Portillo, Chile Conditions Report: Big, Nasty Terrain Although the powder was skied off all the nooks and crannies for our day trip on Monday, Portillo certainly has a nice base, and the weather was unbeatable. Sunny and warmish, it was great cruising the groomers and the Va et Vient lifts were fun as always. Tio Bob’s still serves up great burgers, camarones al pilpil and the beer is cold. Perfect day! The sun was hitting hard and some powdery avalanches were bringing down the prior weeks snowfalls. Here the Roca Jack with a couple of snow waterfalls on the slopes beyond: Conditions Report Guest Author | August 21, 2015 0 Comments
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
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