Aconcagua, rising in all her glory to 22,841 feet

Penitentes ski resort, right on the highway

Back to Chile - we keep forgetting to eat our fruit and they keep stealing it from us!

The Austrian, Italian, and US ski teams use this mountain for summer training

88. Mendoza Argentina to Santiago Chile

December 1, 2019 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F

The sights on the drive from Mendoza across the border back to Chile included the mighty Aconcagua, the highest peak in North/South America, as well as several ski resorts. Portillo Resort is famous for Inca Lake that waits to punish any out of control skiers with an icy bath. Lends a new sense of urgency to the phrase "ski in control"!Read more