South Americaโs Ski Season is Here With 2 Resorts Open and 7 Kicking Off Soon The 2025-26 ski season is a little more than five months away for most people living in the Northern Hemisphere. However, the start of June means skiing south of the equator is just about to begin. Typically, ski resorts in South America open in the first week to the second week of June, depending on the weather. Some ski resorts […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | June 15, 2025 0 Comments
Valle Nevado, Chile, is Opening This Friday, June 13 Following a historic winter last year,ย Valle Nevado, Chile, is officially set to open for the 2025 season on June 13, one week earlier than planned. Valle Nevado offers North American skiers and riders a prime opportunity to keep the turns going long after their home mountains close. Located in the Chilean Andes just 90 minutes from Santiago, Valle Nevado is […] Featured Video Gregg Frantz | June 11, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Over 100 Inches of Snow For the Andes This Week The seasonโs first two June storms will unload several feet of cold smoke just as lifts start spinningโCorralco opens June 13, Cerro Catedral follows June 14, and the Santiago trio lights up between June 20 and 23โserving up mid-storm powder for South Americaโs earliest turns. Wednesday nightโFriday: the primer pulse arrives just in time for Corralcoโs opening day. A quick-moving […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 10, 2025 0 Comments
Where Will it Be Deep This Week? These are the Southern Hemisphere’s Top 5 Forecasted Resorts for the Next 10 Days Itโs always snowing somewhere, and fresh snow is the essence of skiing and snowboarding. Whether you are chasing the deepest conditions or love seeingย where the snow is piling up so you can live vicariously through others, these resorts will receive the most over the next week and beyond, hopefully setting them up for a successful winter.ย Related: Winter Is Just […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 8, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Early-Season Powder Blast for the Central & Southern Andes This Week This forecast was created at 3:30 p.m. PST on Saturday, May 24, 2025. A moisture-laden northwest flow will sweep across the central and southern Andes from Sunday through Tuesday, delivering up to 21″ of fresh snow and kick-starting the regionโs early-season snowpack. A dense burst of heavy, wet snow arrives first, followed by progressively colder air that lowers snow levels […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 24, 2025 0 Comments
Winter Is Just Getting Started: Chase Endless Powder at Valle Nevado, Chile As the last lifts stop spinning across North America, a new winter is just beginning high in the Chilean Andes. Valle Nevado, South Americaโs largest ski resort, is set to open its 2025 season on June 20, inviting skiers and snowboarders to chase the endless winter south. For those who refuse to let the ski season end, Valle Nevado offers […] Featured Article SnowBrains | May 21, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Major Storm for South America This Week A potent early-season barrage dives into the Andes this weekend, dropping the deepest accumulations at Las Leรฑas and the high-elevation Chilean Three Valleys while spreading lighter refreshes north and south. A warm, wind-whipped opener tonight quickly cools, then a colder Saturday-night surge unloads more than a foot on the central spine. Snow levels hover near 8,000 feet for the Chilean […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 16, 2025 0 Comments