POV & Photos of Perfect Powder Tree Skiing in Bariloche, Argentina words and video by Zach Berlan I arrived with many others for session 1A on Saturday July 27, 2013 with Sass Global Travel in Bariloche, Argentina. The first couple of days consisted of getting my skiing legs back and getting to know the mountain again, as this was my second year down in Bariloche. Conditions weren’t ideal at Cerro Catedral but […] SnowBrains | September 2, 2013 1 Comment
Big Changes in Bariloche, Argentina | From -4ºF to +60ºF in 2 Days… Bariloche, Argentina experienced 3 straight weeks of good powder from August 4th – August 25th. Then, it got hot… real hot. The mountain was closed for two days on August 26th & 27th for wind and a bit of rain (it’s closed again today for wind and rain). When we left the mountain on August 25th, the high that day […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 30, 2013 3 Comments
Highlight Photos from 3 Weeks of Powder in Bariloche, Argentina | August 4th – August 26th, 2013 From August 4th until August 25th skiers and riders harvested powder everyday in Bariloche, Argentina. There were 4 days when the mountain was closed in that time, but everyday it was open, it was good. In this post, you’ll find the best photos from that glorious 3 week powder cycle. Everything you’ll need information-wise is in the captions: links to that day’s article as well as some info on what is in the photo and what day it was […] Miles Clark | August 29, 2013 4 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Backcountry Report & Photo Tour | Alaskita, Sub-Zero Temps, & Avy Risk The last big snow storm to come through Bariloche, Argentina left 8 inches of snow at the bottom of Catedral ski resort and a couple feet up top on August 20th. Then it got cold. Real cold. About -4F (-20C) at night and highs were only rolling up to about 10F (-12C) during the day. This was the perfect recipe to keep the backcountry snow in great shape and keep the avalanche risk high. After harvesting 2 amazing days at the ski resort (August 21st & August 22nd), we decided to head out into the backcountry […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 26, 2013 8 Comments
Stupid Fun Pow Day in Bariloche, Argentina Today | Photo Tour Catedral ski resort in Bariloche, Argentina got a couple of feet of snow 2 nights ago. It all dropped in about 8 hours, it snowed 8 inches at the base, but didn’t exactly clear out afterwards. The storm lingered yesterday with high winds, snow showers, and low clouds. We had a blast skiing the trees all yesterday right until the sun […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 22, 2013 10 Comments
Deep Powder in Bariloche, Argentina Today | Photo Tour (it’s been pow here everyday the mountain has been open since August 4th, 2013…) Last night, it snowed about 8 inches at the bottom of Catedral ski resort in Bariloche, Argentina. Even Bariloche the town got a couple inches of snow overnight. We don’t get snow at the bottom of the hill very often and 8” of it down there is a lot. The bottom of the mountain is only 3,714-feet high and the top is 7,149-feet. Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 21, 2013 6 Comments
14” of New Snow in Bariloche, Argentina Today | Photo Tour Today was a stellar day at Catedral ski resort in Bariloche, Argentina. 14” inches of new snow had fallen over two days and the upper mountain had been closed for two days (Sunday and Monday). Today started windless, cold, and clear. Catedral got most all chairs running right at 9am. The boys headed straight up to La Laguna knowing it […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 20, 2013 3 Comments
Flipping GOOD @ Bariloche, Argentina Yesterday | Upper Mt. Opens After 2-Day Storm Closure this report is for yesterday, August 16th, 2013 Catedral ski resort in Bariloche, Argentina was closed on Wednesday and Thursday due to extremely high winds and a decent storm. The snow level was at about 1,500 meters (about the top of the Sextuple) which wasn’t ideal for the lower mountain, but the upper mountain was great. Well, not everywhere on the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 17, 2013 4 Comments
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