Trip Report: Cerro Godoy Central Couloir | Ushuaia, Tierra Del Fuego, Patagonia, Argentina Report from October 22, 2025 I arrived in Ushuaia, Argentina, via an 11-hour bus ride from Punta Arenas, Chile, 2 days ago. The previous day, we’d done the 9-hour “bog slog” to ski Monte Tarn. I did a 24-hour fast on the bus and that was a horrible idea… 3,895′ Cerro Godoy Ushuaia Tierra Del Fuego Argentina, Patagonia Summit: 3,895 […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | October 24, 2025 0 Comments
Patagonia Report: Party Ski on Cerro Crestón Powder on The Final Day of the SuperNatural Ski Trip Report from October 4, 2025 After 2 months in El Chaltén, Patagonia, Argentina, we are headed onto the road for 2 weeks. We don’t have a solid plan to be honest… We are going to an Estancia to our north for a bit to ski some mellow, unskied peaks then we head south. Well, we were going to the Estancia […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | October 9, 2025 0 Comments
Patagonia Report: Corrugated Powder Skiing on Cerro Crestón Report from September 16, 2025 Note: Cerro Creston is on private property and you must get permission from the refugio owners to pass through If you’re looking for a guide for this zone, please contact Patagonia Ascent After our trip up Cerro Solo, Greggy and I came down with a stomach bug that sidelined us for 3 days. Then a […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 28, 2025 1 Comment
Trip Report: Skiing Powder on High Under the Fitzroy Towers | Punta Velluda, El Chaltén, Patagonia, Argentina Report from September 19, 20, 21, 2025 The Fitzroy Towers drew us back for one more camping trip under their sky scraper shadows. The 55-pound pack crushed me the first hour of the trip and doubts started swirling in my head. The only saving grace was that I knew there was no way this adventure was gonna be as brutal […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 27, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 3+ Feet For South America This Weekend Summary Nevados de Chillán takes the jackpot with 24″-40″ by Sunday night, Corralco is a strong second with 12″-19″, and the central Andes from Valle Nevado to Las Leñas stack up a respectable 7″-15″ focused Saturday night. Snow levels start near 6,900 feet in the central Andes then fall toward 4,600 to 5,300 feet through Sunday, so high-elevation resorts stay […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 18, 2025 0 Comments
Trip Report: Skiing 6,959′ Cerro Solo | 3 Days & 2 Nights in the Shadow of Cerro Torre Report from September 6, 7, 8, 2025 We decided to go big on Friday. We didn’t know how big… The numbers were digestible, but we had no idea the style of terrain we were about to hurl ourselves in. 6,959′ Cerro Solo El Chalten Argentina, Patagonia Summit: 6,959 feet (we skied from 6,300′) House: 1,361 feet Camp: 2021 feet Vertical […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 11, 2025 0 Comments
Trip Report: Skiing The Legendary 7,162′ Cerro Electrico | El Chaltén, Patagonia, Argentina Report from August 31, 2025 The forecast was all over the place here in El Chalten, Argentina, for my Cerro Electrico ascent. I stayed up too late poring over it and found my brain clogged with doubt at 4 a.m. Windy and cloudy on some models—sunny and windless in others… At 4:09 a.m, I decided, “Screw it, I’m going.” 7,162′ […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 2, 2025 1 Comment
Trip Report: Skiing Powder on 5,925′ Cerro Madsen in the Shadow of the Fitzroy Towers | El Chaltén, Patagonia, Argentina Report from August 27 & 28, 2025 After skiing Vespignani, Creston x2, and Mosquito, we were feeling stronger and ready for a bigger mission. The weather forecast looked just about right for a trip to Cerro Madsen, adjacent to the Fitzroy Towers. Well, it did look good, but just as we were pulling the trigger, the forecast changed and looked […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 30, 2025 0 Comments
1st Powder Day of the Trip on Cerro Crestón | El Chaltén, Patagonia, Argentina Report from August 27, 2025 Note: Cerro Creston is on private property and you must get permission from the refugio owners to pass through 2 days after our big beatdown on Cerro Electrico, we were ready for more. We decided to go back to Crestón and see if the zone is manageable in fresh snow and elevated avalanche danger. The […] Trip Report Miles Clark | August 29, 2025 0 Comments
An Unsuccessful Attempt at 7,162′ Cerro Electrico | El Chaltén, Patagonia, Argentina Report from August 22, 2025 Last Friday, we were ready for a bigger peak again. 7,162′ Cerro Electrico. Ty and Virginia came with us and showed us the way. We left the house at 5 a.m. and were hiking by 5:42 a.m. Sunrise isn’t until 8:43 a.m. 2 miles of flat brought us to the base of the mountain. A […] Miles Clark | August 26, 2025 0 Comments
