Bariloche, Argentina Report: 24-Hr Travel, Dumping Snow, Terrific Tree Skiing, Sumptuous Steaks, & Fernet y Coca Report from July 25, 2023 I arrived in Argentina last night after an easy 24-hours of travel from Utah. I got upgraded to Premium Plus on the flight and had a big comfy chair, tons of legroom, and better food. I felt spoiled… It was the best travel to South America I’ve ever had (I’ve flown down here 17 times). […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | July 25, 2023 0 Comments
How To Do a Season in Bariloche, Argentina Right | Tips From a Patagonian Ski Bum Keen to be a ski bum but sick of drunk Aussies in Whistler or aggressive Yanks in Colorado? Feel like making everything slightly more complicated but much more of an adventure? Things we usually take for granted—transport, accommodation, food, drink, weather, and security—are much more fun (cough – “an experience”) when you have no idea how they work. That’s why […] Brains Nicholas Lawrence | July 17, 2023 12 Comments
Patagonia Backcountry Report: Perfect F’ing Powder in Scary Chute Report from September 20, 2022 Tuesday was the penultimate day of our southern ski season. After learning the previous day that it was south faces or bust (other aspects were already sun cooked), we went for Scary Chute – a due south-facing chute with a fun rollover, rocks, and a wide-open runout. Scary Chute is often precisely that, scary. Firm, […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 23, 2022 0 Comments
Patagonia Backcountry Report: Spicy From Top to Bottom | A Mini Avalanche in a Technical Chute Report from September 19, 2022 I awoke uneasy yesterday. I awoke spun. I searched the mountain, the skies, the clouds, and my mind for reasons not to ski Alaska Chute. For reasons not to even go look at it. Bad snow, avalanches, too cloudy, not enough snow, I’m not up for it, it’s not in. When I got to the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 20, 2022 2 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Backcountry Report: One of the Coolest Chutes We’ve Ever Skied – ‘T Daddy’ Report from September 12, 2022 Yesterday, we finally went for the crown jewel line in our mini spring project – The Patagonia Chutes & Corn Project. We’re calling this line ‘T Daddy’. It’s big, it’s long, it’s steep, and it’s spicy. This was chute #3 in our current 6-chute project. Bariloche, Argentina Backcountry Report: Chute #2 of 6 in Our […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 13, 2022 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina August 2022 Report: Big Snow, Long Chutes, Fairy Forests, & Spring Corn Report from all of August 2022 August was a wild month for all of us down here at Cerro Catedral ski resort and in the backcountry of Bariloche, Argentina. There is much more snow than normal this with deep snow right to the bottom of the mountains. Our first day of the season here was August 6 and it was […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 4, 2022 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Backcountry Report: 1-Inch “Powder Day” on the Mini-Spines Report from August 25, 2022 Yesterday morning we set out for the mini-spines we love in Patagonia. It had snowed 1-0″ the day before. The x-factor was high, or it would have been had Greggy not already gone out there the day before and scouted it for us. He reported fun, smooth, scratchy-at-times skiing that was better than a dull […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 27, 2022 1 Comment
Bariloche, Argentina Backcountry Report: A Gorgeous Day in Chutes & Towers Report from August 22, 2022 On Monday, Greggy and I went for a walk. We weren’t sure what we’d find out there but we had misplaced faith that a due north line we like would be just soft enough to ski. We just had a seven-day storm here last week that dropped about 6 feet of snow. Then, the sun […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 25, 2022 1 Comment
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