VIDEO: Portillo, Chile Season Highlight Reel Portillo, Chile just had thier best season in about 7 years including a storm that dropped over 6-feet of snow in August. This edit was created by our Portillo reporter and winner of the only South America Freeride World Qualifying competition in 2015, Andrew Rumph. “I was fortunate enough to spend my fifth season here working as a ski instructor […] SnowBrains | October 9, 2015 0 Comments
Las Lenas, ARG and Portillo, Chile Have Best Seasons in Years | Both CLOSED for Season The legendary ski resorts of Las Lenas, Argentina and Portillo, Chile are now closed for the season. They both had the best seasons they’ve had in many years as predicted by the El Nino forecasts for South America. Here is the best video of the year from Las Lenas, Argentina from the best day of the year in Las Lenas: […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 6, 2015 0 Comments
Portillo, Chile Conditions Report: Wind Buff is Good Stuff It’s been another great week here in Portillo, the weather has been unsettled with a few cloudy days and a little snow. Off piste it’s been pretty firm low down, so the smart skiers have been hiking to the higher shadier aspects to find soft snow. The classic chute ‘Super C’ has been skiing really well recently with powder at the start of the week, and smooth wind buff today. On the groomed runs the coverage is still fantastic with good snow all the way down to the base of Juncallilo, the conditions are getting springlike, so the runs are hard and fast in the mornings then soften as the days progress. Conditions Report Guest Author | September 1, 2015 0 Comments
VIDEO: Heli Skiing Portillo, Chile with Ian McIntosh in August We didn’t even know they had heli skiing in Portillo, Chile. Apparently, they do and apparently Warren Miller Entertainment took full advantage of it. Ian McIntosh and Ingrid Backstrom went heli skiing for Warren Miller’s cameras on some Alaska style terrain. All this great footage coming out of Portillo is starting to make us jealous… SnowBrains | August 26, 2015 0 Comments
Portillo, Chile Conditions Report: Big, Nasty Terrain Although the powder was skied off all the nooks and crannies for our day trip on Monday, Portillo certainly has a nice base, and the weather was unbeatable. Sunny and warmish, it was great cruising the groomers and the Va et Vient lifts were fun as always. Tio Bob’s still serves up great burgers, camarones al pilpil and the beer is cold. Perfect day! The sun was hitting hard and some powdery avalanches were bringing down the prior weeks snowfalls. Here the Roca Jack with a couple of snow waterfalls on the slopes beyond: Conditions Report Guest Author | August 21, 2015 0 Comments
PHOTO TOUR: Chris Davenport’s Superstars Camp in Portillo, Chile 2015 Chris Davenport held his Superstar camp at Portillo, Chile the past two weeks. He somehow timed this thing perfectly and they had incredibly deep snow at the start due to Portillo getting 100″ of snow in 8 days at the beginning of the camp. Chris Davenport in Portillo, Chile in August 2015. photo: jesse hoffman Mike Douglas and Wendy Fisher also chipped in at the camp this year and as you can see from the photo, Chris´son Stian is already a ripper. Chris Davenport held his Superstar camp at Portillo, Chile the past two weeks. He somehow SnowBrains | August 17, 2015 0 Comments
VIDEO: Sage Cattabriga-Alosa Ripping Portillo, Chile for Warren Miller Sage-Cattabriga Alosa and Ian McIntosh are in Portillo, Chile right now skiing epic conditions and skiing for Warren Miller. This spine zone looks too fun. Portillo got 100″ of snow in 8 days last week and they’re experiencing some of the best conditions they’ve had in recent memory. The South American Andes are going off right now in general. SnowBrains has more snow […] SnowBrains | August 17, 2015 0 Comments
Portillo, Chile Report: 100″ of Snow in 8 Days… Portillo, Chile has gotten 100″ of snow in the past 8 days and now Chris Davenport, Ian McIntosh, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, and more pros are tearing Portillo apart right now. It’s been all-time at Portillo this week. After 7 years of drought, Portillo is getting the goods. Maybe this El Nino thing is going to work out in South America after all… Portillo, Chile has gotten 100″ of snow in the past 8 days and now Chris Davenport, Ian McIntosh, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, and more pros are tearing Portillo apart right now. It’s been all-time at Portillo this week. After 7 years of drought, Portillo is getting the goods. Conditions Report SnowBrains | August 12, 2015 2 Comments