[VIDEO] “Zonda” – A South American Backcountry Ski Film El Viento Zonda is a fast and wild wind specific to Cuyo, Argentina. It comes down from the mountains into the valleys at terrific speeds, destroying most things in its path. Following each Zonda is cold weather and plentiful snow. The Zonda ski film follows skier Dorian Densmore through South America during the winter season with the most snow in […] Backcountry SnowBrains | January 23, 2024 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Big Snow Blankets South American Ski Areas—Is This a Sign of Things to Come? We Sure Hope So April powder brings May…more powder, right? At least so we hope for Patagonia, which just got a huge early-season snowstorm. Related: Skiing at Valle Nevado, Chile | The Best Idea for 2022 Ski resorts across the high Andes Mountains of Argentina and Chile are posting pictures on social media today of what looks to be about two feet of new […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | April 27, 2022 2 Comments
South American Resorts Begin Announcing Opening Dates | First Resort Opens Tomorrow As the snow finally starts to fall, South American ski areas have started announcing their opening dates. The season is starting a little later than usual. Often resorts open in mid-June or even as early as late May, depending on the early season snowfall. This year’s tardiness can be blamed on a combination of lack of snow and the pandemic. […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 28, 2021 0 Comments
20 Photos to Wrap Up the South American Ski Season Winter’s drawing to a close in the southern hemisphere while ours is just around the corner. SO here are 20 photos and a to celebrate the epic, socially-distanced winter that occurred down south and to get you stoked for ours! Photos courtesy of @Andescross Andescross is an organization of professional UIAGM-IFMGA mountain guides that have been providing […] SnowBrains | October 1, 2020 0 Comments
Cerro Chapelco, Argentina the Latest South American Resort to Announce Their Opening Date Following on the heels of Cerro Catedral and Cerro Castor, Cerro Chapelco ski station in Argentina revealed yesterday that they too are planning to open, on August 1st. Cerro Chapelco has been named the best resort in Argentina for the last two years at the World Ski Awards and is nominated again for this year’s award. Related: Cerro Catedral, Argentina to […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 17, 2020 0 Comments
Cerro Catedral, Argentina to Open July 21st | First South American Resort to Open Cerro Catedral has announced that they will open next week, on Monday, July 21st, becoming the first resort in South America to start their lifts turning. With no domestic nor international flights in or out of Argentina, locals will have their own private powder playground. The opening of Cerro Catedral will take place next week after a request from the municipality […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 16, 2020 0 Comments
South American Ski Resort: “We Don’t Think We’ll Open This Season” Due To Coronavirus The president of Cerro Bayo ski resort in Argentine Patagonia, Pablo Torres Garcia, just announced that he doesn’t think they’ll be open this season due to Coronavirus. “Toda la situación es incierta, estamos con una perspectiva donde la única variable es la incertidumbre, en el fondo creemos que no vamos a tener invierno, no por el clima o falta de […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 8, 2020 0 Comments
South American Ski Guide: Las Leñas, Argentina It’s August already, and even if we want to deny it, the season in the United States is over. However, this doesn’t necessarily have to mean that we must put our skis away until next year. In fact, I would dare to say that the real adventure hasn’t even started. When people ask me “Where are you from?”, and I say “Argentina”, many […] Matias Ricci | August 9, 2019 6 Comments