Patagonia Road Trip Day #5: 15-Mile Round Trip Hike to See The Legendary 11,171′ Mt. Fitzroy From Lago Sucio View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Report from November 22, 2022 On Tuesday, day #5 of our Patagonia road trip, we were torn. The sun came out so we could go ski or we could hike up and see the legendary 11,171′ Mount Fitzroy (the crown jewel of Argentina) up close and personal. We drove […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 25, 2022 0 Comments
El Chalten, Argentina Report: Surreal Skiing Above an Aquamarine Lake w/ Views of 11,171′ Mt. Fitzroy Report from November 20, 2022 Yesterday was one of the best days of my life. I spent the entire day simply awestruck. Just the 1-hour drive north from the town of El Chalten was otherworldly with a winding turquoise river, views of the majestic Fitzroy Towers, waterfalls, and enchanted forests. Note: This was day #3 of our 2,500 road trip […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 21, 2022 0 Comments
US Pro Snowboarder Liz Daley Killed in Avalanche in Argentina More terrible news is coming out of Patagonia. The same day that JP Auclair and Andreas Fransson died in an avalanche in Chilean Patagonia, professional snowboarder and certified guide Liz Daley from Tacoma, WA died in an avalanche in Argentine Patagonia. This terrible day was Monday, September 29th, 2014. 29-year-old Liz was in the El Chaleten area of Argentina snowboarding with the Eddie Bauer First Ascent crew on the popular backcountry ski mountain, Cerro Vaspignani, […] Avalanche SnowBrains | October 1, 2014 3 Comments
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