Amidst 10-Year Drought, The Andes Get Much Needed Snowfall and Are Completed Blanketed When Viewed From Space This article originally appeared on earthobservatory.nasa.gov As extreme summer heatwaves deepened droughts and fueled wildfires in the Northern Hemisphere, winter storms brewed south of the equator. In July 2022, back-to-back weather systems eased rainfall deficits in central Chile and added to the snowpack atop the Andes—a critical reserve of water for the coming summer. The blanket of fresh snow along the mountain […] Weather SnowBrains | July 20, 2022 1 Comment
The Monster South American Storm Continues | Snow Totals & Photo Tour: The large storm originally forecast to drop 19-feet of snow on central Chile in 4 days is continuing today. So far, ski resorts are reporting numbers around 40-50″ of new snow from the past two days. Most of these ski resorts are terrible about reporting snow numbers, but we dug up everything we could find. This storm is big, it’s strong, and it’s forecast to stay around for a few more days. This storm was strong enough to keep Portillo closed all day yesterday and most likely they’ll be closed again today. Weather SnowBrains | August 7, 2015 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina is Getting Snow | Photo Tour (editor’s note: Our good friend, Evan Haines, will be in Bariloche, Argentina this summer skiing the backcountry of Patagonia. He’ll be bringing us reports, photos, & videos of the some of the most beautiful ski zones on Earth) words & photos by Evan Haines on May 31st, 2013 For those of you who are just straring to get into the […] SnowBrains | June 3, 2013 4 Comments