PHOTO TOUR: Chris Davenport’s Superstars Camp in Portillo, Chile 2015 Chris Davenport held his Superstar camp at Portillo, Chile the past two weeks. He somehow timed this thing perfectly and they had incredibly deep snow at the start due to Portillo getting 100″ of snow in 8 days at the beginning of the camp. Chris Davenport in Portillo, Chile in August 2015. photo: jesse hoffman Mike Douglas and Wendy Fisher also chipped in at the camp this year and as you can see from the photo, Chris´son Stian is already a ripper. Chris Davenport held his Superstar camp at Portillo, Chile the past two weeks. He somehow SnowBrains | August 17, 2015 0 Comments
VIDEO: Sage Cattabriga-Alosa Ripping Portillo, Chile for Warren Miller Sage-Cattabriga Alosa and Ian McIntosh are in Portillo, Chile right now skiing epic conditions and skiing for Warren Miller. This spine zone looks too fun. Portillo got 100″ of snow in 8 days last week and they’re experiencing some of the best conditions they’ve had in recent memory. The South American Andes are going off right now in general. SnowBrains has more snow […] SnowBrains | August 17, 2015 0 Comments
Portillo, Chile Report: 100″ of Snow in 8 Days… Portillo, Chile has gotten 100″ of snow in the past 8 days and now Chris Davenport, Ian McIntosh, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, and more pros are tearing Portillo apart right now. It’s been all-time at Portillo this week. After 7 years of drought, Portillo is getting the goods. Maybe this El Nino thing is going to work out in South America after all… Portillo, Chile has gotten 100″ of snow in the past 8 days and now Chris Davenport, Ian McIntosh, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, and more pros are tearing Portillo apart right now. It’s been all-time at Portillo this week. After 7 years of drought, Portillo is getting the goods. Conditions Report SnowBrains | August 12, 2015 2 Comments
Monster Storm Slamming South America Now | Ski Resort Snow Total & Photo Tour: Chile and Argentina are getting hammered right now. Some weather men are saying this may be the largest storm to hit central Chile in the past 5 years. Originally, central Chile had 19-feet of snow forecast in 4 days this week. It likely won’t add up that high, but it’s still gonna be deep and already is. It’s starting to appear that El Nino is kicking in South America and this very well may be the year to get yourself down to Chile & Argentina and start taking advantage of it. SASS Global Travel‘s flagship SASS Argentina program is poised and ready to get you down here and stuff you into the big powder […] Weather SnowBrains | August 6, 2015 2 Comments
VIDEO: Ripping “Toilet Bowl” at Portillo, Chile Last Week editors note: Portillo ski resort in Chile has some of the best terrain in Chile. SnowBrains reporter Andrew Rumph is locked in there for the season. Right now, a monster storm is headed their way. Portillo got 25-inches of snow last night has 4.2-Feet (56″) of snow forecast for just today. This video is from Friday July 31, 2015 in Ski Portillo, Chile. The Lower Toilet Bowl is one of my favorite lines here in Ski Portillo. I came into the last air a little too far to the right and clipped some rocks just […] Conditions Report Andrew Rumph | August 6, 2015 0 Comments
Big Mountains, Decent Snow and Skiing in July | Portillo, Chile Trip Report Skiing in the Southern Hemisphere is an experience. There is something about skiing fresh snow in July that doesn’t compute in your head…its supposed to be sunny, I’m supposed to be at the beach or something, but rather I’m skiing 5″ of fresh snow in late July in Chile…weird. Once you get over the mind block that says this isn’t right, its nothing but good, muy bueno. If you want to ski in the Southern Hemisphere during the North American summer you have two […] Conditions Report Jesse Cassidy | August 4, 2015 3 Comments
Portillo, Chile Conditions Report: Chalky, Variable & a Whole lot of Fun Despite a severe lack of snow, and a opening date that kept being pushed back, Portillo is skiing great right now. Two weeks ago Portillo saw almost 6.5 feet, allowing the resort to open for the first time all season. Since then snow has been scarce, but what is left is holding up well. The groomers are fast, and certain […] Conditions Report Jesse Cassidy | July 29, 2015 0 Comments
Portillo, Chile Conditions Report: Flipping Good The snow is really fun right now. The groomers are in great shape. Garganta is a blast. It’s nice and chalky and really edge-able. You have to step over some rocks to get into it, but after that it’s great. Roca Jack and Caracara have good coverage but the north facing aspects are very sun affected from the warm temperatures lately. Their is some really fun skiing to be had off the traverse on the south facing aspects. You can still find some soft nice snow. The Lake Run is also skiing really well. I talked to some people who went heli skiing on Saturday and they said it was “awesome!” […] Conditions Report Andrew Rumph | July 27, 2015 0 Comments
Portillo, Chile Conditions Report: 90% Open After 6-Foot Storm A week and a half ago a massive storm hit Ski Portillo. The storm dumped 180cm/5.9ft of snow and made it possible for Portillo to open it’s doors for the sixty fifth time. The conditions are great at the moment. Approximately 90% of the skiable terrain is open. The groomers are in great shape and perfect for laying over some carved turns and the off-piste skiing is awesome. The south […] Conditions Report Andrew Rumph | July 20, 2015 0 Comments
Portillo, Chile Just Got 6.5-FEET of Snow “Over the last seven days we received six and a half feet of snow, and half of that came in the last 48 hours,” Ski Portillo via a press release this morning Portillo, Chile is arguably the most famous ski resort in South America and it holds some of South America’s best terrain. They literally had 0.00″ of snow on the ground last week. This week, they have 6.5 feet of snow on the ground after a huge snowstorm clobbered the place this past weekend. Just up the hill from Portillo is the border between Chile and Argentina and a high mountain pass called Libertadores. The border patrol is claiming they received 9-feet of snow this past week on […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 13, 2015 5 Comments
