It’s Dumping in Africa! Tiffindell, South Africa’s Only Ski Resort, Getting Plenty of Snow It’s dumping in South Africa right now, as Tiffindell Alpine Resort, the country’s only ski area, has been on the end of over 4″ of fresh snow the last day or two. The resort opened early-June for a season that lasts through until September. Related: VIDEO: South Africa Just Received a Record-Breaking Snowfall | Watch in Awe as these Guys […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 2, 2019 1 Comment
Photo Tour: It’s Dumping in Africa! Ski Resort Gets First Major Snow of the Season The first major snowfall of the season fell at Afriski Mountain Resort in Lesotho in southern Africa over the weekend. It began snowing at 2 am on Friday, April 30, and continued for a few hours dropping 4″ of fresh snow. Related: Photos: Snow Falls in Africa’s Sahara Desert as Temperature Plummets to 27ºF This comes after it was announced earlier […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 3, 2021 2 Comments
What’s Happening in the Southern Hemisphere Right Now | Open Resorts and Stormin’ Norman The winter is well underway now in the southern hemisphere with resorts open across all major skiing countries, and with some major storms set to hit ski areas, the future looks white! South America The best-known resort in Chile, Valle Nevado just received three feet of new snow and announced it’ll be opening today, a week early. Neighboring resort El Colorado, just over […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 16, 2018 0 Comments
Resorts Open for Riding in the Southern Hemisphere Right Now As the northern hemisphere winds up their winter season, in the southern hemisphere winter is just kicking off. More and more resorts are opening every week. Mt. Hutt, one of New Zealand’s highest resorts, opened this weekend with one of its snowiest openings in recent memory. 2000 skiers turned out to the opening day on Friday where they had the […] Industry News Steven Agar | June 11, 2018 0 Comments
Southern Africa 2018 Ski Season Begins! Fresh snow fell at Southern Africa’s two ski fields – Afriski in Lesotho and Tiffindell in South Africa – marking the start to the 2018 ski season! The snowfall was too light to create a solid base, but the cold temperatures are perfect for snowmaking. Snowmaking plays an important role at South Africa’s resorts. Even with top elevations of 2900 […] Industry News Jenah MacGrain | June 7, 2018 2 Comments
Want To Ski The Southern Hemisphere This Year? | Here’s When The Resorts Open: If you’re looking to ski throughout all four seasons, you’re going to either have to hike in the backcountry or you could head to the Southern Hemisphere. When resorts are closed in North America, going south is a great way to score some turns. Most of these resorts open in early June and stay open until our season begins here […] Industry News Chris Wallner | May 24, 2017 0 Comments
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