Why is Portillo Called “The Cruiseship”? | Photo Tour One of the things that makes Portillo, Chile so darn special is it’s cruise ship like feel. The resort is so remote that it is it’s own entity, far from any town, or city, excluding the Chilean army barracks just down the highway. The resort has no “ski town” associated with it. There is an absence of winding suburb-like streets […] Bevan Waite | August 8, 2013 2 Comments
“Eye of the Condor” Photo Comp Returns to Chile August 2nd – 9th The Eye of the Condor competition returns to La Parva Chile for the 3rd consecutive year. It’s a photo competition that pits some of the best skiers on Earth against each other in a creative venue aimed at creating amazing images and promoting the Chilean Freeride scene. This year the teams are TGR, Icelantic, Discrete, ValdiVieso, & 4bi9. Top athletes […] SnowBrains | July 18, 2013 2 Comments
Valle Nevado, Chile Conditions Report Video South America has finally gotten the memo: skiers and riders want to see what is actually going on at your ski resorts. Las Leñas and Valle Nevado are putting out conditions report videos every two weeks or so, which is incredible compared to how South American ski resorts used to operate. It used to be that you literally couldn’t find […] SnowBrains | July 10, 2013 1 Comment
Skiing in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca: Urus, Ishinca and Tocllaraju | Photo Tour This May and June I had the opportunity to join a trip to try and ski some high peaks in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca. This report is from the first part of our trip: the journey from Switzerland to Huaraz Peru, and our adventure into the Quebrada Ishinca. I entered this trip with some hesitation, for a couple of reasons. […] Backcountry Lee Lyon | June 18, 2013 16 Comments
Opening Dates for 6 Major South American Ski Resorts Southern Hemisphere winter is coming. South America has the best ski resorts and the best snow in the Southern Hemisphere. Many of us can’t make it down to South America for the summer ski season, but just getting updates from down there keeps our curiosity piqued. Things haven’t revved up too much yet down there, so we’ll start with a […] SnowBrains | June 13, 2013 3 Comments
Valle Nevado, Chile to OPEN This Saturday | Big Snow Prompts Early Opening Does this freak you out a little? Knowing that you could hop on a plane and be skiing in South America by Saturday? It should. Valle Nevado has boosted their opening date to June 8th. Most South America ski resorts don’t open up until July or even mid-July. June 8th if a very early opening. Valle Nevado has received over […] SnowBrains | June 3, 2013 3 Comments
Big Snow in Chile & Argentina | Up to 20” has Fallen with 10” on the Way | Photo Tour South America ski season is getting closer. It usually doesn’t really get started until July, but this early snow can’t hurt anything. Valle Nevado, Chile is reporting 20 inches of new snow over the weekend. The forecast there is for 10 more inches of snow tonight. Las Leñas, Argentina is also reporting new snow. They haven’t shown an exact number yet, but […] Weather SnowBrains | May 28, 2013 1 Comment
First Snow of the Year @ Valle Nevado, Chile | Photo Tour Valle Nevado, Chile got their first snow storm of the year this past week. They got about 5+ inches and it blanketed the local landscape well. When it’s on, road laps from nearby El Colorado can be all-time. The road laps are reportedly the best skiing in the area and the video at the bottom of this article allows a […] SnowBrains | May 6, 2013 2 Comments
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