Chile’s Only Catskiing Operation is an Improbable Dream of Pure Skiing Ski Arpa is Chile’s only snowcat operation “Anton probably wouldn’t call it cowboy, but it’s pretty cowboy,” Alex Taran said, one of the guides at Ski Arpa, Chile’s only snowcat operation, located in a remote, west-facing Andean valley a couple of hours north of Santiago. The Anton, who might not call his Ski Arpa “cowboy,” is Aspen-based Anton Sponar, son […] Featured Article Justin Park | January 9, 2026 0 Comments
Ski Arpa, Chile, to Open For First Time in 4-Years Ski Arpa in Chile announced yesterday that they would be opening this winter for the first time since 2018. A lack of snow in 2019 and the covid pandemic the last couple of years prevented the area from opening. They even closed early in 2018 due to a lack of snow. After a lot of uncertainty and hardships over the last […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 26, 2022 0 Comments
Ski Arpa, Chile, Announces Due to Lack of Snow They Won’t be Opening this Winter Ski Arpa, a catskiing resort in Chile, announced over the weekend that due to lack of snow they will not be opening this winter. It is with heavy hearts that we have to announce that we will not be opening this season due to lack of snow. We are sorry if this disrupts any travel plans. We hope to see […] Industry News WeatherBrains | August 5, 2019 0 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
Detailed Chile Conditions Reports July 31st – August 14th via CASA Tours | Arpa, Chillan, La Parva, Valle Nevado words & photos by Gomez & CASA Tours CASA Tours Andes Explorer Trip Report: July 31 – August 2: Our first group of the South American winter arrived on July 31st, 2013. We headed up to the Tres Valles region and rallied around the groomers of La Parva & Valle Nevado. Off-piste was coral reef conditions and still […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | August 17, 2013 3 Comments
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