Portillo, Chile Has No Snow, Pushes Back Opening Date to ??? Portillo, Chile still doesn’t have a flake of snow right now. They hoped to open by June 20th, then July 9th, and now they’ve pushed their opening date back to To Be Determined since there is still no snow and no snow in the forecast. Portillo isn’t alone in its lack of snow. Valle Nevado, Farallones, El Colorado, La Parva, and Ski Arpa are all currently without snow. Northern Chile has been experiencing a drought since 2007 and it appears to be continuing. Southern Chile is doing better. taking into account the most recent weather forecast and absence of snow for the […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 2, 2015 2 Comments
VIDEO: Portillo, Chile 2014 Season Highlights I spent my fourth season ski instructing, coaching, and freeskiing in the legendary Ski Portillo, Chile. It sits along the edge of La Lugana del Inca surrounded by jagged and awe inspiring 13,000 foot peaks. The views are amazing and the skiing is even better. Portillo offers some of the best off-piste skiing in the world. There is everything from steep technical chutes to wide open bowls. With a little bit of hiking the possibilities are […] Andrew Rumph | June 3, 2015 1 Comment
Portillo, Chile Conditions Report: From Bone Dry to Powder Fly This video proves, once again, that Portillo has incredible terrain. Wow. Northern Chile has had a dry winter this year. Portillo is the furthest north ski resort in Chile that we know of. It sits at the same latitude as San Diego, CA. Just last week Portillo released this statement on their Facebook page and their website: “Most of our lifts are functioning and all of the major slopes have adequate snow […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | August 27, 2014 3 Comments
Portillo, Chile Season Update Video: June, July & August editor’s note: Um… Portillo has way sicker terrain than we thought it did. Might be time to make a trip to Portillo… by Andrew Rumph We started out with a great start of the season with tons of snow in June but then it didn’t snow for about 3 weeks in July. The end of July we had three storms and conditions were amazing. The best day of the season was a week and a half ago on Aug. 1st. The day after we had a huge wind event and all of the new snow was blown away and we were left with the rock hard base. Now we are in a freeze thaw […] Conditions Report Andrew Rumph | August 12, 2014 0 Comments
Portillo, Chile Conditions Report & Photo Tour: I skied Portillo from July 26 to August 1. Sorry for the late posting, but the moral of the story remains the same: book your flight to Santiago. Although this isn’t the best season for snow at Portillo, with parts of Chile in a drought, the conditions were awesome. The hotel is world class, as are the staff and ski instructors, who I believe are some of the best ski instructors from all over the world, gathered in one place. Maybe it’s all the orange signs in front of Andarivel Roca […] Conditions Report Guest Author | August 6, 2014 0 Comments
Portillo, Chile 2013 Summer Highlight Video: SnowBrians.com’s newest reporter Andrew Rumph had a great summer in Chile in 2013. He skied all summer in Portillo, then went down to El Colorado, Chile for the Freeride World Tour Qualifier competition. Andrew skied well and stayed on his feet and ended up in 2nd place. Andrew will be making a big run for qualifying for the Freeride World […] SnowBrains | October 26, 2013 0 Comments
US Ski Team Racing Efforts THWARTED by Large Powder Storm in Portillo, Chile on Saturday… The US Ski Team’s downhill racing efforts were viciously thwarted in Chile over the weekend by a nasty snowstorm that forced them to stop racing and ski deep powder all day long. We talked to US Ski Team member and local Squaw ripper, Travis Ganong, on Saturday to get a feel for just how horrible he was feeling about the huge dump of powder snow at Portillo, Chile. We just had 3 simple questions: SB: How much snow did Portillo get? Travis: The Portillo website was reporting […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | September 23, 2013 3 Comments
Lindsey Vonn is Back on Skis in Portillo, Chile It’s great to see Lindsey Vonn back on skis. She’s the most decorated ski athlete the USA has ever had and we’re proud of what she’s done. It’s been 7 months since she tore here ACL in Schladming, Austria and she’s taking some baby steps on ski in Portillo, Chile right now. Hopefully we’ll see here charging full speed by early winter. PORTILLO, Chile (Sept. 2) — A smiling and pain free Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO), Olympic gold medalist and four-time Audi FIS Alpine World Cup […] SnowBrains | September 3, 2013 2 Comments
Top 10 Aprés Ski Activities in Portillo, Chile This is truly and amazing experience. The sunsets in Portillo are nothing short of stunning. Pair this with a hot tub full of Chilean women and bearded ski bums; it becomes an experience not to forget. 2. Enjoy free drinks at the beginning of the week cocktail party. Kick-start your week of incredible skiing at Portillo with 100% free drink service in the hotel common room. Be careful though, I must warn you, the Pisco Sours are STRONG! You don’t want to start your first full day of skiing hungover… or do you? 3. Listen to live music at the […] Bevan Waite | August 27, 2013 2 Comments
Why is Portillo Called “The Cruiseship”? | Photo Tour One of the things that makes Portillo, Chile so darn special is it’s cruise ship like feel. The resort is so remote that it is it’s own entity, far from any town, or city, excluding the Chilean army barracks just down the highway. The resort has no “ski town” associated with it. There is an absence of winding suburb-like streets […] Bevan Waite | August 8, 2013 2 Comments
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