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Cerro Chapelco, Argentina, Report: Summer Skiing in the Tahoe of South America

Report from Monday September 16, 2024 Skiing Cerro Chapelco is located three hours from San Carlos de Bariloche Airport. Only 25 minutes from San Martin de los Andes, it is a gem of a hidden ski town. The town is located in a valley surrounded by the snow-capped northern Patagonian mountains directly on Lago Lácar. The drive from Bariloche called […]

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Brett Ploss | September 17, 2024
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3 More Argentinian Ski Resorts Open for Winter 2020 | Cerro Bayo, Chapelco, and Cerro Castor Now Open

The coronavirus can only do so much to keep ski resorts closed in Argentina, which just opened three more of its ski resorts for the 2020 ski season.  Success — so far… The tweet above reads that Chapelco is now open for the 2020 winter season.  The ski resort of Chapelco said in a written statement regarding their opening:  “Cerro […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | August 4, 2020
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19-Year-Old Montana Landscaper Can Shred

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Sidney Simard is not (yet) a household name, but the 19-year-old from Montana has just been crowned the best skier in the country and is setting his sights on being the best in the world. The 19-year-old from Cooke City, Montana, just came off a win at a Freeride World Tour qualifying event in Argentina, which put him firmly at […]

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Steven Agar | October 4, 2017
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Snow In Argentina and Chile, More on its Way | Photo Tour and Forecasts

It had already snowed in the Andes mountain range, but the day before yesterday’s storm was the most significant so far. Most ski resorts in Argentina and Chile woke up covered with white, specially the northern ones.  As opening of the southern season approaches, temperatures are decreasing, and snow is starting to fall. Las Leñas, Argentina Valle Nevado, Chile La Parva, Chile […]

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Matias Ricci | May 10, 2017
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It Snowed in Argentina | PHOTO TOUR

North America is getting tons and tons of snow, specially in California, Colorado and Utah. Europe is having a terrible season, with little to no snow. Japan is always a winner in this game. But… what about South America? Winter in the middle of Summer? On January 3rd, while in the north regions of Argentina, temperatures rounded 50ºC (122ºF),  it was […]

Matias Ricci | January 5, 2017
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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 […]

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Matias Ricci | July 11, 2016
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