[PHOTOS] Ski Portillo, Chile, Sees First Significant Snowfall of the Season The Southern Hemisphere is off to a solid start already this winter. As we are winding things down in North America after a historic season for California, Utah, and Wyoming, things are just getting going down south. OpenSnow is reporting 29″ of snowfall at Ski Portillo, Chile, all falling in the last ten days of May. The first established ski resort […] Industry News John Cunningham | June 5, 2023 0 Comments
Worst Ski Season in Decades for Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand: Staff Made Redundant as Ski Field Closes Temporarily Mt. Ruapehu in New Zealand is experiencing one of the worst ski season in decades. Large areas of the dual ski resort are closed at the moment—a shocking situation in the middle of the southern hemisphere winter. The beginning of the season started promising, with large snowfalls in early June, however, precipitation has since decreased. The resort operated snow machines […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 24, 2022 0 Comments
Snow Falls on Both Sides of the Planet as the Seasons Change On the week the seasons changed, both sides of the globe received snowfall. Related: Which Ski Resort Will Open First This Year? #RaceToOpen Ski areas in the southern hemisphere saw snowfall in Australia as winter turned to spring. In the northern hemisphere, snow began falling across North America on ski resorts in the PNW, British Columbia, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming […] SnowBrains | September 27, 2021 0 Comments
Against All Odds, New Zealand Ski Resorts See Record Number of Visitors The Kiwis are shredding! That’s right- despite predictions of an economic downturn and the fairly recent lifting of lockdown laws, New Zealand ski resorts are not just surviving but thriving. On both the North and South Island, ski resorts are seeing a significant increase in the number of visitors when compared to previous seasons. Related: VIDEO: Double-backflip Off Huge Cliff […] Industry News Spencer Cox | July 20, 2020 1 Comment
New Zealand Winter Outlook: High Stoke, Low Profit With winter in the Southern Hemisphere just kicking off, New Zealand ski area operators have mixed thoughts on the season ahead. New Zealand implemented one of the most comprehensive quarantines in the world when the COVID-19 pandemic first began. As a result of those drastic measures, the New Zealand government has given ski areas the green light to open for […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | June 26, 2020 0 Comments
African Resort First to Open in Southern Hemisphere The first resort in the southern hemisphere has opened for the 2020 season. Afriski is one of two resorts in southern Africa, and has opened for skiing on June 6th. Afriski had planned to open on June 4th but was delayed due to COVID-19 closures. Afriski is located in the country of Lesotho, which is surrounded entirely by the larger […] Industry News Lynn Barlow | June 9, 2020 3 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
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
Ikon Pass Offers All Year Access with These Summer Southern Hemisphere Hotspots Brought to you by Ikon Pass This planet we ski and ride on, it provides a never-ending supply of snowy adventure. In the north, the season warms and the snows begin to recede, uncovering a summer of hiking and mountain biking, scenic gondola rides and mountain exploration. But winter never really ends and in the Southern Hemisphere buckets of white […] Featured Article SnowBrains | September 12, 2019 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Report: Big Wind, New Snow, & Afternoon Delight… [arve url="https://vimeo.com/356265178"] Miles Clark | August 27, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Report: No Fall Zone to Punchy Snow to Creamy Wind-Spine [arve url="https://vimeo.com/355644006"] Miles Clark | August 23, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Report: Legit Patagonian Storm Day Report from August 21st, 2019 Brought to you by Cerro Catedral It started snowing hard as we left the mountain yesterday so we made sure to get there early today. There were about 2″ of snow at the bottom of the mountain, so you know that 3,500-vertical-feet up, it’s gonna be good. We got on the first chair at 9am […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 22, 2019 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Report: There Is SO Much Snow Here Right Now… [arve url="https://vimeo.com/351957006"] Miles Clark | August 5, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
When Is The Best Time to Ski & Ride in South America? It’s a big commitment to fly all the way down to South America to ski in the summer. Skiers and riders need to know what time of year is going to maximize their chances for good coverage, fresh snow, and quality experiences. Related: Why You Should Make Valle Nevado, Chile Your #1 Summer Ski Destination SnowBrains has spent 10 winter seasons […] SnowBrains | June 18, 2019 2 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Backcountry Report: Sunburns, Bootpacks, Oreos, & Smokey Powder Today, we headed straight into the backcountry of Cerro Catedral in Bariloche, Argentina – right after skiing a cat track with fun dogger (see our instagram story). We initially accidentally ended up doing some “extreme” skiing in an icy chute with a sketchy exit that was all no fall zone. I didn’t know it was going to be so icy. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 4, 2018 0 Comments
Resorts Extend their Season as Conditions are the Best in Decades in Australia It’s dumping right now in Australia, it looks like it’s one of the best seasons in the last couple of decades, and it doesn’t look like stopping anytime soon. In fact, it’s so good, some resorts are announcing they’re extending their season. The current storm pattern is building on the cold, wintry spell they experienced last month. After a slow start, […] Conditions Report WeatherBrains | August 21, 2018 0 Comments
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
Coldest Winter For Years as Resorts in New Zealand & Australia Report Multiple Feet of Snowfall Totals Australia has been shivering this winter, but a cold air mass combined with clear skies and light winds caused the mercury to really plummet over the weekend leading to widespread frost and fog each morning. Some southern parts of the Northern Territory and a few places in southwest Queensland had their coldest morning in three to seven years. After a night […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 17, 2018 0 Comments
Body of Solo Tramper Found in Nelson Lakes National Park, New Zealand The body of a tourist who died in the Nelson Lakes National Park, New Zealand was found in the snow near an alpine route, reports Stuff. The man, whose name has not yet been released, had been on a solo trip in the Mt. Robert range, near St Arnaud. The officer in charge of Tasman police search and rescue, Sergeant Malcolm York, said […] Climbing CragBrains | July 16, 2018 0 Comments
Woman Suffers ‘Medical Episode’ and Dies whilst Skiing at Perisher, Australia A woman has died while skiing at Perisher in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains. NSW police have confirmed emergency services were called to the ski resort about 10.40 am on Thursday after the woman suffered what they described as a “medical episode” while skiing. The woman died at the scene. “The community is very upset by this terrible accident […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 13, 2018 0 Comments
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