Flipping GOOD @ Bariloche, Argentina Yesterday | Upper Mt. Opens After 2-Day Storm Closure

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Local ripper in Nubes yesterday with double cloud. photo: snowbrains
Local ripper Martin in Nubes yesterday with double cloud. photo: snowbrains

this report is for yesterday, August 16th, 2013

Catedral ski resort in Bariloche, Argentina was closed on Wednesday and Thursday due to extremely high winds and a decent storm.  The snow level was at about 1,500 meters (about the top of the Sextuple) which wasn’t ideal for the lower mountain, but the upper mountain was great.

Well, not everywhere on the upper mountain was great, but everywhere was at least good.  We hiked and skied Nubes first thing and it had fun wind-pressed snow that was punchy in spots and about 6 inches deep.  The run was fun and you could go full speed on that pressed snow.

Miles backy in the playground yesterday. photo: snowbrains
Miles backy in the playground yesterday. photo: soulrider.com.ar

We then went straight to La Laguna and the snow was the same there:  pressed, dense, about 6 inches deep.  On our way out of Laguna we cut into the Playground and voilá, there was great snow.  We milked a few turns and small drops and vowed to come back.  The snow was softer, less dense, and about 16 inches deep.  The Playground was a playground.

We hiked back around to the top of the Playground and got one top to bottom. We found great conditions in all corners of the Playground.  The wind had blown the snow in there and pressed it everywhere else.  The trees at the bottom of the Playground were the only trees on the mountain with snow in them.

Weird how the wind blew all the snow into the Playground. These trees below the playground were the only trees with snow in them on the mountain. photo: mc
Weird how the wind blew all the snow into the Playground. These trees below the playground were the only trees with snow in them on the mountain. photo: snowbrains

We ended up doing 3 laps in the Playground and it was a hoot.  So many fun natural features and cliffs to jumps off.  We found a rock that had a perfect natural lip and the boys got front flips, backflips, flat 3s, and 3s going off it.  Zero penalty landings in perfect huck snow aided courage exponentially.

Lake Nahuel Huapi and Esteban G. photo: mc
Lake Nahuel Huapi and Esteban G. photo: mc

It did get damn hot yesterday.  We were hiking in T-shirts and sweating.  The snow in the Playground got cooked, but stayed fun, but will likely be hideous today.  Up high, though, that wind pressed snow may have resisted the cooking a bit more.

It doesn’t really matter too much either way.  A refresher storm is rolling in right now with about 4 inches forecasted.  It’ll end up being more.

Barcelona Jelly air in La Laguna yesterday. photo: mc
Barcelona Jelly air in La Laguna yesterday. photo: snowbrains.com

All in all, yesterday was the best day of the year here at Catedral as far as I’m concerned.  It was just fun skiing, plain and simple.  The Catalon, Aussie, Colorado, Argie company didn’t hurt either.

CATEDRAL FORECAST:

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More Snow Reports and News from South America Here:

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PHOTO TOUR:

Esteban G. front flip in the playground. photo: joe aussie
Esteban G. front flip in the playground. photo: joe aussie
Joe Aussie + speed in Nubes yesterday. photo: snowbrains
Joe Aussie + speed in Nubes yesterday. photo: snowbrains
Esteban G. upsidedown with snow in the Playground yesterday.
Esteban G. upsidedown with snow in the Playground yesterday.
Del Bosque chair and bright pants yesterday. photo: miles clark
Del Bosque chair and bright pants yesterday. photo: snowbrains
Joe Aussie looking small in La Laguna yeterday. photo: snowbrains
Joe Aussie looking small in La Laguna yeterday. photo: snowbrains
Nahuel Huapi lake and Joe Aussie. photo: mc
Nahuel Huapi lake and Joe Aussie. photo: snowbrains
Miles in the lower playground yesterday. photo: Joe Aussie
Miles in the lower playground yesterday. photo: Joe Aussie

 

Joe Aussie hammy for the cammy. photo: snowbrains
Joe Aussie hammy for the cammy. photo: snowbrains
La Laguna yesterday. photo: mc
La Laguna yesterday. photo: snowbrains
Spanish Jelly finds late day sun freshies en el Patio de Juego yesterday. photo: mc
Spanish Jelly finds late day sun freshies en el Patio de Juego yesterday. photo: snowbrains
La Cruz Brewery beer after a solid day? Definitely.
La Cruz Brewery beer after a solid day? Definitely.

 

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