A Strike, a Ski Resort Shut Down, a Huge Brawl, and a Reopening Today in Bariloche, Argentina Wow. Things got crazy at Catedral ski resort in Bariloche, Argentina today. striking lifites shut down the ski resort for the second day in a row asking for a 30% raise. 200 ski instructors and local business owners got into a brawl with the striking lifties that the police had to break up. Then, at 4pm local time, an agreement was reached between the striking lifties and Catedral’s […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 6, 2015 3 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Conditions Report: World Class Tree Skiing The world’s best tree skiing? Maybe. Certainly the best tree skiing I’ve ever experienced anywhere… Catedral ski resort in Bariloche, Argentina received 3+ feet of snow on the upper mountain over the weekend. Today was sunny and bright and was likely than any single day we had here last season. There was snow to the bottom of the mountain (which we never had last season) today which meant you could ski the incredible old growth Lenga tree forests on the lower mountain. These trees are large, very widely spaced Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 3, 2015 6 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Conditions Report: 3-Feet of Fresh Snow & Literally No One Out Catedral ski resort is reporting 50cms (20″) in the past two days. We climbed up today and measured over 3-feet of new snow in spots. The snow came with big wind that was strong enough to shut the ski resort for most of the day today. This afternoon, they were able to get the lower mountain open but the mid and upper mountains remained closed. Yes, we as skiers and riders overuse the term “no one out”. But today, we really mean it. Since the mountain was shutdown, I hiked up to […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 2, 2015 2 Comments
Bariloche, Arg. Conditions Report: Powder Day w/ 40″ on the Way Catedral ski resort in Bariloche, Argentina has been getting hammered by snow since last weekend. Coverage up high is damn good and things are pretty thin down low. Today was the first day with good visibility all week and it did not disappoint. Catedral is reporting about a foot of snow in the past two days on the upper mountain. Last night’s cold sucked some of the moisture out of the old snow and a few new inches of snow had fallen since closing yesterday making […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | July 29, 2015 0 Comments
47″ of Snow in 24 Hours CLOSES Catedral Ski Resort in Argentina Catedral ski resort in Bariloche, Argentina is getting nuked on right now. They’ve gotten 120cms (47″) in the past 24 hours and it’s still snowing hard. It snowed so much that the power is out and the ski resort is closed due to the loss of power and extreme risk of avalanches. Bariloche the town is lower than Catedral and only gets snow a few times per winter. Today, there are places where the snow is 20-inches deep in town. Basically, this note is the Bariloche Electric Company letting people know that due to parts of the town of […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | July 17, 2015 1 Comment
Catedral Ski Resort in Bariloche, Argentina OPENS for the Season Today Catedral ski resort in Bariloche, Argentina got a solid snowstorm yesterday that was enough to open them up for the season today. They were hoping to be open on June 20th, but had to wait a bit longer for the snow to fill in enough to make things right. Another reason they felt confident about opening today was the forecast. The forecast is showing a foot of new snow in the next 2 days. Catedral is our favorite place to ski in South America and we’ll be reporting at least weekly from this area all summer. Industry News SnowBrains | July 7, 2015 0 Comments
SASS Argentina, Experience the True Patagonian Backcountry SASS Argentina is a fully guided big mountain backcountry skiing and snowboarding camp for advanced to expert level shredders of all ages based at the freeride playground that is Cerro Catedral in Bariloche, Argentina. We have been in operation for 11 years and our all-star staff is comprised of pro guides, skiers and snowboarders that have over a century of combined experience in these mountains. SASS Argentina is not just a camp. As a matter of fact, it has been designed expressly for those who would be “somewhat weary” of a structured, Sponsored | June 23, 2015 0 Comments
Baguales Cat Ski Operation in Patagonia Gets 1st Big Dump Baguales cat skiing operation south of Bariloche, Argentina, just got their first big snow dump of the year. These photos show just how much snow they got at the 5,300-foot level. About Baguales: Baguales Mountain Preserve is a cat skiing/snowboarding operation in the heart Andes mountain range of Argentine Patagonia. Baguales is the largest cat skiing operation in Argentina with huts at 5,250-feet and peaks up to 8,000-feet Baguales supports cat skiing and riding, snowmobiling, backcountry skiing and riding, crosscountry skiing, and more. All activities […] SnowBrains | June 10, 2015 0 Comments
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