2014 South America Recap: Nevados de Chillan and Las Leñas I spent two months skiing in South America this summer, and it was fun! My trip took me to Nevados de Chillan for two weeks, Las Leñas for a month, and the Cordon del Plata for a week. I’ve been coming down here for nine years now, which makes me feel kind of old, but also very fortunate. The majority of these photos were taken by Moritz Morlok. Thanks Boyscout! I arrived in Santiago in the middle of August. Typically I head straight to Las Leñas, but things were looking a bit dry and warm there, so I decided to go south to Nevados de Chillan instead. I’ve been hearing good things about Nevados in recent years, and it seems to be the […] Backcountry Lee Lyon | October 19, 2014 3 Comments
Nevados de Chillan, Chile 2014 Highlight Video with Ingrid Backstrom & Julian Carr Nevados de Chillan is a small ski area on a big volcano in southern Chile. It’s the Mt. Baker of the Southern Hemisphere. It snows a lot here, always. This year was a low snow year most places in South America, but Chillan still got theirs. Ingrid Backstrom, Julian Carr, and Todd Ligare […] SnowBrains | October 2, 2014 3 Comments
Nevados de Chillan Conditions Report: Deep Snow, Big Wind After a few days of poor conditions around the 3 Valley resorts we decided to pull the plug and grab a last minute flight down to Nevados de Chillan to try to hook up with the Ingrid Backstrom Women’s Camp and hit the forecasted storm. We could not have timed it better. The night drive up was an adventure with about a foot of snow on the […] Conditions Report Guest Author | August 8, 2014 1 Comment
Detailed Chile Conditions Reports July 31st – August 14th via CASA Tours | Arpa, Chillan, La Parva, Valle Nevado words & photos by Gomez & CASA Tours CASA Tours Andes Explorer Trip Report: July 31 – August 2: Our first group of the South American winter arrived on July 31st, 2013. We headed up to the Tres Valles region and rallied around the groomers of La Parva & Valle Nevado. Off-piste was coral reef conditions and still […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | August 17, 2013 3 Comments
Big Snow Coming to Bariloche, Argentina & Nevados de Chillan, Chile | Up to 33” Forecasted It’s been a mostly dry for the past month in Bariloche, Argentina. All anyone can talk about is the lack of snow. Conditions have been springlike and fun, but the mountain needs snow, badly. The past few days there has been snow in the forecast for this coming weekend. Now, all anyone can talk about in Bariloche is the coming […] Weather Miles Clark | August 1, 2013 3 Comments
Unexpected Inbounds Avalanche Triggered at Chilean Ski Area Next to Chairlift At approximately 12:25 p.m. today, ski patrollers at Nevados de Chillan were notified of an avalanche that occurred within the perimeter of the ski area. They ran out the door of their station, clipped into their skis with urgency, and beelined to the debris pile. When they arrived at the slide path that had come to a halt on top […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | August 25, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Busy Week Ahead for South America, Meters of Snow Possible for The Andes Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 9:55 pm MDT, 8/19/2023 A powerful winter storm is on track to slam into the Andes through the weekend and next week, bringing DEEP snowfall to the region. By the middle of next week, resorts will likely see totals upwards of 1-2 meters with some spots possibly seeing of 3-4+ meters. The […] Weather WeatherBrains | August 19, 2023 0 Comments
The Biggest Snow Events Ever Recorded in the Andes Mountains and the Best Places to Ski It’s ski season in the Andes Mountains, and things are finally starting to fill in. The Southern half is a great way to get some powder turns in during your offseason! Related: How To Do a Season in Bariloche, Argentina Right | Tips From a Patagonian Ski Bum The snowpack in the Andes is as inconsistent as it gets. Some […] Kiley Chrisman | July 28, 2023 0 Comments