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Adrenalina-Valle de Las Leñas

Posted on August 1st, 2007 by soulskier.
Categories: Best Lines in South America.

Every real skier at Las Leñas can’t help but notice Adrenalina towering across the valley on a clear day. Arguably, one of the great faces in the ski world, Cerro Yesera, as it is called, is 4,000 meters above sea level. The valley floor is at 2,240 meter, making the peak about 1,760 meters or well over a mile of vertical relief. Adrenalina is the obvious large southwest face from just below the summit.

If you believe mother nature was a skier when she made Las Leñas, then mighty Adrenalina is her showpiece. The climb is  perfect low angle skinning about 90% of the way around the back, up a route called “El Ripio”. In parts of El Ripio there are sections with potential for rock fall, keeping you moving alertly through the bowling alleys. From the summit, there are comanding views of the big Andes, including Cerro Sosneado, the southern most 5,000 meter peak in the world. There is a short down climb to a nice launching pad to refresh and switch over to descent mode.

The top of Adrenalina faces southwest, is in the mid 40’s for a bit, and generally holds classic Las Leñas chalk. After the throat, which is surprising wide, you can traverse right to ski a more west facing lower slope if you are late or follow the naturally falline to the valley floor.  

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