Conditions Report
Report from November 8, 2022
Day 2 of our Antarctica ski trip with Ice Axe Expeditions 2022 brought us directly into a snowstorm.
It really doesn’t snow much in Antarctica.
Antarctica is the highest, driest, coldest, windiest continent.
That said, the peninsula where we ski is a little different.
It does get a bit of snow because it sticks so far out into the ocean.
To get a snowstorm like we got was rare, regardless.
It was snowing 1″ per hour or more all day on this day.
Fortunately, my clients, Jeffrey, Peter, and Andrew, loved it.
We were the only group that didn’t come in for lunch.
We stayed out and ripped lap after lap in the new snow.
These laps were full-on powder skiing…
In my 6 trips to Antarctica, this was the only true storm day powder day that I’ve experienced.
I don’t think any of our seasoned guide team had ever experienced anything like this.
One of the laps was especially powdery and that’s the video in the Instagram post cover above.
When we finally came back to the ship, the landing we’d used had been taken over by penguins.
They were everywhere doing everything.
It was a show and we were happy to take it in.
Our ship then traversed the legendary Lemaire Channel which is only 600m wide in spots.
The views were moody and the vibes were high in the threatening weather.
Another great day in Antarctica!
NOVEMBER 2022 REPORTS FROM ARGENTINA, CHILE, ANTARCTICA
IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
Tierra Del Fuego
Antarctica
Tierra Del Fuego
Patagonia
Tierra Del Fuego
PHOTOS
