Patagonia Gives Employees A Week Off for the Holidays Patagonia decided once again to give employees the week between Christmas and New Year off. All Patagonia employees in the US and Canada, including offices, retailers, and warehouses, are receiving pay for time off from December 25th through January 1st. Patagonia continues to lead the retail industry in taking care of its employees. CEO Ryan Gellert explains that this closure […] Riley McDonald | December 30, 2022 3 Comments
Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina Report: A World Class 40º Steep, 1000-Vertical-Foot Chute in Moody Weather Report from November 27, 2022 Yesterday was our last ski day in South America for the season. Crazy that we’ve been here so much this year… We did eight weeks in August and September in Bariloche. Now, we’ve just completed another 15 days down here split between Ushuaia, Argentina, Torres Del Paine, Chile, & El Chalten, Argentina. It’s been unreal […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 27, 2022 0 Comments
Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina Report: Martial Glacier Spice During Training For Antarctica Report from November 25, 2022 Yesterday, I got my rope team up on the Martial Glacier in Ushuaia, Argentina for glacier travel practice and some great skiing. We started off in rain and sleet and wind… As we rose, the weather improved until it was sunny, windy, and nice. My crew did great with rope travel, crampons, and ice axes. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 27, 2022 0 Comments
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
Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina Report: Grade-A Corn in a 40º Chute With Ocean Views! Report from 11/16/22 When we pulled into Ushuaia, Argentina’s port yesterday morning from Antarctica, I immediately saw that the Godoy Central Couloir still went… Right then, I made my plan to ski it the next day. We got our of the hotel at a casual 10am today and zipped straight up to the Martial Glacier and started hiking. Our hope […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 17, 2022 0 Comments
Patagonia Backcountry Report: Perfect F’ing Powder in Scary Chute Report from September 20, 2022 Tuesday was the penultimate day of our southern ski season. After learning the previous day that it was south faces or bust (other aspects were already sun cooked), we went for Scary Chute – a due south-facing chute with a fun rollover, rocks, and a wide-open runout. Scary Chute is often precisely that, scary. Firm, […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 23, 2022 0 Comments
Patagonia’s Founder Will Avoid Paying $700 Million in Taxes With Legal Loophole On September 14, Patagonia made headlines and shocked the outdoor industry when owner Yvon Chouinard announced that he was transferring 98% of the family-owned company, including all its non-voting stock, to a new nonprofit called Holdfast Collective. Made in the name of saving the planet, the donation hands the company off to an advocacy group with a mission to “fight […] Nick DeRiso | September 21, 2022 3 Comments
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