[COMPETITION] Keep the Endless Winter Alive | Win the Trip of a Lifetime to Valle Nevado, Chile None of us want winter to be over, and with Ikon Pass, it doesn’t have to be.ย Ikon Pass destinations in the Southern Hemisphere are soon to be firing, and you can be there to experience it. If you want to keep the endless winter alive, head on over to ikonpass.com and enter the competition to win a trip for two […] SnowBrains | May 12, 2022 0 Comments
The Top 5 Ski Resorts in South America: South America is huge and the Andes mountain range is the longest mountain range in the world with the tallest mountain on Earth outside the Himalayas. The good skiing in the Andes is mostly in the south and can be phenomenal. On the right year, it can be non-stop snowstorms in the south and incredibly long, smooth descents in the north. South America is raw, rad, and wild. If the snow isn’t just right, the culture most certainly is. Seven nights a week there is a raging party waiting for you at Wilkenny, Dusk, or any of the other of the many night clubs in town. Combine these clubs with how good looking Argentines are and […] SnowBrains | April 8, 2022 23 Comments
Chile’s Atacama Desert, the Driest Desert on Earth, Just Got Almost 3-Feet of Snow [arve url="https://youtu.be/atj0rhLnrl0"] SnowBrains | August 30, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Portillo, Chile to Open on Saturday For First Time in Nearly 2-Years Thanks to the fresh snow that dumped on South America last week, Portillo ski resort in Chile announced yesterday that they will be opening on Saturday for the first time in almost two years. Related: Powder Alert: Parts of Chile and Argentina Expecting Anywhere From 3-10 Feet of New Snow Over Next 5 Days The resort didn’t open last season […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 26, 2021 0 Comments
Powder Alert: Parts of Chile and Argentina Expecting Anywhere From 3-10 Feet of New Snow Over Next 5 Days A snowstorm is on its way to Patagoniaโa big one.ย With historically low snowfall this year likely caused by an ongoing, decade-long drought, parts of Chile and Argentina are expecting anywhere from three to ten feet of new snow over the next five days, according to a snow forecast provided by OpenSnow. Related: Satellite Images Show Historically Low Snowfall in […] Weather SnowBrains | August 16, 2021 0 Comments
Patagonia Pioneers: 2 Groundbreaking Ski Descents The Patagonia Mountain range is located in South America and takes up about 300,000 square miles of land between Chile and Argentina. Patagonia is home to some of the most beautiful mountains in the world and hosts its own variety of wildlife, including 60 species of mammals, 400 birds, 27 fish, and 52 reptiles and amphibians. The tallest peak in […] Backcountry Jesse | July 15, 2021 0 Comments
Ski Season in South America Likely Off-Limits to U.S. Citizens This Year: Chile and Argentina Extend Mandatory Quarantine for Travelers, Bar Americans from Entry Written on July 9, 2021 If you have a U.S. passport, ski season in South America likely won’t happen for you this year. This will mark two southern winters in a row where skiing & snowboarding will be off-limits for foreigners in South America. In 2020, the ski season in Argentina and Chile didn’t happen for foreign visitors due to […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 9, 2021 0 Comments
Chilean Ski Resorts Get 2021 Ski Season Underway After a mostly non-existent 2020 ski season, several ski resorts in Chile have opened for the 2021 ski season. ย El Colorado, Valle Nevado, Corralco, La Parva and Nevados de Chillรกn are among those open. ย These late-June/ early-July openings are a bit later than normal, however, locals are stoked to be back on snow. Currently, conditions are mainly machine groomed trails […] Conditions Report Nic Stathos | July 8, 2021 0 Comments