Ski Portillo, Chile, Closing Day 2024, Report: Is it 2025 Yet? Report from September 21-22, 2024 Ski Portillo is just over two hours from the Santiago Airport. Although bus, private driver, and helicopter transfers are available, we opted for a rental car. The drive through the foothills was full of vineyards, which made for a great halfway stop. Once in the valley, traffic started to slow behind trucks traveling through the […] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | September 24, 2024 1 Comment
Too Much Snow Delays Opening of Ski Portillo, Chile Winter is charging full speed ahead in Chile. Ski Portillo has received over 224 inches of snowfall this season, smashing its 200-inch average seasonal snowfall. Originally set to open June 20, the ski area has since moved the opening day to June 29 as a winter storm moved in on the Andes this week. Related:Ski Season is Just Around the […] Industry News Luke Guilford | June 27, 2024 0 Comments
Ski Portillo, Chile, Has Surpassed Its Average Yearly Snowfall and It Isn’t Even Open Yet The fantastic early season continues in South America with many resorts reporting record snowfall. Multiple storms have blanketed resorts in Chile and Argentina helping some areas open two to three weeks earlier than normal. Usually, the ski season in South America lasts from June to September, but because of the large amounts of snowfall, this season is expected to last […] Industry News Brent Thomas | June 27, 2024 0 Comments
Ski Portillo, Chile, Opens Early on June 1 With Nearly 6 Feet of Snow With excellent early season storms delivering nearly six feet of snow, Ski Portillo, Chile announces that the 75th anniversary season will start early with slopes opening on June 1 for weekend skiing (June 1-2, June 8 – 9, June 15-16) and the Hotel Portillo opening for guests on June 20. Ski Portillo is a timeless resort offering an authentic ski […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 28, 2024 0 Comments
Ski Season is Just Around the Corner at Ski Portillo, Chile As the winter season begins to wrap up in the Northern Hemisphere, those in the south, such as Ski Portillo in Chile, are starting to get excited about the upcoming season that is set to begin in mid to late June, which is just around the corner. The resort just announced the expected opening day on Instagram on Wednesday, April […] Industry News Alfred Arnaud | April 15, 2024 0 Comments
Cerro Catedral, Valle Nevado, Portillo, and Other Patagonian Ski Areas Extend Season After Heavy September Snowfall You just can’t give up on the season in South America. After a rough start with sub-average snow conditions for roughly half of the ski season in the Andes Mountains, it started snowing again—hard. Las Leñas Resort in Argentina reported a 10-foot+ storm total last week, with over 3 feet of snow falling in 24 hours. Cerro Catedral in San […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | September 14, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Ski Portillo, Chile, Sees First Significant Snowfall of the Season The Southern Hemisphere is off to a solid start already this winter. As we are winding things down in North America after a historic season for California, Utah, and Wyoming, things are just getting going down south. OpenSnow is reporting 29″ of snowfall at Ski Portillo, Chile, all falling in the last ten days of May. The first established ski resort […] Industry News John Cunningham | June 5, 2023 0 Comments
The Legend of the Inca Lagoon at Ski Portillo, Chile Have you heard the legend of the Inca Lagoon at Ski Portillo in Chile? According to a social post by Ski Portillo, legend has it that the Inca Illi Yupanqui was in love with princess Kora-llé, the most beautiful woman in the empire. To celebrate their love, they got married high in the Andes at the peaks above a gorgeous […] SnowBrains | August 1, 2022 0 Comments
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