Ski Portillo, Chile, Postpones Opening “Indefinitely” Normally, adventure-seekers and snow junkies would be delighted to hear that it’s been snowing hard recently in the region of the Andes Mountains home to world-class ski resort Ski Portillo. But this is no normal year. Because the heartbreaking news left Chile this week that Ski Portillo might not be opening for their 2020 winter season. The ski resort has […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | June 23, 2020 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: El Colorado, Farellones, Chile In the corner of the world, there is a country that was born from the wide Pacific Ocean, it walks through desert and forests and finally rises on the high peaks of the Andes mountains. Chile is a long ski of 2,672-miles (4,300km) located in the South East of South America and it’s considered one the best places to do […] Industry News Sebastian Opazo | June 19, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: [MTB] 3 Hot Minutes of Pedro Burns in Chile Pedro Burns is seriously pushing the envelope down in Chili. And the variety of terrain he attacks is truly impressive. He keeps a wicked high pace on loose and gross scree while maintaining silky flow, then rips into an all-out urban line, and finishes mowing through deep techy ruts in the forest. Pedro is definitely on another level. Elliot Levey | June 17, 2020 0 Comments
Chile Air Force Plane With 38 Onboard Heading to Antarctica Missing in Notorious Drake’s Passage Chile’s air force lost radio contact with a transport plane en-route to Antarctica carrying 38 people on Monday evening, and authorities indicated several hours later that they were not optimistic about the aircraft’s fate, reports the AP. The C-130 Hercules was carrying 17 crew members and 21 passengers, including three civilians. The personnel were going to check on a floating […] SnowBrains | December 11, 2019 0 Comments
UPDATED: Chilean Ski Resort, Valle Nevado, Just Opened A Brand New Bike Park In The Andes One of Chile’s most popular ski resort, Valle Nevado, is expanding its operations and has just announced “Valle Bike”, a whole new bike experience that might have something for every mountain bike enthusiast out there. The whole idea is to create an area where Downhill, Enduro, and Cross country can be practiced. The vast terrain available makes it possible to […] Cycle Micho | December 6, 2019 1 Comment
FIS Masters Cup Racers Competed Against Backdrop of Exploding Volcano in Chile Last Week The FIS Masters Cup 2019/20 took place at the beautiful resort of Nevados de Chillan, Chile last week against an unusual dramatic backdrop – an exploding volcano. Nevados de Chillan is part of the Chillan Volcano Complex, which has been active for the last 650,000 years. One volcano in the complex, the so-called New Volcano is still active and located […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 19, 2019 0 Comments
Ski Icon Portillo, Chile To CLOSE September 21 A difficult 2019/20 winter, characterized by snowfall levels well below average, draws to a close at premier Chilean ski destination, Portillo. Ski Portillo in the central Andes, is one among several major Chile and Argentina ski areas to be hit hard by what scientist confirm to be a 10-yr drought. Thin cover closed these Andean ski resorts early: Los Puqios, […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 16, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Travis Rice Chases ‘Photo of a Lifetime’ During Solar Eclipse in Chile In “A Shot In The Dark,” we follow Travis Rice to Chile for one of his most scenic and formidable adventures yet – snowboarding in front of a total solar eclipse. Related: Valle Nevado, Chile is One of the Best Places to See the Total Solar Eclipse Next Month (and Ski!) Travis Rice and renowned photographer Tim Zimmerman connect with […] SnowBrains | September 6, 2019 0 Comments