10-Year Mega-Drought Spells Early End to Central Andes 2019 Ski Season With the Andes Ski season drawing to a close it seems for many as though winter never really arrived. While Snowbrains found snow in Bariloche, and Argentina presented more welcome images of powder, the southern winter was a far call from a “regular” winter. A decade-long mega drought intensified this year in the Andes mountains above Santiago, limiting snowfall to […] Industry News Adrian Dolatschko | September 20, 2019 0 Comments
60+mph Wind-Gust Derails Gondola and Chairlift in Bariloche, Argentina Today A monster 60+mph gust of wind derailed the Amancay Gondola and Militares Chairlift at Cerro Catedral in Bariloche, Argentina today at about 2pm local time. We were skiing at Cerro Catedral today and we hiked to the summit (summit chair, Nubes, was closed due to high wind) and we experienced possibly the strongest winds we’ve ever walked in up there […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 19, 2019 0 Comments
Ski Icon Portillo, Chile To CLOSE September 21 A difficult 2019/20 winter, characterized by snowfall levels well below average, draws to a close at premier Chilean ski destination, Portillo. Ski Portillo in the central Andes, is one among several major Chile and Argentina ski areas to be hit hard by what scientist confirm to be a 10-yr drought. Thin cover closed these Andean ski resorts early: Los Puqios, […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 16, 2019 0 Comments
Cerro Bayo, Argentina Report: Hidden Gem?? Old wisdom advises, watch-out for the quiet ones. That applies to snow fields as well. Cerro Bayo Ski Boutique, 1000 meters above Villa La Angostura on Argentina’s famed Ruta 40, has been called a quiet player among Andean resorts. Its silence is as subtle as its size, and hints at a hidden gem. Heavy cloud delivered what forecast predicted; snow […] Trip Report Paulie | September 13, 2019 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Report: A Couple of Powder Turns & Some Splendid Views Report from September 10th, 11th, & 12th, 2019 Brought to you by Cerro Catedral It’s been a little while since our last good snowstorm here. The last good one was on August 28th. We did get a bit of snow early this week that made for some powder, some crustiness, and some dust on crustiness. The storm dropped only about […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 13, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Travis Rice Chases ‘Photo of a Lifetime’ During Solar Eclipse in Chile [arve url="https://youtu.be/wNSes-K-I-E"] SnowBrains | September 6, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Large, New Ski Resort Planned in Argentina with 13,000-Foot Peaks & Hot Springs | “El Azufre” There are many great ski resorts in South America – Portillo, La Parva, Bariloche, Las Leñas, Chillan, Valle Nevado and many others, but it’s always good to have one more ski resort! Developers are currently planning a large, new ski resort near Mendoza, Argentina that will be named “El Azufre”. During recent years, central Andes have experienced the worst winters […] Industry News Claire Weiss | September 6, 2019 0 Comments
Legendary Las Lenas, Argentina Will CLOSE on September 7th Due To Lack of Snow… A striking lack of snow has caused Las Leñas, Argentina to announce a closing date of September 7th, 2019. Las Lenas generally plans to stay open until at least October 1st or later. Las Lenas was also forced close early on September 8th in 2018 due to a lack of snow. The Central Andes of South America have been experiencing […] Industry News Paulie | September 4, 2019 0 Comments
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