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Farellones

Trip Report: Santa Teresa, Farellones, Chile

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEiI1muDuu9/ Report from Tuesday 24th August Short but tight, that was the way our trip to Santa Teresa went with my touring buddy Gabriel Lobos. Farellones continue to host good snow on the southern slopes and the occasional snowfall keeps visiting the Central Andes. Chile remains in quarantine and with a curfew throughout the country, however, the Andes are always […]

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Sebastian Opazo | September 2, 2020
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El Colorado and La Parva In Chile Prepare For Opening This Week

The waiting has come to an end as El Colorado and La Parva in Chile prepare for their opening this week. About two months have passed since the first snowfalls and the Ski Centers considered the season lost due to the coronavirus. Today in August the reality is different. Related: 3 More Argentinian Ski Resorts Open for Winter 2020 \ Cerro […]

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Sebastian Opazo | August 17, 2020
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Trip Report: La Parva, Chile – Visiting the Neighbor

Despite all the years of skiing a few feet away, I had not been given the opportunity to meet my neighbor, La Parva. Chile is in quarantine, even so, certain communes of the Capital are allowed mobility and the practice of sports with their corresponding measures. Among these communes is Lo Barnechea, which the mountain town Farellones belongs to. The […]

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Sebastian Opazo | August 10, 2020
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Chile Between Quarantine and Opening: Ski Resorts Don’t Lose Faith

Chile has been with lockdown measures for around 145 days and has been in a “state of emergency” since March 19th of this year. The first case of the coronavirus disease pandemic in Chile was confirmed on March 3. The virus was found in a man in Talca who arrived from a flight from Singapore. Since then, the outbreak has […]

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Sebastian Opazo | July 28, 2020
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Chilean Police Detain Five People For Snowboarding In Farellones

Chilean police arrested five snowboarders yesterday for not carrying the necessary permits that allow movement in Farellones due to quarantine.  On Thursday 23rd in Chile, police were alerted of the presence of snowboarders riding without carrying the corresponding permits on route G-251. This route connects Farellones with Valle Nevado and is a recognized backcountry area. When the Chilean police arrived, […]

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Sebastian Opazo | July 24, 2020
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Hometown Mountain Shoutout: El Colorado, Farellones, Chile

Andes Mountain, El Colorado, Farellones, Chile

In the corner of the world, there is a country that was born from the wide Pacific Ocean, it walks through desert and forests and finally rises on the high peaks of the Andes mountains. Chile is a long ski of 2,672-miles (4,300km) located in the South East of South America and it’s considered one the best places to do […]

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Sebastian Opazo | June 19, 2020
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