Chile’s Hundred-Year Storm, Which Dropped an Entire Season’s Snowfall in Only One Week in 1965 Every so often, Patagonia gets that storm. That storm which only rolls in once every century. That storm which drops hundreds of inches of snow in a matter of days, and halts the movement of entire regions of people. That storm which kills with murderous intent. In 1965, Chile got that storm. Chile averages about twenty feet of snowfall in a winter. […] Martin Kuprianowicz | June 16, 2022 0 Comments
Valle Nevado, Chile, Just Got Dumped On as Opening Day Approaches Valle Nevado, Chile, got its first substantial snow this weekend, 55cm (21 inches) total laying the foundation for a great 2022 season. While no official opening date has been announced, June 17th is tentatively on the calendar. Related: Skiing at Valle Nevado, Chile | The Best Idea for 2022 Last year the resort opened on June 30th, on June 18th […] SnowBrains | June 7, 2022 0 Comments
NASA: Melting Glacier in Chile Exposes 139-Million-Year-Old Ichthyosaur Fossils As glaciers have melted in our warming world, they have exposed pieces of the past, from Stone Age artifacts to wartime relics. But the retreating Tyndall Glacier in Chile has uncovered something much older: a prehistoric graveyard of ichthyosaurs. Related: Newly Discovered Fossilized Raptor May Have Been an Arctic Resident Ichthyosaurs were marine reptiles, or “fish lizards,” that resembled modern-day […] Brains SnowBrains | June 3, 2022 0 Comments
[COMPETITION] Keep the Endless Winter Alive | Win the Trip of a Lifetime to Valle Nevado, Chile None of us want winter to be over, and with Ikon Pass, it doesn’t have to be. Ikon Pass destinations in the Southern Hemisphere are soon to be firing, and you can be there to experience it. If you want to keep the endless winter alive, head on over to ikonpass.com and enter the competition to win a trip for two […] SnowBrains | May 12, 2022 0 Comments
Skiing at Valle Nevado, Chile | The Best Idea for 2022 Brought to you by Valle Nevado, Chile After two seasons of Covid-related pandemic events, the best skiing and riding in the southern hemisphere is again open to skiers from all over the globe from June 17th until September 18th. Here is why Chile’s ski and snowboard capital is THE place to be this summer. The Endless Winter lives in the beautiful […] Featured Article Greg Obernesser | April 27, 2022 0 Comments
Chile’s Atacama Desert, the Driest Desert on Earth, Just Got Almost 3-Feet of Snow In Chile, the Atacama Desert is considered the driest desert on earth and rarely receives rain, let alone snow. But last week, 32″ of snow fell on the area. Related: PHOTOS: Many Seeing Snow for the First Time as it Dumps on Southern Brazil The desert will see a rainfall event every two or three years, but usually in June or […] SnowBrains | August 30, 2021 0 Comments
Portillo, Chile to Open on Saturday For First Time in Nearly 2-Years Thanks to the fresh snow that dumped on South America last week, Portillo ski resort in Chile announced yesterday that they will be opening on Saturday for the first time in almost two years. Related: Powder Alert: Parts of Chile and Argentina Expecting Anywhere From 3-10 Feet of New Snow Over Next 5 Days The resort didn’t open last season […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 26, 2021 0 Comments
Powder Alert: Parts of Chile and Argentina Expecting Anywhere From 3-10 Feet of New Snow Over Next 5 Days A snowstorm is on its way to Patagonia—a big one. With historically low snowfall this year likely caused by an ongoing, decade-long drought, parts of Chile and Argentina are expecting anywhere from three to ten feet of new snow over the next five days, according to a snow forecast provided by OpenSnow. Related: Satellite Images Show Historically Low Snowfall in […] Weather SnowBrains | August 16, 2021 0 Comments
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