SnowBrains Header logo
  • Milano Cortina 2026
  • Home
  • News
  • Weather
  • Resort Reports
  • Brains
  • Podcast
  • 300 Movie
  •  
SnowBrains Facebook Page SnowBrains Twitter Page SnowBrains Instagram Page SnowBrains YouTube Page SnowBrains RSS Feed

cerro torre

Trip Report: Skiing 6,959′ Cerro Solo | 3 Days & 2 Nights in the Shadow of Cerro Torre

Report from September 6, 7, 8, 2025 We decided to go big on Friday. We didn’t know how big… The numbers were digestible, but we had no idea the style of terrain we were about to hurl ourselves in. 6,959′ Cerro Solo El Chalten Argentina, Patagonia Summit:  6,959 feet (we skied from 6,300′) House:  1,361 feet Camp:  2021 feet Vertical […]

Post Tag for Conditions ReportConditions Report
Play Video
Miles Clark | September 11, 2025
0 Comments

3,600-Mile Patagonia to Antarctica Safari | Day #8 = Getting Married Under 10,262′ Cerro Torre in El Chalten, Argentina

Report from October 11, 2023 On Wednesday, Erica, Greggy, Sasha, and I took the 6-mile hike to gawk at Cerro Torre in El Chalten, Argentina. The plan was for Erica and I to get married there at Laguna Torre. Greggy was the officiate, and Sasha was the witness and ring bearer. Cerro Torre (10,262′) is one of the mountains of […]

Post Tag for Conditions ReportConditions Report
Play Video
Miles Clark | October 16, 2023
0 Comments

3,600-Mile Patagonia to Antarctica Safari | Day #6 = Perito Moreno, ARG → El Chalten, ARG | Flamingos & Fuzzy Llamas

Report from October 9, 2023 On Monday, we hit the long, open desert road from Perito Moreno, Argentina to El Chalten, Argentina. I’d skied in El Chalten last season with our good friend Gabe Monroe and the place blew my mind. The main feature of this road trip for me is El Chalten. Day #6 Details: Miles Driven:  384 Total […]

Post Tag for Conditions ReportConditions Report
Play Video
Miles Clark | October 15, 2023
1 Comment

El Chalten, Argentina Report: Surreal Skiing Above an Aquamarine Lake w/ Views of 11,171′ Mt. Fitzroy

Report from November 20, 2022 Yesterday was one of the best days of my life. I spent the entire day simply awestruck. Just the 1-hour drive north from the town of El Chalten was otherworldly with a winding turquoise river, views of the majestic Fitzroy Towers, waterfalls, and enchanted forests. Note:  This was day #3 of our 2,500 road trip […]

Post Tag for Conditions ReportConditions Report
Play Video
Miles Clark | November 21, 2022
0 Comments

Drone Spots Missing Italian Mountaineer Corrado Pesce’s Body on Cerro Torre, Argentina After Deadly Avalanche

At 4 am on Friday, January 28, an avalanche surprised Argentine mountain guide Tomas Aguilo and his partner, Corrado Pesce of Italy, on Argentina’s legendary Cerro Torre: one of Argentina’s most sought after peaks. The duo was descending the east face after opening a new route on the north face when they took a rest and were hit by an […]

Post Tag for AvalancheAvalanche
Martin Kuprianowicz | January 31, 2022
0 Comments

Cerro Torre: The Impossible Mountain in Patagonia

The Cerro Torre gets its name from its pointed and subtle silhouette that is accompanied by a rime ice mushroom at the top. It is one of the best-known mountains in southern Patagonia, either for the captivating stories that it keeps or its unquestionable beauty. Even Jim Bridwell said that it was a challenging mountain and that he was grateful to […]

Post Tag for ClimbingClimbing
Sebastian Opazo | August 10, 2020
2 Comments

VIDEO: Patagonian Rime Ice Mushroom Collapses

The destruction caused by a rime ice mushroom in Patagonia which recently collapsed in almost unreal to watch. From far away, Cerro Torre — the natural fixture in the shape of a mushroom composed of rime ice — looks seemingly harmless. And then a part of it breaks loose, raining frozen hell on anything below. This video was captured by […]

Post Tag for AvalancheAvalanche
Play Video
Martin Kuprianowicz | March 6, 2020
0 Comments

Share your story:

Submit A Link

Top 10 Trending right now:

  • French Ski Resorts Close Due to Extreme Avalanche Danger
    French Ski Resorts Close Due to Extreme Avalanche Danger
  • Whitewater, BC, Report: "Ski Bums Don't Die, They Move to Nelson"
    Whitewater, BC, Report: "Ski Bums Don't Die, They Move to Nelson"
  • SnowBrains Forecast: Massive 8-Foot Storm Cycle Brewing for California Next Week
    SnowBrains Forecast: Massive 8-Foot Storm Cycle Brewing for California Next Week
  • Master Plan for Fortress Mountain, AB, Revival Released: Its History, Why it Failed, and Why it Could Now Be Successful
    Master Plan for Fortress Mountain, AB, Revival Released: Its History, Why it Failed, and Why it Could Now Be Successful
  • Burton Collaborates with Snoop Dogg and Looney Tunes for Limited Edition Boards
    Burton Collaborates with Snoop Dogg and Looney Tunes for Limited Edition Boards
  • Les 3 Vallées, France, Report: "Flabbergasted" by 25,000 Acres of Lift-Accessed Couloirs, Trams, & True Big-Mountain Terrain
    Les 3 Vallées, France, Report: "Flabbergasted" by 25,000 Acres of Lift-Accessed Couloirs, Trams, & True Big-Mountain Terrain
  • Smugglers’ Notch Resort, VT, Purchased by Bear Den Partners
    Smugglers’ Notch Resort, VT, Purchased by Bear Den Partners
  • Ski Collision Claims Life of Uphill Skier in Salzburg, Austria, Reigniting Safety Debate
    Ski Collision Claims Life of Uphill Skier in Salzburg, Austria, Reigniting Safety Debate
  • Lindsey Vonn Shares First Hospital Photos After Third Surgery: “Success Today Has a Completely Different Meaning”
    Lindsey Vonn Shares First Hospital Photos After Third Surgery: “Success Today Has a Completely Different Meaning”
  • SnowBrains Forecast: 1-2 Meters for Europe This Week
    SnowBrains Forecast: 1-2 Meters for Europe This Week
  • Meet the Team
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Editorial Policy
  • Site Map