Co-Fouder of The North Face Died Today in Kayaking Accident in Patagonia Doug Tompkins, billionaire & co-founder of The North Face & Esprit, has died of hypothermia resulting from a kayak accident in Chilean Patagonia today. “Since leaving the business world in 1989, Tompkins dedicated himself to environmental activism and land conservation. Along with his wife, Kris Tompkins, he bought and conserved over 2 million acres (8,100 km2) of wilderness in Chile and Argentina, […] Industry News Miles Clark | December 8, 2015 2 Comments
VIDEO: Jeremy Jones Ripping Sick Spines in Chile – Not Alaska… This terrain is sick. We’re assuming Jeremy hiked to it since that’s what he does now and he’s on a splitboard, which means that you can hike to this, too… This terrain is nutty and we think we know where it is… Maipu? It looks like AK, but it ain’t. “After braving some of the worst weather in Chilean history, […] SnowBrains | November 24, 2015 1 Comment
5 South American Ski Resorts Saw Over 200% of Their Last 6 Years Snowfall Average in 2015 Winter had started almost one month before, but real winter had hadn’t started yet. It was already July, and most of South American ski resorts were still closed. But that wasn’t all: in most of them there was not even one inch of snow. Meanwhile, in New Zealand, snowflakes seemed not to stop falling. Only Cerro Castor, in Ushuaia, the […] Matias Ricci | November 18, 2015 1 Comment
Skiing Chilean Patagonia’s Plethora of Volcanoes – 16 Of ‘Em Still Skiable Now | Photo Tour: The official ski season in Chile winds down November 1st, the latest season end in many years. Corralco ski resort was dishing up the goods right to the end of October, with spring snow on all exposures and special deals at the hotel. CHILEAN PATAGONIA VOLCANO PHOTO TOUR: A couple of views from the Corralco hotel: Guest Author | October 31, 2015 0 Comments
Trip Report: Quetrupillan Volcano, Chile Skiing on a Brilliant Spring Day The southern Chile spring skiing window opened again for another epic day, this time on the Quetrupillan volcano. At 2,400m, it is one of the lesser volcanoes, but none the less provides a wonderful variety for a backcountry tour. The volcanoes will be skiable for a few weeks yet! Guest Author | October 19, 2015 0 Comments
South American winter extended: touring the Villarrica Volcano South American winter extended: touring the Villarrica Volcano The belated arrival of El Niño has extended the Chilean ski season into October, with Valle Nevado now closing on October 18 and Corralco going “until the snow runs out”, probably November 1. While there is still a 30% deficit of rainfall for the Central Zone, cool and rainy spring weather has […] Trip Report Guest Author | October 15, 2015 0 Comments
VIDEO: Portillo, Chile Season Highlight Reel Portillo, Chile just had thier best season in about 7 years including a storm that dropped over 6-feet of snow in August. This edit was created by our Portillo reporter and winner of the only South America Freeride World Qualifying competition in 2015, Andrew Rumph. “I was fortunate enough to spend my fifth season here working as a ski instructor […] SnowBrains | October 9, 2015 0 Comments
The Driest Place on Earth, Atacama Desert, Chile | South American Ski Adventure Trip Report When going to South America it is easy to get caught up in the euphoria of skiing powder in August while your buddies are back home roasting in 100+ degree heat. While the skiing in South America is killer, and a great excuse to blow off work and take off on an adventure, there is a lot more to South […] Trip Report Jesse Cassidy | October 8, 2015 1 Comment
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