Southern Hemisphere Half-Way Report | Best is Yet to Come Ski season in the southern hemisphere is about half-way through and although there are great conditions and there have been some awesome powder days, August often sees some of the biggest storms, so the best is yet to come. Here’s the lowdown on what’s going on Down Under and in South America: Australia suffered a slow start to their season […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 31, 2018 0 Comments
How To Get From Santiago, Chile to Bariloche, Argentina: ***originally written in August 2016 You’ve arrived at the Santiago de Chile airport (SCL) for your ski/snowboard trip to Bariloche, Argentina. Now what? This is a guide to help you through every single step from leaving the airport to arriving in Bariloche, Argentina. This article was updated as of August 7th, 2016 when I did this exact journey. I’ve also […] Miles Clark | July 30, 2018 6 Comments
Huge 30-Inch Storm Hits the Andes as Almost All Resorts in the Southern Hemisphere are Now Open A huge snowstorm that hit the Andes mountains over the weekend dumped more than 20″ of fresh snow on a number of slopes in the southern hemisphere. Portillo, Chile reported it had almost 2-feet of fresh snow in a 24 hour period and a total of 30″ for the week. Big snow also fell at Valle Nevado, Chile and Argentina’s Las […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 9, 2018 0 Comments
Forecast for Next Few Days in South America Reported in Feet not Inches The biggest storm of the season so far is just beginning in South America, with estimated totals over the next couple of days being reported in feet, not inches. Chile looks like it will receive the higher totals, in excess of 4-feet at some resorts, but that doesn’t mean that Argentina is being left behind, over 3-feet expected at Las Leñas, […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 5, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Snowboarder Saves Horse Stuck in Deep Snow at El Colorado, Chile [arve url="https://youtu.be/KKmNvP3Ip1s"] SnowBrains | July 5, 2018 73 Likes 0 Tweets 3 Comments
The Powder Alliance: The Hidden Gems of North America Unite The Powder Alliance is one of North America’s top multi-resort programs when it comes to variety. If you love shredding your home mountain, but also love exploring new resorts, this pass add-on lets you have your cake and eat it too. Purchase a top tier pass at any of the participating resorts and get three free days at the 19 […] Industry News Katy Shipley | July 3, 2018 0 Comments
South America Get Ready! Multiple Feet of Delicious Fresh Powder Heading Your Way Lifts are turning and resorts are open in South America, so what we really need right now is a big storm or two to dump epic amounts of fresh powder on resorts, allowing them to open more lifts and more terrain. Well, guess what?! That’s exactly what is being forecast for both Chile and Argentina this weekend and beyond. Chile […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 29, 2018 0 Comments
Storm Set to Dump up to 3-FEET on Resorts in Chile Tuesday through Wednesday With more resorts now open than there are closed in Chile and Argentina, we need it to start dumping – it looks like we’re not going to be disappointed. Fresh snow fell over parts of Argentina during the weekend, helping to improve Chapelco’s coverage prior to its opening, and Cerro Catedral also saw great snow conditions, allowing the resort to […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 25, 2018 0 Comments
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