South American winter extended: touring the Villarrica Volcano South American winter extended: touring the Villarrica Volcano The belated arrival of El Niño has extended the Chilean ski season into October, with Valle Nevado now closing on October 18 and Corralco going “until the snow runs out”, probably November 1. While there is still a 30% deficit of rainfall for the Central Zone, cool and rainy spring weather has […] Trip Report Guest Author | October 15, 2015 0 Comments