Southern Hemisphere Half-Way Report | Best is Yet to Come Ski season in the southern hemisphere is about half-way through and although there are great conditions and there have been some awesome powder days, August often sees some of the biggest storms, so the best is yet to come. Here’s the lowdown on what’s going on Down Under and in South America: Australia suffered a slow start to their season […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 31, 2018 0 Comments
Forecast for Next Few Days in South America Reported in Feet not Inches The biggest storm of the season so far is just beginningย in South America, with estimated totals over the next couple of days being reported in feet, not inches. Chile looks like it will receive the higher totals, in excess of 4-feet at some resorts, but that doesn’t mean that Argentina is being left behind, over 3-feet expected at Las Leรฑas, […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 5, 2018 0 Comments
South America Get Ready! Multiple Feet of Delicious Fresh Powder Heading Your Way Lifts are turning and resorts are open in South America, so what we really need right now is a big storm or two to dump epic amounts of fresh powder on resorts, allowing them to open more lifts and more terrain. Well, guess what?! That’s exactly what is being forecast for both Chile and Argentina this weekend and beyond. Chile […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 29, 2018 0 Comments
Storm Set to Dump up to 3-FEET on Resorts in Chile Tuesday through Wednesday With more resorts now open than there are closed in Chile and Argentina, we need it to start dumping – it looks like we’re not going to be disappointed. Fresh snow fell over parts of Argentina during the weekend, helping to improve Chapelco’s coverage prior to its opening, and Cerro Catedral also saw great snow conditions, allowing the resort to […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 25, 2018 0 Comments
Valle Nevado, Chile has Seen 3-Feet of Fresh Snow Since the Weekend as South America’s Ski Season is about to Begin Ski areas like Valle Nevado in Chile, and Las Lenas in Argentina are seeing some pretty big dumps as the 2018 ski season there is about to get going. Chileโs El Colorado is one of the first to turn lifts. The resort is celebrating its 70th season this year and is already reporting a base of 24″. The fresh snow […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 12, 2018 0 Comments
Top 10 Reasons Why You Have To Ski South America: The Andes Mountain Range in South America is the longest mountain range on Earth. It has the highest mountains outside the Himalayas and some of the best skiing and riding anywhere. The Andes also have the most skiing and riding on Earth, with over 1,500 milesย of snow-covered, lift-serviced terrain. There are so many excellent reasons to come ski and ride […] SnowBrains | June 11, 2018 2 Comments
Resorts Open for Riding in the Southern Hemisphere Right Now As the northern hemisphere winds up their winter season, in the southern hemisphere winter is just kicking off. More and more resorts are opening every week. Mt. Hutt, one of New Zealand’s highest resorts, opened this weekend with one of its snowiest openings in recent memory. 2000 skiers turned out to the opening day on Friday where they had the […] Industry News Steven Agar | June 11, 2018 0 Comments
BOOM! South American Resorts Expecting Upwards of 100-INCHES of Snow this Week The South American ski season will beย in full swing in the next couple of weeks, and it looks like Mother Nature will be delivering the goods to start the season off with a bang. Towards the end of this week the storms will begin, and over the next week or longer most resorts in Chile will see upwards of 7-FEET […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 6, 2018 1 Comment