The Top 5 Ski Resorts in South America: South America is huge and the Andes mountain range is the longest mountain range in the world with the tallest mountain on Earth outside the Himalayas. The good skiing in the Andes is mostly in the south and can be phenomenal. On the right year, it can be non-stop snowstorms in the south and incredibly long, smooth descents in the north. South America is raw, rad, and wild. If the snow isn’t just right, the culture most certainly is. Seven nights a week there is a raging party waiting for you at Wilkenny, Dusk, or any of the other of the many night clubs in town. Combine these clubs with how good looking Argentines are and […] SnowBrains | April 8, 2022 23 Comments
70 Reasons You Shouldn’t Go To South America This Summer: Another summer is upon us and another summer is here that despite my best intentions I will not be going to South America for the ski season. Why? I’m a loser, that’s why. Why should you go? Because, you are a winner, and that’s what winners do. In fact I have become so adept over the years at not going to South America that I have chosen to utilize the depth of my experience to compile a comprehensive list of UNACCEPTABLE excuses for not making the trip this year. 70 reasons you shouldn’t shouldn’t go to South America […] Andy Hays | March 25, 2022 4 Comments
Ski Season in South America Likely Off-Limits to U.S. Citizens This Year: Chile and Argentina Extend Mandatory Quarantine for Travelers, Bar Americans from Entry Written on July 9, 2021 If you have a U.S. passport, ski season in South America likely won’t happen for you this year. This will mark two southern winters in a row where skiing & snowboarding will be off-limits for foreigners in South America. In 2020, the ski season in Argentina and Chile didn’t happen for foreign visitors due to […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 9, 2021 0 Comments
South American Resorts Begin Announcing Opening Dates | First Resort Opens Tomorrow As the snow finally starts to fall, South American ski areas have started announcing their opening dates. The season is starting a little later than usual. Often resorts open in mid-June or even as early as late May, depending on the early season snowfall. This year’s tardiness can be blamed on a combination of lack of snow and the pandemic. […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 28, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Insane Human Slingshot From Top of One of Tallest Buildings in South America Would you try this? 😳 GoPro Awards recipient Daniel Cajal shows us something you didn’t know existed: A human slingshot atop the tallest residential skyscraper in South America 🚶♂️💨 Shot with wingsuit pro Luigi Cani and GoPro Max. SnowBrains | June 24, 2021 0 Comments
20 Photos to Wrap Up the South American Ski Season Winter’s drawing to a close in the southern hemisphere while ours is just around the corner. SO here are 20 photos and a to celebrate the epic, socially-distanced winter that occurred down south and to get you stoked for ours! Photos courtesy of @Andescross Andescross is an organization of professional UIAGM-IFMGA mountain guides that have been providing […] SnowBrains | October 1, 2020 0 Comments
Continued Border Closures Restrict Travel to South America South America instituted some of the world’s strictest lockdowns due to Covid-19. International travel was completely shut off when several countries instituted border closures. Popular ski resorts such as Portillo, Chile, Valle Nevado, Chile, and Las Lenas, Argentina never opened due to restrictions or announced before the season started they wouldn’t open for the South American winter season. While most […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | September 9, 2020 0 Comments
Cerro Chapelco, Argentina the Latest South American Resort to Announce Their Opening Date Following on the heels of Cerro Catedral and Cerro Castor, Cerro Chapelco ski station in Argentina revealed yesterday that they too are planning to open, on August 1st. Cerro Chapelco has been named the best resort in Argentina for the last two years at the World Ski Awards and is nominated again for this year’s award. Related: Cerro Catedral, Argentina to […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 17, 2020 0 Comments