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Volcanic Eruption CLOSES Popular Chilean Ski Resort for Season

Pucon ski resort in Chile will not be opening this Southern Winter due to volcanic activity in the volcano it’s located upon. The Pucon ski resort is located on the 9,317-foot Villarica volcano that erupted huge on March 3rd, 2015. That eruption created a mudslide (a lahar) that damages some storage containers at the ski resort but spared all other infrastructure. The lifts, restaurant, and all other buildings remain intact. The reason that the Pucon ski resort won’t be opening this year […]

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SnowBrains | May 28, 2015
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