The snow was present in the high mountains of Mendoza

This Thursday a low pressure front entered to the mountain sector of the Province of Mendozaleaving heavy snowfall in high mountain and Zonda wind in several departments.

In the department of Malargüe The storm is leaving significant rainfall, with drizzles since dawn on the plain, while the snow dominates the mountain valleys at this time. The front enters from the Pacific Ocean, with rainfall in the Maule and Bio Bio Region. “Heavy snowfall is expected tonight and early Friday.”

Reduced visibility due to snow

Due to these meteorological conditions, Provincial Route 222 that connects the city of Malargüe, at its intersection with National Route 40, in the Río Salado area, with Los Molles and Las Leñas, is passable with cautionwith visibility reduced by snow for much of the day. Personnel from the Malargüe Subzone of the Provincial Highway Directorate carry out clearance tasks.

Due to snow accumulation on the road, it is “the use of chains is mandatory” from Los Morros, where the Control Post of the Malargüe Squadron 29 of the National Gendarmerie is located. There is 30 centimeters of snow accumulation at the base of Las Leñas and only on Saturday there would be semi-cloudy to clear skies in Las Leñas.