Ikon Pass Adds Valle Nevado, Chile | Now Offers 77,000 Acres at 37 Destinations Across 4 Continents Ikon Pass, the new standard in-season passes, announces Valle Nevado in Chile as its newest partner, now offering access to nearly 77,000 acres at 37 premier mountain destinations across the planet. The Ikon Pass is available for purchase at www.ikonpass.com and through select travel partners. In addition to access to winter 2018/2019 at 35 destinations in North America and Japan, […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 5, 2018 0 Comments
Chile Opens 1,740-Mile Patagonia Hiking Route with Land Donated by North Face Founder Chile has launched a huge hiking route through its Patagonian wilderness to boost tourism and highlight the need for conservation. The Route of Parks covers 1,740 miles (2,800km) from the city of Puerto Montt down to Cape Horn. The trail was the idea of Tompkins Conservation, the foundation set up by US billionaire Douglas Tompkins and his wife Kristine. Last […] SnowBrains | September 28, 2018 0 Comments
Aymar Navarro Drops Final ‘South-Lines KAYAK’ Episode | Gnarly Lines from Puyehue Volcano, Chile Our buddy Aymar Navarro just dropped the fifth, and final episode of the South-Lines KAYAK series, with the boys exploring the crater of Puyehue volcano, southern Chile. As you can see, they found some gnarly lines in pretty epic snow conditions. Oh, and regarding the big crash in the first line, we want to report that Aymar came out in […] SnowBrains | September 26, 2018 0 Comments
Valle Nevado, Chile to Stay Open into October | Over 2-Feet Fresh Snow Expected this Week Exciting news from Chile! This morning Valle Nevado announced they are extending their season by an extra 2-weeks. Due to snowfall last week and more than 2-FEET expected this week, Valle Nevado were thrilled to announce they will remain open for skiing until Oct. 7. Last week, they received 12 inches of new snow just in time for skiers enjoying […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 25, 2018 0 Comments
More Chilean Resorts Closing Weeks Early Due to Lack of Snow According toย OnTheSnow,ย many of Chile’s popular ski resorts reported closing on Sundayย 9th September, due to lack of snow. Hopes had been pinned on a large storm that was forecasted to hit the area, but unfortunately,ย that never materialized. Ski Arpa, Chile’s only snowcat operator, closed on 2nd September. 2018 season: Ski Arpa is officially closed as of September 2, 2018. See you […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 14, 2018 0 Comments
Ski Portillo Chile Closed For The 2018 Season On Sunday | Tough Season For The Central Andes On September 9th, Ski Portillo Chile closed for the 2018 season due to low snow conditions. Last week, a large storm was forecasted to hit the area, but it didn’t materialize. After that, Ski Portillo Chile was able to remain open for a week before they had to give in to mother nature. “Fromย Ski Portillo Chileย we thank all our friends […] Industry News Chris Wallner | September 11, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: A Lucky Manuel Dรญaz Survives Being Carried in Large Avalanche in Chile [arve url="https://youtu.be/GixG23OxHyg"] AvyBrains | August 10, 2018 43 Likes 3 Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: Skiers Capture Nearby Volcano Exploding from Chairlift at Nevados de Chillรกn, Chile Just another day in Chile… thankfully not on our training lane, but where our ex-German teacher @miss_ski.nanigans has been shredding some free ride contests. #Chile #JustAnotherDay #Volcano #SomeoneSaySomething #OpenForBusiness #HopeYouBroughtAJacket A post shared by Team Evolution (@teamevolutionracing) on Aug 9, 2018 at 5:15am PDT Chile is the land of natural disasters โ some more beautiful than others.ย Enormous earthquakes and huge […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 10, 2018 0 Comments