Ski Chile 2024 sputter sputter

[Casey E]

The last piece of yuck before the weather breaks for a week or so

[byates1]

Sweet

[Mofro261]

Sent by my kid yesterday, bluebird.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_D85...Z6N2ZxMzBvaQ==

[conkyyy]

epic^
is that super C or some other gnarly side country chute?

[possum]

That’s the booter to Super C above Roca Jack

[Casey E]

Pretty calm around the country



So that tremendous surplus of precipitation is shrinking. August YTD vs June YTD for the usual selection of cities near skiing:



That early August storm left the July/August precipitation total near "normal", 101mm vs 108mm for the Tobalaba station in western Santiago. The 3 days of fresh powder in August is normal. By this rule, 30mm should fall in September, enough for one good powder day. When that will happen is anybody's guess. Last year was 70mm for Sept., but just to keep expectations down to earth, with la Niña al acecho, lets say 30 are coming.



For those who skied the recent multi-day flurry session, even a bit can set things up nice for a few days, given the base is deep and solid, and will last thru September.

Southern Chile has been drier as well in this period, and has little new precipitation in the 6 day forecast. The coming prolonged paucity of powder could still be turned around. Fingers crossed.

[Casey E]

Chapelco, the backside

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9iGB..._web_copy_link

[Djongo Unchained]

Damn, Mofro Jr. carving that just like I would. That felt great. Fucking 4" of talcum powder for a lotta vert there. He only stopped to check his watch...more turns or less?

Haven't seen him since Beartooth with SirVic. mediocres.

[2FUNKY]

I would of traversed more.


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[skier666]

Some incredible skiing the last few days in Chile. The Bulge in the La Raja zone delivered!

[2FUNKY]

Wow! Is that heli or hike to terrain? Great line 6’er!


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[byates1]

Satanic sickness!

[skier666]

Heli access. Banger of a first trip and still here.

[Casey E]

Heading to a National Park? There are many wonderful ones in Chile (with snow too), but currently the folks in charge are on strike and not validating entry tickets.

"Hasta que estas demandas no sean cumplidas, los guardaparques de Chile no realizarán la validación de tickets vendidos por la plataforma pases parque en ninguna de las áreas silvestres protegidas del país", advirtió el Sindicato Nacional de Guardaparques y Trabajadores de las Áreas Silvestres Protegidas (SNGP)."

Fuente: Emol.com - https://www.emol.com/noticias/Econom...s-fedetur.html

Check on the status first.

[Casey E]

Climate change trends in Chile

[Casey E]

La joya del Maule

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_Ed1...RlODBiNWFlZA==

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-tFL...RlODBiNWFlZA==

[byates1]

Heli access. Banger of a first trip and still here.

Sick dude. FKNA

[Casey E]

Spring has sprung, and freeze thaw set in, except for yesterday when a thick cold fog hardened things all day for the racers. One had to get into a ping-pong ball at the bottom on the off chance of it clearing higher up the mountain. And it did





Sr Wild arriving at Fabres



Upper El Colorado and the Góndola terminus of VN, where Andes Express launches.



The hotel was in the cloud.

And then it engulfed the upper mountain.



Some rebellious clouds below

[Casey E]

Today back to freeze thaw



Even the abominable one was out early





As were the Rando Fest crew, Andes Touring et al





One of many such festivities in process around the country

[garyfromterrace]

Hey Casey, say hi to Silas for me!

[Casey E]

Hey Casey, say hi to Silas for me!

He got lost in the fog, and reappeared in San Martin de los Andes…

[Casey E]

More jet stream winds yesterday, closing all upper lifts and wreaking havoc with snow quality.

The Andorran team getting the last rays of sun at 10:00am



The piste was hard and this was my last run up Franciscano



Flat spots and ridges were getting dirty as the wind blew warm mid station down





I packed it in in time for the fog to rise up



On a positive take, the dirt helps orientation.

Of course the sun came out for its goodbyes



Complementing prior days shows

[byates1]

^ wow sky. Sweet

[skier666]

Ha. Skied with Silas a bit last week. Solid human being.

[Casey E]

The downhillers had their day





Pretty much just racers and ski camps these days



About a 500m vert schuss ends here



FYI the bar on the left was closed. Weekends it will open, as well as the Pirca at the top of the downhill (Las Águilas). 3,500m pisco sours, anyone? The action across the run there



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