The Driest Place on Earth, Atacama Desert, Chile | South American Ski Adventure Trip Report When going to South America it is easy to get caught up in the euphoria of skiing powder in August while your buddies are back home roasting in 100+ degree heat. While the skiing in South America is killer, and a great excuse to blow off work and take off on an adventure, there is a lot more to South […] Trip Report Jesse Cassidy | October 8, 2015 1 Comment
Extremely Rare Big Snowfall on 2nd Driest Place on Earth | BBC Report on Atacama Desert, Chile Chile’s Atacama desert is considered the 2nd driest place on Earth after Antarctica.  It’s been written that in some locales in the Atacama, it’s never rained nor snowed. This past weekend, the Atacama got snow and quite a bit of snow considering this region averages less than one inch of precipitation per year.  Some places got over 80cms (31 inches) […] Weather SnowBrains | August 28, 2013 1 Comment