Trip Report: Skiing The Mosquito Zone | El Chaltén, Patagonia, Argentina Report from August 18, 2025 Last Monday, we needed a mellow day, so we went to what we understood as a mellow, non-glaciated zone: Mosquito. We’d never been here before, and we thought we’d go have a look. Turns out, the dirt trail to get to the snow is brutally steep, straight up, with no let-ups. And we had to […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 26, 2025 0 Comments
Trip Report: 6,726′ Cerro Crestón Deep in Patagonia | El Chaltén, Argentina Report from August 16, 2025 Note: Cerro Creston is on private property and you must get persmission from the refugio owners to pass through Saturday was our 2nd ski day here and our 2nd zone. Cerro Crestón. The peak itself is wicked. We went for the ridgeline where most skiers go, just south of the true summit. We hiked, put […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 23, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 5+ Feet For South America This Week A major midweek-to-weekend cycle targets the central Chilean Andes first, then peaks Thursday night into Friday with cold, high-ratio powder, while the south-central volcanoes run a longer Tuesday–Sunday event and Argentina scores its best snow Thursday–Friday (Las Leñas leads). Central Chile (Tres Valles/Portillo) stacks roughly 32″–62″ by Friday night with snow levels plunging to near 2,000 feet and snow-to-liquid ratios […] Weather WeatherBrains | August 18, 2025 1 Comment
Trip Report: Glaciated 7,040′ Cerro Vespignani Deep in Patagonia | El Chalten, Argentina Report from August 14, 2025 On Thursday, we went for our very first ski of our “SuperNatural” Ski Trip down here in El Chalten, Patagonia, Argentina. We went for a big one on day one, and we felt it… 7,040′ Cerro Vespingnani and its glacial terrain beat us down—and we took it with a grin. This was a challenging day […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 17, 2025 0 Comments
What Are the Top Ski Resorts in the Southern Hemisphere? The Southern Hemisphere is home to a diverse collection of world-famous ski resorts, offering an incredible range of experiences, whether in the Andes, New Zealand’s southern alps, or even parts of Australia. From high-altitude, powder-filled bowls of the Chilean Andes to wide-open snow playgrounds in New Zealand, the Southern Hemisphere has something for everyone. If you are looking to escape […] Brains Sam Fishman | August 1, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 7 Feet of Snow Forecasted to Slam South America This Week This forecast was created at 5:30 p.m. PST on Monday, July 28, 2025. A potent mid-winter storm will hammer the central and southern Andes from Wednesday night through the weekend, dropping dense base-building snow at first before ushering in colder, fluffier powder and leaving resorts with impressive multi-foot totals. Snow levels start around 8,000 feet but crash to near 4,000 […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 28, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Three Feet of Snow For Andes This Weekend A two-part storm parade will hammer the Andes between Thursday and Monday, dropping up to three feet of snow, with the deepest totals aimed at Nevados de Chillán and impressive two-foot-plus numbers at Corralco and Chapelco. The first wave slams the Patagonian and south-central ranges Thursday–Friday, then energy lifts north Saturday night–Monday to blanket the high-elevation central-Chile resorts. Snow levels […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 24, 2025 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Rare Snow Turns Argentina’s Atlantic Beaches White for First Time Since 2013 Rare snow transformed Argentina’s Atlantic coast into a winter wonderland on Monday, as an intense polar cold front swept across the country, blanketing beaches and resort towns in Buenos Aires Province. Residents of coastal communities such as Miramar, Monte Hermoso, Mar del Plata, Costa del Este, and San Eduardo del Mar awoke to find their sandy shores and streets hidden […] Climate SnowBrains | July 1, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Another 20″ of Snow Poised to Deepen South America’s Stellar Season This forecast was created at noon PST on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. A one-two punch of mid-week and weekend storms will blanket the central and southern Andes with fresh snow, topping out near 20” at Corralco and 16” at Portillo by Monday. The first wave, late Wednesday into Thursday, puts down a supportive, slightly denser base, while a colder surge […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 25, 2025 0 Comments
Las Leñas, Argentina, Confirms June 28 Opening for 2025 Ski Season Las Leñas ski resort in Argentina has officially announced it is opening for winter 2025 on June 28, in line with traditional late‑June openings. Related: South America’s Ski Season is Here With 2 Resorts Open and 7 Kicking Off Soon “Dear all, we inform you that the scheduled opening date for the ski season is Saturday, June 28th. Based on recent […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 24, 2025 0 Comments
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