The 2018 ski season in Bariloche, Argentina may have been my very favorite of my 10 seasons down there.
It wasn’t a huge snow season – at least, it wasn’t right until the end – but it snowed a handful of inches with wind each week and that was enough to buff out the backcountry and make it creamy and sweet every week.
Last season was the most I’ve gotten into the Bariloche backcountry due to there being low avalanche danger, clear skies, great weather, and smooth snow.
Big, fun, lines. August 15th, 2018. image: snowbrains
It was quite simply a ball out there.
Then when the snow was melting and getting thin in late September (deep springtime) a series of storms came that lastest for about 3 weeks and dropped about 200″ of snow!
We powder skied like mad and there was no one left to ski it but us…
The mountain, Catedral Alta Patagonia, even re-opened their best chair, Nubes, that had closed a week earlier due to low snow.
2018 was a crazy fun season in Bariloche, Argentina.
I simply cannot wait to get back down there this August and September for my 11th consecutive season!
Gracias, Catedral!
PHOTOS:
Khoa going head over heels for the pow! Catedral ski resort. August 25th, 2018. image: snowbrainsBeam me up! Catedral ski resort. September 15th, 2018. image: snowbrainsSwerve. Backcountry. September 3rd, 2018. image: snowbrainsMy favorite zone… August 14th, 2018. image: snowbrainsGreggy making his move up. September 4th, 2018. image: snowbrainsMiles backcountry slash. September 5th, 2018. image: snowbrainsBackcountry wind lines. September 7th, 2018. image: snowbrainsVistas west. August 9th, 2018. image: snowbrainsOwen Leeper in deep in the backcountry. August 4th, 2018. image: Owen LeeperThe real Cathedral towers. August 14th, 2018. image: snowbrainsBackcountry line. September 7th, 2018. image: snowbrainsMiles slash in the backcountry. September 3rd, 2018. image: snowbrainsMiles rooster tail. September 4th, 2018. image: snowbrainsGreggy headed up with a smile. September 4th, 2018. image: snowbrainsAnubis rock. August 29th, 2018. image: snowbrainsBackcountry spines. August 20th, 2018. image: snowbrainsWestern vistas. August 8th, 2018. image: snowbrainsBackcountry pow lines. September 20th, 2018. image: snowbrainsCatedral ski resort on the lake. September 3rd, 2018. image: snowbrainsMisty… Catedral ski resort on August 7th, 2018. image: snowbrainsCatedral on the lake. August 4th, 2018. image: snowbrainsGreggy and Miles soaking it in. Catedral ski resort. September 15th, 2018. image: snowbrainsCatedral. August 24th, 2018. image: snowbrainsSick backcountry couloir. September 8th, 2018. image: snowbrains
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