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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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VIDEO: Skiing Patagonia Powder from Refugio Frey, Bariloche, Argentina

I would give both testicles for a moment like this right now...

Skiing Patagonia is the dream for many skiers. Taking off from the heat, the stress, and the crowds that come with summer to shred pow in South America and escape from reality, for whatever amount of time is affordable, can shift the state of mind for the rest of the summer season. In the webisode series South Lines, Adria Millan […]

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Dylan Cautela | September 27, 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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Refugio Frey, Patagonia Backcountry Hut Report: Chutes & Ladders

This backcountry report is thanks to AndesCross Mountain Guides, a company that guides the best backcountry skiing in Patagonia, Argentina, Chile, and internationally. AndesCross Mountain Guides has fully UIAGM-IFMGA certified guides have the Bariloche, Argentina region dialed. The past few days brought snow to the Andes. The storm […]

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Guest Author | August 10, 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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