More than 1,000 trucks are stranded. The city of Malargüe and the ski center of Las Leñas, start the season on June 17 with good expectations of snow.

The forecast of snowfall in the Cordillera continues for at least 48 hours and the Cristo Redentor - Los Libertadores pass would only be enabled on Friday, May 26. "We are receiving Chilean tourists who come to our hotel and the accommodations available in the town are at capacity," said the manager of the Gran Hotel de Uspallata.