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VIDEO & Photos: Big Powder Day in South America Today

South America and especially central Chile just got hit with another big storm. Valle Nevado is reporting over a foot of new snow today and the photos look epic. Portillo got a healthy amount of snow as did La Parva, Chile. Even Argentina got in on the goods with Las Lenas getting new snow and Catedral in Bariloche, Argentina gettting 4″ overnight. Winter is not over in South America. South America and especially central Chile just got hit with another big storm. Valle Nevado is reporting over a foot of new snow today and
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Video Proof of the Insane Powder in Chile This August:

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This is the movie that won the Veho Film Festival in Chile this August. Chile had one helluva August with a monster storm coming in and dropping over 50″ in spots. These boys were poised and ready to get after all this pow and they did so on some pretty incredible terrain. These lines all look fun, inviting, and rippable – especially in the bright sunshine. This is the movie that won the Veho Film Festival in Chile this August. Chile had one helluva August with a monster storm coming in and dropping over 50″
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La Parva, Chile Conditions Report: After 51″ of New Snow

No new snow since the light snowfall yesterday, but the high clouds broke early, the sun finally came out, and the low clouds hovered menacingly at about the altitude of Farellones. All lifts opened except Nevada (broke motor), with Las Aguilas being the last to open due to avalanche control. The packed base is between 70cm and 120cm, and is fairly evenly distributed. Seems there were high winds and a couple of warm spells during the last couple days. The runs are now being […]
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Bariloche, Argentina Conditions Report: World Class Tree Skiing

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The world’s best tree skiing? Maybe. Certainly the best tree skiing I’ve ever experienced anywhere… Catedral ski resort in Bariloche, Argentina received 3+ feet of snow on the upper mountain over the weekend. Today was sunny and bright and was likely than any single day we had here last season. There was snow to the bottom of the mountain (which we never had last season) today which meant you could ski the incredible old growth Lenga tree forests on the lower mountain. These trees are large, very widely spaced
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Bariloche, Arg. Conditions Report: Powder Day w/ 40″ on the Way

Catedral ski resort in Bariloche, Argentina has been getting hammered by snow since last weekend. Coverage up high is damn good and things are pretty thin down low. Today was the first day with good visibility all week and it did not disappoint. Catedral is reporting about a foot of snow in the past two days on the upper mountain. Last night’s cold sucked some of the moisture out of the old snow and a few new inches of snow had fallen since closing yesterday making […]
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Mammoth, CA Weekend Powder Report:

Last Saturday, was a powder day at Mammoth, CA. We watched it snow heavily on the mountain Friday evening on the webcams and knew that Saturday was going to be special. Before bed, we saw about 4″ of new snow on the patio furniture at mid-mountain. We got to Mammoth early on Saturday and grabbed first chair on Chair 23rd. We weren’t disappointed. The snow was 4-5″ deep and plastered on everything. You could go fast and arc huge turns down Chair 23. […]
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