Lake Tahoe Ski Resorts Struggle to Hire and Offer Affordable Housing due to Visa Ban, Pandemic Ski resorts in and around the Lake Tahoe area are forging the way through a shortage of international workers and affordable housing as the winter hiring season begins. Most fingers are being pointed at the pandemic, as well as President Trump’s stance on legal immigration, which has made it more difficult for temporary workers who have historically been counted on […] Industry News Galen Carrico | November 2, 2020 4 Comments
RECAP: What Ski Season in Argentina Was Like This Pandemic Year for the El Azufre Team [arve url="https://youtu.be/we8NN05-BjQ"] SnowBrains | October 28, 2020 Likes Tweets 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.ย 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
Ski Towns See Uptick in Move-ins as well as Enrollment Due to “Urban Exodus” Schools in ski towns across the U.S., in areas including Lake Tahoe, California/Nevada, Aspen, Colorado,, Mammoth and Bear Valley, among others, have seen a marked increase in enrollment both due to more people relocating to less urban areas as well as an uptick in remote learning due to the “new normal” of 2020. How locals students, parents, teachers, school staff, […] Industry News Galen Carrico | September 29, 2020 5 Comments
Avalanche Tragedy! Snowboarder Dies in Baguales, Argentina An avalanche caused the death of one person on the afternoon of Tuesday last week. The tragedy occurred in the exclusive Baguales Ski Resort located in Argentina at the Lake Guillelmo between Bariloche and El Bolsรณn. Related: Chief of Patrol at Cerro Catedral, Argentina Killed During Avalanche Mitigation Today Two persons were rescued from the snow but only one survived. […] Avalanche Sebastian Opazo | September 9, 2020 2 Comments
Continued Border Closures Restrict Travel to South America South America instituted some of the worldโs 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 wouldnโt open for the South American winter season. While most […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | September 9, 2020 0 Comments
The Long-Awaited Ski Resort Project โCerro Punta Negraโ in Argentina [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=hj250ftE7E0&feature=emb_logo"] Sebastian Opazo | August 25, 2020 Likes Tweets 5 Comments
Cerro Torre: The Impossible Mountain in Patagonia The Cerro Torre gets its name from its pointed and subtle silhouette that is accompanied by a rime ice mushroom at the top. Itย is one of the best-known mountains in southern Patagonia, either for the captivating stories that it keeps or its unquestionable beauty. Even Jim Bridwell said that it was a challenging mountain and that he was grateful to […] Climbing Sebastian Opazo | August 10, 2020 2 Comments