15-FEET of Snow Forecast for Chile This Week! Today, snow started to fall in the Central Andes, and it seems it won’t stop until next Saturday. Valle Nevado ski resort in Chile’s upper mountain, for example, is forecast to receive 15-Feet of Snow (185 inches) according to snow-forecast.com. Whoa! La Parva and El Colorado, which are just next to Valle Nevado, also expect a huge amount of snowfall […] Conditions Report Matias Ricci | May 29, 2016 0 Comments
Up to 40″ of Snow Forecast for South America this Weekend Winter is just around the corner in South America. Last week, Cerro Castor (Ushuaia, Argentina), Catedral (Bariloche, Argentina), Valle Nevado (Santiago, Chile), and more were hit by the first snowfall of the year. A few days ago, Cerro Catedral, in Bariloche, turned white for a while. Now it is the turn for Las Leñas, in Mendoza, and Portillo and Valle […] Weather Matias Ricci | April 13, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO & Photos: Big Powder Day in South America Today South America and especially central Chile just got hit with another big storm. Valle Nevado is reporting over a foot of new snow today and the photos look epic. Portillo got a healthy amount of snow as did La Parva, Chile. Even Argentina got in on the goods with Las Lenas getting new snow and Catedral in Bariloche, Argentina gettting 4″ overnight. Winter is not over in South America. South America and especially central Chile just got hit with another big storm. Valle Nevado is reporting over a foot of new snow today and Conditions Report SnowBrains | September 25, 2015 0 Comments
Valle Nevado, Chile Conditions Report: Champagne Powder! After seeing a storm up north we knew we had to bite the bullet and take busses all the way from El Bolson, Argentina to Nevados de Chillan, Chile. Although the new snow didn’t quite justify the 24 hours of bus travel, we were lucky enough to see another big storm coming into the Santiago region and hopped on another few busses to catch some epic conditions in Valle Nevado. The storm this week blew in a foot to a few feet of cold snow, depending on the wind. Friday was cold and cloudless. It brought a day of sunshine and dry powder. Conditions Report Guest Author | September 12, 2015 1 Comment
Valle Nevado, Chile Snow Update: No New Snow in 2 Weeks This means either you ski the most recently groomed run possible, or go looking for bits of off piste like lower slopes that aren’t too hacked up and get warm enough to soften, or those snaking drift lines at higher altitudes where the wind packs the snow smooth and chalky. I skied Valle Nevado from La Parva yesterday and had a fun day in spite of a lack of grooming (which makes a big difference). While I try to avoid bashing ski areas, some constructive criticism is needed. VN has […] Conditions Report Guest Author | August 28, 2015 1 Comment
Monster Storm Slamming South America Now | Ski Resort Snow Total & Photo Tour: Chile and Argentina are getting hammered right now. Some weather men are saying this may be the largest storm to hit central Chile in the past 5 years. Originally, central Chile had 19-feet of snow forecast in 4 days this week. It likely won’t add up that high, but it’s still gonna be deep and already is. It’s starting to appear that El Nino is kicking in South America and this very well may be the year to get yourself down to Chile & Argentina and start taking advantage of it. SASS Global Travel‘s flagship SASS Argentina program is poised and ready to get you down here and stuff you into the big powder […] Weather SnowBrains | August 6, 2015 2 Comments
124″ of Snow Forecast for Chile This Weekend! Wow. 124″ of snow are forecast for Valle Nevado ski resort in Chile this weekend. Valle Nevado had nothing but brown dirt and rocks until 5 days ago. Now, they’re about to get dumped on and potentially be open with terrific conditions next week. It’s been so bad in northern Chile so far this winter that no ski resorts have opened up yet. The snow is forecast to start today, get insane on Saturday and Sunday, then taper off on Monday into a clear week next week. Weather SnowBrains | July 10, 2015 0 Comments
Portillo, Chile Has No Snow, Pushes Back Opening Date to ??? Portillo, Chile still doesn’t have a flake of snow right now. They hoped to open by June 20th, then July 9th, and now they’ve pushed their opening date back to To Be Determined since there is still no snow and no snow in the forecast. Portillo isn’t alone in its lack of snow. Valle Nevado, Farallones, El Colorado, La Parva, and Ski Arpa are all currently without snow. Northern Chile has been experiencing a drought since 2007 and it appears to be continuing. Southern Chile is doing better. taking into account the most recent weather forecast and absence of snow for the […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 2, 2015 2 Comments
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