Ski Chile 2024 sputter sputter

[danmelon]

amazing, thanks again for sharing all the chile stoke.

guess i'll be one year older (sigh).

[mooseknuckle]

This should be selling plane tickets this year not next. Sadly I’m in the latter group with fingers crossed for a repeat.

[Casey E]

Another epic day








Great coverage, for being over 3,200m, looking south from Manantiales córner



Las Vegas from the main parking lot



Habitual chain removal fiasco

[yeahman]

Epic

[Casey E]

Even the Lagunillas ski area is snowed in
(Cajón del Maipo)

[Casey E]

More smoke from yesterday











Too bad it is all over for now. It is winter holidays for the kids, tho, the sunshine will be welcome, and maybe the ski areas will get beyond having just a third of their the runs packed.

Yesterday, Valle Nevado had the entire upper mountain closed, and Andes Express did not appear to be running either. Major road trouble, same as above Farellones.

[Gcooker]

Even the Lagunillas ski area is snowed in
(Cajón del Maipo)

Looks fantastic!!

[Casey E]

The current precipitation stats



Outstanding month, and year to date, but not a record for June

[Casey E]

Quieting down for the central zone, continuing snow for the south

[Casey E]

Roca Jack and echelons looking prime



Meanwhile, in Copahue hot springs, Argentina

[Casey E]

Slava sandwich

[byates1]

Casey bringing the noise. Damn.

[Casey E]

Over the border from Las Leñas

[byates1]

https://snowbrains.com/ski-portillo-...even-open-yet/

[Casey E]

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/agwwp71qLEzSzKSH/?

[Casey E]

Kiddie holidays are peaking and the first jr racers have appeared. Pistes are fine packed powder. We took a swing by VN to see how the other half lives.

Not too bad it seems, one of several Bajo Cero terraces:



US$8 a beer.

It takes all kinds



Splendid day



Del Inca, Tres Puntas, and Ancla not running.

Rumor has it the “Gringo” wants to a lift down this valley



Nice exposure, steep, and the snow blows in there.

Coño! Cono Este looks good



Gully run is set up

[Casey E]

At last Portillo gets to open

[Casey E]

Don’t know if this applies to anyone out there


More interesting, for the oldest farts,



https://www.thepowerpass.ski/power-pass

Hope this gringo skiburban art spotted today in LP isn’t a harbinger of more to come



Although warm with flat light, the skiing is good

[riff]

Amazing wind feature behind that fella. Gorgeous


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[Casey E]

Maule still out of reach

[Casey E]

Go south for new snow

[Casey E]

Phew, kiddie holidays are over, for the most part. Some private schools have a different schedule, and now the universities are entering winter break, but aside from the July 13-16 and August 15-18 long weekends, there should now be "normal" crowds. I hope the ski areas finally made some money for the holidays.

Grooming has been in full swing, carving out the runs everywhere. Fabres in La Parva, and Del Inca and Ancla in VN, finally opened. Roca Jack in Portillo, and Don Otto in Chillan are also open. The runs are packed powder when groomed and hard pack with some piles of soft snow when not. Pockets of powder can be found on steeper sheltered south facing slopes.

In keeping with the stoke, Fabres



Capacho run with grandson and the Mrs







Las Flores




Trying to photograph my grand son and daughter was not easy as they were either on my heels or passing me



Style be damned




The forecast looks a lot like la Niña is kicking in

[Casey E]

Just in from a brief fluke access to customs in Maule

"I did some probing indeed, it was always deeper than the probe length, 240 cm. Carabineros then told me that they don’t plan opening the road to customs until they clear all the road and open the pass. And the plans are to do so “in a month and a half”"

Customs



So access is limited to 5 km below there, where a workers camp and Valle Aguirre access is.

[Casey E]

Yucky air time of the year

[Casey E]

Another heli op in the RM

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9Ank..._web_copy_link

Powder at least a week after the last dump

Take a dive on the wild side

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C84ll..._web_copy_link