Ski Portillo Chile Closed For The 2018 Season On Sunday | Tough Season For The Central Andes On September 9th, Ski Portillo Chile closed for the 2018 season due to low snow conditions. Last week, a large storm was forecasted to hit the area, but it didn’t materialize. After that, Ski Portillo Chile was able to remain open for a week before they had to give in to mother nature. “From Ski Portillo Chile we thank all our friends […] Industry News Chris Wallner | September 11, 2018 0 Comments
Portillo Ski Resort, Chile CLOSES 3 Weeks Early Due To Lack of Snow It’s been a rough season at Portillo ski resort, Chile. Portillo has world class terrain, but they didn’t have the snow this year and were forced to completely shut down the ski resort 3 weeks earlier than scheduled on September 10th. “Thank you to all of our Portillo friends for your support during the 2017 season, which ended Sunday. We […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 20, 2017 0 Comments
South American September Shred Sessions: Portillo Chile Official Report The 15/16 northern hemisphere ski season for me was amazing. I was very fortunate and lucky to ski the terrain and snow that I did, and have the ability to travel to many awesome places. I give thanks daily for my blessings. After closing out my North American season where I grew up on Kachina peak New Mexico in June of 2015 I was forced to be a responsible adult and focus on my career. Thus working 60hr plus weeks from early June all the way up until September. Appling the ski bum mentality working hard all summer in order to pursue skiing all winter. Ryan Mulcahy | October 9, 2016 0 Comments
Portillo, Chile Conditions Report VIDEO by Chris Davenport: Hot & Sunny [iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FChrisDavenport%2Fvideos%2F10153987135743477%2F&show_text=0&width=400″] “Just another morning in @skiportillo. Lots of snow but really warm and sunny this week.” – Chris Davenport, yesterday SnowBrains | August 9, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: Julian Carr Skies the 5,000-Vertical-Foot “Super C Couloir” in Portillo, Chile [iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fjuliancarrski%2Fvideos%2F1206258732759617%2F&show_text=0&width=560″] “Hard to put into words, “Super C” couloir. 3,500′ ft vert hike, five hours putting in the boot, in 2′ fresh snow. 5,000′ ft vert descent. Truly unreal experience” – Julian Carr, today SnowBrains | August 7, 2016 0 Comments
Portillo, Chile Conditions Report VIDEO by Chris Davenport: Not a Bad 1st Day… [iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FChrisDavenport%2Fvideos%2F10153978489243477%2F&show_text=0&width=400″] “First day in Ski Portillo Chile of the season for me and it didn’t disappoint. Portillo’s Superstar Camp starts tomorrow.” – Chris Davenport, today Conditions Report SnowBrains | August 5, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: Chris Davenport & Sierra Quitiquit Ski 5,600-Foot “Super C Couloir” in Portillo, Chile “Join GoPro athlete Chris Davenport as he takes us to one of the best lines in the world. Nestled in the Chilean Andes is Ski Portillo, an old mining town turned world-renowned ski resort home to some of South America’s best terrain. Just outside the ski area boundary is a couloir called the Super C. It’s a huge climb from […] SnowBrains | June 29, 2016 2 Comments
79″ of Snow in the Past 48 Hours at Portillo, Chile | Photo Tour: Portillo ski resort in Chile is claiming 79″ of snowfall in the past 48 hours and 98″ of snowfall in the past 7 days. Not bad. 26″ of snowfall are forecast for today. Portillo is scheduled to open on June 18th. At this rate, it’s gonna a solid early season in Portillo. Portillo, Chile Snow Report: Portillo, Chile Forecast: Photo […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | June 3, 2016 1 Comment