Cerro Catedral, Argentina to Open July 21st | First South American Resort to Open Cerro Catedral has announced that they will open next week, on Monday, July 21st, becoming the first resort in South America to start their lifts turning. With no domestic nor international flights in or out of Argentina, locals will have their own private powder playground. The opening of Cerro Catedral will take place next week after a request from the municipality […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 16, 2020 0 Comments
Argentinian Ski Resort Announces Opening Date | Cerro Castor Will Be the First Ski Resort Open in South America This Season With bad news of South American ski resorts either not opening, delaying their opening, or refusing to comment on their openings this season due to coronavirus concerns, Cerro Castor in Argentina has just announced that they will open for the winter season on August 1. Related: Record-Breaking 13-Feet of Fresh Snow Falls on the Andes as Resorts Remain Shut Due […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | July 14, 2020 0 Comments
Record-Breaking 13-Feet of Fresh Snow Falls on the Andes as Resorts Remain Shut Due to COVID-19 Last year areas of South America had one of their driest years on record, with many ski areas closing prematurely. This year, however, is the exact opposite, with record snow accumulations across many areas. The problem being, that ski areas are remaining closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Related: 2nd Argentina Ski Resort Announces They Will Not Open in 2020 Due […] SnowBrains | July 13, 2020 0 Comments
Lifts Remain Stationary as South America Experiences Best Start to a Season in 15-Years The lifts remain stationary at resorts in South America while the snow piles up on the slopes in what locals are saying is the best snowy start to a season in 15-years. ✨ Beautiful day gives us the mountain range ⛄️❄️ what was so lacking in our mountain 🏂🏔⛷ It has not snowed in this way for 15 years and […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 1, 2020 0 Comments
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
Cerro Bayo, Argentina Says if They Do Open it Will Be For Locals Only Kind of a good news, bad news situation out of Argentina this morning. PowerQuest is reporting that Cerro Bayo resort (near Bariloche, SnowBrains’ usual summer home), who previously said they didn’t anticipate opening at all this season due to the coronavirus pandemic, have said that if they do open, they will be opening for locals only. No tourists. Back in April, […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 18, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Prime Conditions at ‘Promised Land’ in Argentina at Site of New Resort Opening 2021 View this post on Instagram A post shared by VICTOR CANCINOS (@victorcancinos_skier) on Jun 16, 2020 at 6:58pm PDT Developers are currently planning a large, new ski resort near Mendoza, Argentina that will be named “El Azufre” and is scheduled to open in 2021. SnowBrains spoke with the developers last year, and share their excitement for the new development. […] SnowBrains | June 18, 2020 0 Comments
2nd Argentina Ski Resort Announces They Will Not Open in 2020 Due to COVID-19 La Hoya ski resort in Argentine Patagonia just announced that they will not open in 2020 due to Coronavirus. “…we are obligated to inform you that we will not be able open La Hoya ski resort for the 2020 winter season.” – La Hoya ski resort, 5/23/20 La Hoya is a very legit little freeride mountain that is never crowded […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 24, 2020 0 Comments
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