And One Day it Snowed in Argentina… A Lot… | Before & After Photos: For the last three weeks, all we’ve done is talking about dryness, global warming, lack of snow. We’ve spend entire nights without sleeping, just staring at the computer, waiting forecasts to show some snow. We’ve screamed, we cried, we cursed every ski resort; we prayed every existent God. But nothing happened. Snow wouldn’t show up. Most people will never understand […] Conditions Report Matias Ricci | July 11, 2016 2 Comments
South American Ski Guide: Bariloche, Argentina Some information on this article is based on Miles Clark’s “Why Bariloche is Really Great“. It’s time to continue our tour all the way south. Our next stop is San Carlos de Bariloche. Home for one of the most famous ski resorts in Argentina and South America -Cerro Catedral Ski Resort-, Bariloche stands next to the cold waters of the […] Matias Ricci | April 25, 2016 0 Comments
Up to 40โณ of Snow Forecast for South America this Weekend Winter is just around the corner in South America. Last week, Cerro Castor (Ushuaia, Argentina), Catedral (Bariloche, Argentina), Valle Nevado (Santiago, Chile), and more were hit by the first snowfall of the year. A few days ago, Cerro Catedral, in Bariloche, turned white for a while. Now it is the turn for Las Leรฑas, in Mendoza, and Portillo and Valle […] Weather Matias Ricci | April 13, 2016 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Conditions Report: Violently Bluebird Catedral ski resort in Bariloche, Argentina experienced an impeccable day today. No wind, warm temps, good snow, great times. Southern aspects are still holding chalky, powdery snow. North faces have fun sun cooked pow. In bounds skied great today in the sun. Nubes was skiing well, Del Bosque even had some huckable cliffs in the soft afternoon snow. Our crew climbed up to the spires in La Laguna and dropped off the back – “Tower Chute” – for a long run into the Van Titter valley. The snow was powdery, chalky, and damn fast. The views from the mountain were […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | August 20, 2015 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Conditions Report: Mini Powder Day Strength Training Today was the kind of day I’ve been waiting for. A day where the top chair, Nubes (2,000-vertical-feet), the best chair on the mountain,was open, running fast, and had a few inches of new snow. These are the days that make you better – that make you strong. We had about 2 inches of new, dense snow on top of a firm layer that kept you on your […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 7, 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
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
VIDEO: Mudslide Damages Ski Resort in Bariloche, Argentina Heavy rains caused a mudslide that buried partially buildings and ski lifts at Catedral ski resort in Bariloche, Argentina today. Heavy rains and mudslides also closed Bariloche’s route 40 today. Mud and water also made their way into some house and at least 3 schools in Bariloche. Translated opening paragraph of Catedral’s Press Release this morning: Catedral Alta […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 2, 2015 0 Comments