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Bariloche, Argentina Backcountry Report: Spine Skiing!

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Miles Clark | August 16, 2018
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Guide to Skiing the Refugio Frey Backcountry in Bariloche, Argentina:

Refugio Frey, Bariloche, Argentina.

So, you’ve booked a flight to Buenos Aires. The plan is to go ski in South America – The dream is coming true! However, as the trip gets closer you start realizing a few things. 1) You haven’t actually planned anything. 2) You aren’t a baller and your Northern Hemisphere winter job at a restaurant in a ski town isn’t going to allow you to ski the lifts for more than a few days. 3) The reports are coming in from down south that they are having the […]

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Aaron Rice | July 25, 2018
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A Lesson from Patagonia.

A Lesson from Patagonia An on-going experience in Patience by TJ David It’s 7:45 am and I’m standing on a deserted street corner. A light rain falls through the misty air as I peer into the headlights of the on-coming traffic. I motion toward the cars with my thumb as their shadows pass me. The puddles are growing into small […]

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TJ David | October 1, 2016
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Refugio Frey, Patagonia Backcountry Hut Report: Wind, Powder, & Pizza

We set off from the base of Catedral on a adventure of epic proportions. It was Ashley, our guide Lucas Jacobson who is a Bariloche local, and Alex Lemieux a guide from Utah who also joined for the quick trip to the hut. First challenge on Tuesday was the high winds and closed lifts on the mountain. We could have taken the summer trail but it would m have been half the fun. We set off and skinned from the base to the top ridge near the Nubes Chair. Once at the ridge we were faced with 60+ mile per hour winds and an icy traverse across a sketch patch. Falling was not an option. […]

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Guest Author | August 17, 2014
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Backcountry Skiing Argentina: Steak, Wine, & Snow

Argentina is AWESOME. Where else can you get a day of skiing, a five star steak dinner, some of the world’s best Malbec, and lodging at a backcountry hut all for less than you’d pay for a lift ticket in the US? If there is anywhere other than Argentina, I need to know immediately. As far as I can tell, backcountry skiing Argentina is the answer. Food, wine, and culture are just the icing on the cake. […]

Zeb Blais | February 7, 2014
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