How To Do a Season in Bariloche, Argentina Right | Tips From a Patagonian Ski Bum Keen to be a ski bum but sick of drunk Aussies in Whistler or aggressive Yanks in Colorado? Feel like making everything slightly more complicated but much more of an adventure? Things we usually take for granted—transport, accommodation, food, drink, weather, and security—are much more fun (cough – “an experience”) when you have no idea how they work. That’s why […] Brains Nicholas Lawrence | May 27, 2022 4 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Trip Report: Early Morning Ascent of Bariloche’s Highest Peak––Mount Tronador Bariloche report from late October 2021, and written by Pablo G. from the Explore-Share.com team Mount Tronador is the highest peak in the Bariloche area (Northern Patagonia), and it is considered the local “king” for its majestic shape and presence. An extinct stratovolcano, it boasts three main peaks and a whopping eight glaciers on all sides, which added to its […] Trip Report Guest Author | November 12, 2021 1 Comment
VIDEO: Backcountry Tree Skiing Going Off in Bariloche, Argentina Right Now Argentina isn’t open to foreign travel yet, nor are its ski areas open, but that won’t stop these locals from Andescross from getting turns in. This video was shot in the backcountry of the Andean ski hub of San Carlos de Bariloche in Argentina on July 1. What a season in terms of snowfall they’ve been having already despite the […] Backcountry SnowBrains | July 24, 2020 1 Comment
Bariloche, Argentina Report: Powder Day On Our Last Day! It’s been a wild season down in Bariloche, Argentina this year with big backcountry lines, 7-stitches in my knee, blower inbounds powder, a few grand spring days, and even a couple of park laps. Early this week, we got a nice little storm that completely refreshed things around here. Tuesday was our very last day to ski here and it […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | October 3, 2019 5 Comments
60+mph Wind-Gust Derails Gondola and Chairlift in Bariloche, Argentina Today A monster 60+mph gust of wind derailed the Amancay Gondola and Militares Chairlift at Cerro Catedral in Bariloche, Argentina today at about 2pm local time. We were skiing at Cerro Catedral today and we hiked to the summit (summit chair, Nubes, was closed due to high wind) and we experienced possibly the strongest winds we’ve ever walked in up there […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 19, 2019 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Report: One Glorious Day In The Mini-Spines Report from September 15th, 2019 Brought to you by Cerro Catedral Yesterday was a crazy fun day in the Bariloche, Argentina backcountry. We got a 2-6″ of snow on the night of September 14th and it went a long way. To be honest, I deleted the audio of the video above because on those first two lines you can hear […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 17, 2019 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Report: A Couple of Powder Turns & Some Splendid Views Report from September 10th, 11th, & 12th, 2019 Brought to you by Cerro Catedral It’s been a little while since our last good snowstorm here. The last good one was on August 28th. We did get a bit of snow early this week that made for some powder, some crustiness, and some dust on crustiness. The storm dropped only about […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 13, 2019 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Report: Insane Vistas & Fun Skiing Report from September 3rd, 2019 Brought to you by Cerro Catedral Yesterday was a stunning day at Cerro Catedral. Blue skies, cold temps, a stiff breeze, and great groomers marked the day. We did find some smooth wind-chalk off-piste, but for the most part it was an on-piste, high speed, fun day. We mostly ripped around on the Del Bosque […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 5, 2019 0 Comments
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