The Fitz Roy or The “Smoking Mountain” The Fitz Roy is known for its huge and ancient granite spires that every climber wishes to conquer, and for being the highest point in an important group of mountains surrounding the southern Patagonian Ice Field. The “smoking mountain” is located in Los Glaciares National Park on the border between Chile and Argentina in Patagonia, near the town of El Chaltén. […] Climbing Sebastian Opazo | August 7, 2020 1 Comment
3 More Argentinian Ski Resorts Open for Winter 2020 | Cerro Bayo, Chapelco, and Cerro Castor Now Open The coronavirus can only do so much to keep ski resorts closed in Argentina, which just opened three more of its ski resorts for the 2020 ski season. Success — so far… The tweet above reads that Chapelco is now open for the 2020 winter season. The ski resort of Chapelco said in a written statement regarding their opening: “Cerro […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | August 4, 2020 0 Comments
Deadly Hail and Damaging Winds: A Look at Argentina’s Record Setting Thunderstorms Córdoba Province in Argentina is home to the most severe thunderstorms ever recorded. Most of these intense storms last for a very short period of time but can be deadly. Little was actually known about these storms until 160 atmospheric scientists started paying attention in 2018. Using Doppler on Wheels (DOW) the scientists from the US, Argentina, and Brazil studied the storm […] Brains Alex Camerino | August 3, 2020 0 Comments
Chief of Patrol at Cerro Catedral, Argentina Killed During Avalanche Mitigation Today The Chief of Patrol at Cerro Catedral, Argentina died today after being caught in an avalanche while conducting avalanche mitigation work. Mario Ruiz and his team were carrying out pre-opening tasks this morning when the avalanche occurred in the northern sector of Catedral in an area named “Avalancha”. The ski area has seen large accumulations of snow in the last […] Avalanche AvyBrains | July 27, 2020 1 Comment
Massive Inbounds Avalanche Destroys Quad Chairlift at La Hoya, Argentina A massive inbounds avalanche at La Hoya ski center in Argentina has destroyed a quad chairlift. Thankfully, with the resort being closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, there were no casualties. However, it has not been ruled out that skiers or riders poaching lines were the cause. Related: 2nd Argentina Ski Resort Announces They Will Not Open in 2020 Due to […] Avalanche AvyBrains | July 27, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Backcountry Tree Skiing Going Off in Bariloche, Argentina Right Now [arve url="https://youtu.be/15C524Rq1iM"] SnowBrains | July 24, 2020 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
Snow Just Keeps Accumulating in the Andes Forcing the Border Crossing of Pino Hachado to Remain Closed The Andes mountains continue to accumulate snow, forcing the border crossing of Pino Hachado to remain closed. The Araucarias Pass that connects Chile and Argentina in the South was cleared on July 15th for the exclusive use of international transport, but it wasn’t enough. Pino Hachado Pass is also called the Araucarias Pass due to the trees that accompany the landscape […] Conditions Report Sebastian Opazo | July 21, 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
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