Am i crazy?

Thinking about flying to Argentina from Ireland for 6 days skiing. Just looking or someone who has done it from Europe and to tell me it's worth the long haul. Also should I be flying into BA and get an internal flight or should I be flying to Santiago, Chile?

I can't tell you whether it is or isn't worth it as I am yet to ski in South America but I will confess that its a long way and I will only be doing it as I am already out here.

As for your 6 days skiing unless you have accounted for your long haul flights I would think that it would turn into more likely 5 days skiing.

I'm not sure of costings for direct flights to Santiago and BA but the cheapest internal flight is likely to be with Aerolineas Argentinas from BA.

Six days skiing in Argentina the land of the hand of god, I don't know about crazy maybe a little daft.......... :lol:

A little daft I can handle, even a little crazy I can deal with. You see I've travelled Argentina before I just got the timing wrong and missed the skiing. I would be looking at a twelve day break. 2 days getting there and two back. That gives me a week of skiing, eating red meat and drinking red wine and beers. The fear is that the snow or the skiing won't be worth the journey.

GerC wrote:A little daft I can handle, even a little crazy I can deal with. You see I've travelled Argentina before I just got the timing wrong and missed the skiing. I would be looking at a twelve day break. 2 days getting there and two back. That gives me a week of skiing, eating red meat and drinking red wine and beers. The fear is that the snow or the skiing won't be worth the journey.

I don't know anything about the skiing, but have a good time if you decide to go 8)

I'm sure you have seen this one but I have posted it anyway... :wink:

http://www.welcomeargentina.com/ski/index_i.html

Search on the forum at www.tetongravity.com , it is a goldmine of information if you can sift through the sh*t. I wouldn't hesitate to go for even a week for the skiing (never having been myself). There are plenty resorts to look at in both Argentina and Chile.

I am off to snowboard in Chile in early July. A little worried about the snow, looking for it to start very soon, although they say it all arrives in 6 or 7 big dumps in Portillo, I am doing a 12 day trip from Germany, 24 hours travel either direction, 8 days riding and 2 nights in Santiago. To be honest would not do that journey for less time, especially if I had not picked up business class tickets for 50 quid with my air miles ;)

I am very excited and sat in front of two hours of Holby City last night petting my board on the sofa!!! It's getting ridiculous ;)