PHOTO TOUR: Chris Davenport’s Superstars Camp in Portillo, Chile 2015 Chris Davenport held his Superstar camp at Portillo, Chile the past two weeks. He somehow timed this thing perfectly and they had incredibly deep snow at the start due to Portillo getting 100″ of snow in 8 days at the beginning of the camp. Chris Davenport in Portillo, Chile in August 2015. photo: jesse hoffman Mike Douglas and Wendy Fisher also chipped in at the camp this year and as you can see from the photo, Chris´son Stian is already a ripper. Chris Davenport held his Superstar camp at Portillo, Chile the past two weeks. He somehow SnowBrains | August 17, 2015 0 Comments
El Colorado, Chile Conditions Report: It Just Keeps Snowing… Our day in El Colorado last thursday was a windless bright sunny day with cumulus clouds billowing below. 5-10 cm had fallen at the end of Wednesday, not really covering the prior days tracks, but providing an icing to the cake, and making the whole mountain skiable. From the top of Cono Este (which could be the best biggest bang for your buck lift if it weren’t an ancient t-bar), the […] Conditions Report Guest Author | August 17, 2015 1 Comment
VIDEO: Sage Cattabriga-Alosa Ripping Portillo, Chile for Warren Miller Sage-Cattabriga Alosa and Ian McIntosh are in Portillo, Chile right now skiing epic conditions and skiing for Warren Miller. This spine zone looks too fun. Portillo got 100″ of snow in 8 days last week and they’re experiencing some of the best conditions they’ve had in recent memory. The South American Andes are going off right now in general. SnowBrains has more snow […] SnowBrains | August 17, 2015 0 Comments
Portillo, Chile Report: 100″ of Snow in 8 Days… Portillo, Chile has gotten 100″ of snow in the past 8 days and now Chris Davenport, Ian McIntosh, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, and more pros are tearing Portillo apart right now. It’s been all-time at Portillo this week. After 7 years of drought, Portillo is getting the goods. Maybe this El Nino thing is going to work out in South America after all… Portillo, Chile has gotten 100″ of snow in the past 8 days and now Chris Davenport, Ian McIntosh, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, and more pros are tearing Portillo apart right now. It’s been all-time at Portillo this week. After 7 years of drought, Portillo is getting the goods. Conditions Report SnowBrains | August 12, 2015 2 Comments
La Parva, Chile Conditions Report: After 51″ of New Snow No new snow since the light snowfall yesterday, but the high clouds broke early, the sun finally came out, and the low clouds hovered menacingly at about the altitude of Farellones. All lifts opened except Nevada (broke motor), with Las Aguilas being the last to open due to avalanche control. The packed base is between 70cm and 120cm, and is fairly evenly distributed. Seems there were high winds and a couple of warm spells during the last couple days. The runs are now being […] Conditions Report Guest Author | August 9, 2015 0 Comments
The Monster South American Storm Continues | Snow Totals & Photo Tour: The large storm originally forecast to drop 19-feet of snow on central Chile in 4 days is continuing today. So far, ski resorts are reporting numbers around 40-50″ of new snow from the past two days. Most of these ski resorts are terrible about reporting snow numbers, but we dug up everything we could find. This storm is big, it’s strong, and it’s forecast to stay around for a few more days. This storm was strong enough to keep Portillo closed all day yesterday and most likely they’ll be closed again today. Weather SnowBrains | August 7, 2015 0 Comments
Monster Storm Slamming South America Now | Ski Resort Snow Total & Photo Tour: Chile and Argentina are getting hammered right now. Some weather men are saying this may be the largest storm to hit central Chile in the past 5 years. Originally, central Chile had 19-feet of snow forecast in 4 days this week. It likely won’t add up that high, but it’s still gonna be deep and already is. It’s starting to appear that El Nino is kicking in South America and this very well may be the year to get yourself down to Chile & Argentina and start taking advantage of it. SASS Global Travel‘s flagship SASS Argentina program is poised and ready to get you down here and stuff you into the big powder […] Weather SnowBrains | August 6, 2015 2 Comments
19-FEET of Snow Forecast for Chile Next 4 Days! Whoa. Valle Nevado ski resort in Chile’s upper mountain is forecast to receive 19-Feet of Snow (232 inches) in the next 4 days according to snow-forecast.com. 19-feet of snow? In 4 days? Are you kidding me? Maybe this El Nino thing really is going to happen this year in South America. Central Chile has been in a drought for the past 7 years. Maybe this will be the year that hugely aids that drought situation and makes the skiing all time. Maybe this will be the year that everyone has been waiting for. Maybe this will be the year that we will be talking about for decades to come. Maybe this is the year you should be coming down to South America… Weather SnowBrains | August 5, 2015 7 Comments
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