Portillo, Chile to Open on Saturday For First Time in Nearly 2-Years Thanks to the fresh snow that dumped on South America last week, Portillo ski resort in Chile announced yesterday that they will be opening on Saturday for the first time in almost two years. Related: Powder Alert: Parts of Chile and Argentina Expecting Anywhere From 3-10 Feet of New Snow Over Next 5 Days The resort didn’t open last season […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 26, 2021 0 Comments
PHOTOS: Many Seeing Snow for the First Time as it Dumps on Southern Brazil A dramatic cold snap brought overnight snow to southern Brazil for the first time in a generation yesterday.ย Cars, streets, and buildings were blanketed which for many was the first time they had ever seen snow. “I am 62 years old and had never seen the snow,” trucker Iodor Goncalves Marques of Cambara do Sul told the country๊s TV Globo channel. […] SnowBrains | July 30, 2021 0 Comments
South American Resorts Begin Announcing Opening Dates | First Resort Opens Tomorrow As the snow finally starts to fall, South American ski areas have started announcing their opening dates. The season is starting a little later than usual. Often resorts open in mid-June or even as early as late May, depending on the early season snowfall.ย This year’s tardiness can be blamed on a combination of lack of snow and the pandemic. […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 28, 2021 0 Comments
TRAILER: Alex Honnold Making Insane First Ascents Deep in the Amazon Jungle [arve url="https://youtu.be/KDanmpq56Nw"] CragBrains | May 21, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: Full Circle ยบ – 4 Friends Attempt to Summit and Ski Down Corcovado in Chile – The Descent of a Lifetime [arve url="https://youtu.be/mQ5AQC-qzTc"] SnowBrains | March 17, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
The 9 Highest Cities in the World From city streets to mountain peaks, humans live at all different elevations across the globe. Where do most humans live? The vast majority live less than 1 mile high (5,280 feet), however 6% of the Worldโs population lives among the clouds. Most of the Worldโs highest cities are centered in South & Central America, with 6 of the top 9 […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | November 3, 2020 1 Comment
20 Photos to Wrap Up the South American Ski Season Winter’s drawing to a close in the southern hemisphere while ours is just around the corner.ย SO here are 20 photos and a to celebrate the epic, socially-distanced winter that occurred down south and to get you stoked for ours! Photos courtesy of @Andescross Andescross is an organization of professional UIAGM-IFMGA mountain guides that have been providing […] SnowBrains | October 1, 2020 0 Comments
Continued Border Closures Restrict Travel to South America South America instituted some of the worldโs strictest lockdowns due to Covid-19. International travel was completely shut off when several countries instituted border closures. Popular ski resorts such as Portillo, Chile, Valle Nevado, Chile, and Las Lenas, Argentina never opened due to restrictions or announced before the season started they wouldnโt open for the South American winter season. While most […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | September 9, 2020 0 Comments
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