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Refugio López, Argentina Backcountry Report: Incredible Late Season Skiing In South America

Report from September 17-18, 2024 Day 1 We started the morning in San Martin de Los Andes, where we spent the previous day at Cerro Chapelco, a four-hour drive from Cerro López. The drive during daylight along the Ruta de Los Siete Lagos was incredible. Passing through national parks, stunning miradors of calm lakes reflecting the Andes, and the occasional […]

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Brett Ploss | September 20, 2024
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Patagonia, Argentina, Backcountry Report: Lenga Tree Forest Powder Skiing & a Sad Avalanche Story

Report from September 4, 2024 Tuesday night was windy as hell… The wind woke me up a few times down here in town and that has happened very few times in my 14 seasons here. I knew in the night that we’d have to downgrade our plans and be real safe out there the next day. The wind from Tuesday […]

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Miles Clark | September 5, 2024
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1 Dead, 1 Buried, and 1 Self-Rescued Following Avalanche Near Bariloche, Argentina

Cerro López, Argentina

An avalanche struck Cerro López mountain near Bariloche, Argentina, on Wednesday afternoon, killing a British woman and burying one person while leaving another missing, reports La Nacion. The incident occurred during a cross-country skiing expedition in the popular Nahuel Huapi National Park. Related: The Science Behind Avalanches Emergency services rushed to the scene after the avalanche was reported at 5:40 […]

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AvyBrains | September 5, 2024
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Cerro Catedral, Argentina, Report: Tasty Tree Skiing as Ice Finally Turns to Powder in Patagonia

Report from September 2, 2024 August was a rough month here. Cold, icy, un-snowy. Our hopes were set on a snowy September and on Day 1 of September, it snowed… We got out there on Tuesday, September 2, to sample the goods. Our first run in the trees was splendid. The snow wasn’t perfect, it wasn’t deep, and we were […]

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Miles Clark | September 4, 2024
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Trip Report: The Sensational Views of a Ski Adventure on Cerro Lopez, Argentina

Report from August 29, 2024 One of the most gorgeous places on Earth is Bariloche, Argentina’s 6,811′ Cerro Lopez. The most breathtaking hike of my life was summiting this mountain and taking its north ridge right down into Lake Nahuel Huapi in March 2009. In July 2009, I skied from just above Refugio Lopez but never from the summit proper. […]

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Miles Clark | September 1, 2024
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Cerro Catedral, Argentina, Report: Long, Slushy Laps in the Sun With the Legendary Santa Rosa Storm Incoming

Report from August 30, 2024 The sun finally came out and slushed up the mountain on Friday. We’d been waiting for this day… We showed up about noon ready for the corn harvest and it didn’t disappoint. The line was long on Nubes, so we opted for Nire to Lenga laps. We also snuck in a couple of Nubes laps […]

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Miles Clark | September 1, 2024
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Cerro Catedral, Argentina, Report: 1 Day of Chalk + 1 Day of Corn on 4 New World-Class Chairlifts

Report from August 11 & 12, 2024 The past two days at Cerro Catedral in Bariloche, Argentina have been a hoot. Yesterday was cold, crisp, and chalky. Today was warm, slushy, and splashy. Which day was better? I think a ski racer would have liked yesterday but as a freerider, I loved the spring snow today. Nubes, the highest chair […]

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Miles Clark | August 12, 2024
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Patagonia Backcountry Report: Whip Cream Spines & Granite Towers

Report from August 6, 2024 Today, we went for a jaunt in the alpine. Bad weather has kept us out of our favorite zones for the past 7-days. Yesterday we got hoodwinked by the weather and missed out on a glimmering powder run in a fierce wind. Today was also forecast to be cloudy, so we slept in a bit. […]

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Miles Clark | August 7, 2024
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Patagonia Backcountry Report: Sunshine, Powder, & Granite Towers on Day 1 of Season #14

Report from July 29, 2024 I just got down to Argentine Patagonia last night after 52-hours of travel. Well, it woulda been only 28 hours of travel but I missed my flight in Santiago, Chile, because my phone was still on Utah time and I didn’t realize it until it was too late… Yeah, that hurt. A full unplanned 25 […]

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Miles Clark | July 29, 2024
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[VIDEO] Skiing 400 of the Past 466-Days on 3 Continents | Miles Clark’s Most Insane Ski Edit

Over the past year and a half, Miles Clark has been skiing at a rate he never has before. 400 days in the past 466 is a crazy feat to accomplish, and he is not even done. Miles skied 305 days in one year last year (Dec 8, 2022 – Dec 8, 2023) and now has his sights on 500 […]

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SnowBrains Bariloche, Argentina Highlight Video | The Best of My 13 Seasons in Patagonia!

