locals are we talking people who live there or actual argentinians who are local to the area?
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Locals 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.
 
14560329:3mania said:
Locals 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.
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this gringos gonna cry himself to sleep
 
14560354:Frombrumtobrazil said:
this gringos gonna cry himself to sleep
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on 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?
 
14560405:3mania said:
on 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?
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Jesus. It was like 15 pesos to the dollar when I was down that way last.
 
Maybe 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.
 
14560405:3mania said:
on 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?
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I’m thinking las lenas in Argentina - supposedly has 45,000 acres of skiable terrain and is within drivable distance to some towns?
 
14560431:corona said:
Maybe 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.
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Lol it could even be though that’s crazy levels of inflation.. ig don’t buy all my pesos when I get there eh
 
14560445:Frombrumtobrazil said:
Lol it could even be though that’s crazy levels of inflation.. ig don’t buy all my pesos when I get there eh
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Yea 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.
 
14560446:corona said:
Yea 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.
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yeah, 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.
 
14560447:3mania said:
yeah, 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.
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It was almost exactly like this when I was down there for work in May. My boss lives there 50% of the time and flew the team down for a project and he said "bring as many crispy Benjamins as you feel safe holding, straight from the bank, don't fold em" IIRC we got 45 $1000 notes per bill that had any sort of defect and and 70-100 Notes per great condition bill, 70 for older green bills 100 for the newer Blue style.
 
These 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.
 
14561339:michael_bc said:
These 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.
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what kind of volunteering would it be? like cooking and cleaning?
 
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