Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina, Report: Mt. Godoy’s West Chute = 1,500-Vertical-Feet of “Hold TF On!” Report from October 14, 2024 I woke up exhausted yesterday to cloudy, cold skies and decided to take the day off knowing just how firm the snow had been 2 days previous on a cloudy day. Then, around 11 a.m,. the sun erupted throughout the heavens. I rounded up my gear, called a cab, and zipped up to the Martial […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | October 16, 2024 0 Comments
Epic 4,200-Mile Patagonia to Antarctica Ski Safari Highlights! We drove 2,200 miles from Bariloche, Argentina to Ushuaia, Argentina in October. We then got on a boat and sailed another 2,000 miles down to Antarctica and back. This was the most epic road trip of my life. We skied in: Esquel, Argentina El Fraile, Chile El Chalten, Argentina Ushuaia, Argentina Deception Island, Antarctica Portal Point, Antarctica Port Lockroy, Antarctica […] Featured Video Miles Clark | December 4, 2023 0 Comments
3,600-Mile Patagonia to Antarctica Safari | Day #12-15 = A Trip to the ER, Guide Training, & Skiing in Tierra Del Fuego, ARG Report from October 15-18, 2023 Day #12 – 15 Details: Miles Driven:ย 0 (drove up to Martial Glacier and back each day, but we aren’t counting that) Total Miles Driven:ย 2,112 Hours of Driving:ย 0 Latitude:ย 54.8ยบS Good Food Eaten: ย Karma – chocolate almond dessert/everything… Lodging:ย Random Airbnb in Rio Gallegos โ Finisterre in Ushuaia October 15 Skiing the Martial Glacier Zone […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | October 29, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains Deep Patagonia Highlight Video 2022 | Tierra Del Fuego, El Chalten, & Over 200 Flamingos Last season (2022), we ended up in a bit of pickle. We were honored to be invited by Ice Axe Expeditions to guide 2 trips to Antarctica (due to a backlog from 2 canceled trips due to the pandemic) but the 2 trips had 11 days between them. What the hell were we supposed to do with 11-days in Patagonia […] Trip Report Miles Clark | August 21, 2023 0 Comments
Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina Report: A World Class 40ยบ Steep, 1000-Vertical-Foot Chute in Moody Weather Report from November 27, 2022 Yesterday was our last ski day in South America for the season. Crazy that we’ve been here so much this year… We did eight weeks in August and September in Bariloche. Now, we’ve just completed another 15 days down here split between Ushuaia, Argentina, Torres Del Paine, Chile, & El Chalten, Argentina. It’s been unreal […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 27, 2022 0 Comments
Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina Report: Martial Glacier Spice During Training For Antarctica Report from November 25, 2022 Yesterday, I got my rope team up on the Martial Glacier in Ushuaia, Argentina for glacier travel practice and some great skiing. We started off in rain and sleet and wind… As we rose, the weather improved until it was sunny, windy, and nice. My crew did great with rope travel, crampons, and ice axes. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 27, 2022 0 Comments
Ushuaia to El Chaten, Argentina Road Trip Report: Day #1 = Torres Del Paine, Chile | Flamingos & Mummified Guanacos… Report from 11/18/22 After getting back from ski guiding in Antarctica on November 15, 2022, we weren’t sure what to do with the 11-days before our next Antarctica ski trip… As we glided through the Beagle Channel on our way back to Ushuaia, I came up with a plan in the first sunshine in a while on the back deck […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 21, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Woman Injured by Avalanche in Argentina Rescued After 7 Hours ๏ปฟ A woman injured by an avalanche near Ushuaia, Argentina, yesterday was successfully extracted by rescuers after a grueling seven-hour rescue in the midst of a snow storm. The woman was unable to walk and had to be pulled off the mountainside in a sled. Skiers in the Cerro Godoy area near the Martial Glacierโthe same area as the woman […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | June 22, 2022 0 Comments