2023 was my 13th full season skiing in Bariloche, Argentina. 2023 was also the best of the 13 seasons I’ve spent down there. It just wouldn’t stop snowing this year. We experienced truly blower powder on big mountain terrain on the regular and we relished it. Our tree skiing days weren’t bad either! Thanks so much, Argentina! Stay tuned for […]

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Miles Clark | November 28, 2023
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Bariloche Argentine Patagonia Highlight Video 2023 – The Best Snow of Our 13 Ski Seasons Here

  2023 in Bariloche in Argentine Patagonia started off terribly. Rain, ice, fog, and just nasty. We arrived in July and struggled for about 3 weeks before something changed. In mid-August, it started to snow. And it just didn’t stop. It’s actually still snowing like crazy down there in mid-November – which is very unusual… We skied powder and epic […]

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Miles Clark | November 27, 2023
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3,600-Mile Patagonia to Antarctica Safari | Day #5 = Puerta Rio Tranquila, Chile → Perito Moreno, Argentina | The Legendary Marble Caves of Lake General Carrera

Report from October 8, 2023 We awoke in Puerta Rio Tranquila, Chile on Sunday. Our goal was the legendary marble caves of Lake General Carrera, Chile – the 2nd largest lake in South America. The only marble caves on earth on the water. Day #5 Details: Miles Driven:  150 Total Miles Driven: 865 Hours of Driving:  4.5 Latitude:  46.6ºS → […]

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Miles Clark | October 12, 2023
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3,600-Mile Patagonia to Antarctica Safari | Day #1 = Bariloche to La Hoya in Esquel, Argentina

Report from October 4, 2023 Yesterday was day #1 of our 3,600-mile Patagonia to Antarctica road/boat trip. We’re headed from Bariloche, Argentina to Ushuaia, Argentina. The plan is to ski, river raft, kayak, and adventure along the way. Day #1 Details: Miles Driven:  213 Total Miles Driven:  213 Hours of Driving:  4.25 Latitude:  41.1ºS to 44.3ºS Good Food Eaten:  Don […]

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Miles Clark | October 5, 2023
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Bariloche, Argentina Report: Crashing & Spinning a Pirouette on My Head in the Terrain Park…

Report from September 29, 2023 Yesterday was the very first truly spring day of the season here at Cerro Catedral in Bariloche, Argentina. And even then, things were still firm on the highest parts of the mountain. The ideal spring lap here is: Ride up Nubes Chair Ski down through the rocks up high in money corn Pop into the […]

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Miles Clark | September 30, 2023
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Bariloche, Argentina Report: Spring Finally Arrives in Patagonia | There’s So Much Snow Here…

Report from September 25, 2023 We got out to Cerro Catedral ski resort in Bariloche, Argentina, at about noon today after waiting for things to soften up. Spring finally arrived in Patagonia today for the first time. Sunshine, park rats, a wiggle, cruisy groomers, and some young corn. We still need a couple of melt-freeze cycles to get a solid […]

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Miles Clark | September 26, 2023
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Patagonia Backcountry Report: Riding a Mini-Avalanche & a Mini-Car on the Last “Powder” Day of the Season

Report from September 23, 2023 Yesterday, we went for a walk with low expectations. It has rained and snowed for 2 days then gone clear. When we get lucky here, a cold clear night can suck the moisture of the snow and make the skiing great. But the snow was so heavy and wet and foggy saturated here on Friday… […]

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Miles Clark | September 24, 2023
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Patagonia Backcountry Report: Immaculately Dry Late September Powder In A Ravishing Chute

Report from September 18, 2023 Monday morning was clear and cold. This time of year here is usually hot and melty… Not this year. This year all of September has been cold and stormy. Mikey came out with us on this day, which was rad. We climbed up to a chute we call “Scary Chute.” Scary Chute was icy at […]

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Miles Clark | September 20, 2023
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Patagonia Backcountry Report: This Place Is Getting Too Filled In With Snow | Mini-Spines & High Tower Chutes Are Buried

Report from September 12, 2023 Tuesday was the last sunny day of the week most likely. A large, wet, warm, Tahiti Express storm is clobbering us right now. Lotza rain, wind, and hopefully in the end – snow. Tuesday held dense, wind-pressed, and sun-kissed snow. There were quite a few people in the zone this day so I laid back […]

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Miles Clark | September 14, 2023
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Patagonia Backcountry Report: Dropping The “Ridgewalker” Pillows & Hucking “The Grifter” Cliff in Deep Powder Snow

Report from September 11, 2023 On Monday, we sauntered out into the backcountry for the afternoon. It was Stormin’ Norman all morning then the clouds started to break up as per forecast. The first thing we did when we got up high was dig a pit in a familiar zone. The results were a bit touchy. We know this zone […]

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Miles Clark | September 13, 2023
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