La Parva joins Valle Nevado under the Mountain Capital Partners umbrella:

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First dusting Valle Nevado

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Very unpredictable, the freezing level is most important in the south, as there it always precipitates a lot even in dry years.

Here we go, the infamous plume plunges

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A big swing to cool waters is a common post-Nino phenomena. This will...

So all the enthusiasm of last year, an almost normal one, has been vanquished by the announcements of an impending La Niña. While it may be early for June-Sept predictions, the signs are there:
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Traced back to Dostoyevsky, and beyond!

““In his essay, ‘A Word or Two about Vranyo’, Dostoyevsky tried to uncover why ‘everyone lied in Russia down to the last figure’. True, he believed that...

JFC. The war in Iraq cost $2-3 trillion, depending on how you count the cost. Plus new weapons and many young american lives. And what did Amerika get? A never-ending goatfuck.

Ukraine needs...

Putins love for his countrymen, in charts

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Putins love for his countrymen expressed in charts, from the economist How many Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine?...

Russia expands their submarine fleet, again

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The first hard question!

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According to my Russian buddy, this war only ends with Putins death, and he who doth do it, will be a Russian national hero.

Maybe that Fucker Snarlson dude will be the one, sneaking in a...

Agreed. Now go convince the Trump bumpkins to step up to the plate.

But then again, on the other hand, you can still ski well into November, albeit accessing snow above the tree line, and funkier conditions. Looked like someone got a good line down V Villarrica on...

But then again, on the other hand, you can still ski well into November, albeit accessing snow above the tree line, and funkier conditions. Looked like someone got a good line down V Villarrica on...

Basically, the US of A is rootin' for Putin at this point. Too many dumbfucks crapping their pants, as in to hell with the future of freedom, like this marine

Well, by the “when they deny it, it is true” rule,

https://www.politico.eu/article/putins-not-dying-kremlin-says/

The parting shots.

Slava gets last dibs at Portillo mid October

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Rounding out the season, "cuentas alegres" from the ski areas, form leaving behind drought years and the pandemic.

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Antillanca closed Sunday like many ski areas, with snow at the base. After rain showers at the base the day before, our excursion day to V Casablanca started with blue skies and frozen snow
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Villarrica is calm as seen from our rancho

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But is still orange alert

So pootie figures piggy got carried away with the blow and blew himself up

“President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia claimed on Thursday that the warlord Yevgeny V. Prigozhin and his associates may...

So I went on a safari with a BackChillan guide and a friend, Termas-Tres Marias-North side of Nevados de Chillan-top of Valle de Aguas calientes.

We travelled some 20km of endless snow between...

Destination tomorrow. Oodles of snow in Chillan, no crowds.

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The east side of Paso Pehuenche, Laguna del Maule, looking a bit snowed in. From a friend who snuck over from Chile.

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In normal times

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Villarrica booming

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A real shame Chillan is closing.

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V Villarrica raised to Orange alert, shutting down the ski area for the season.

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The lost skier in La Parva was found, skis on, buried below a ridge of Falso Parva. He was found after a 15 day search, by a team coordinated by the parents, not the GOPE.

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Or Coño?

“Coño is vulgar Spanish slang for “female genitalia” à la the English pussy, often used in everyday speech with the versatile force damn or fuck.”

The rainfall to date, variances to last year and historical averages.

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For some reason Temuco has a 28% deficit, which is strange, as Villarrica (which I gleaned from the web) has double...

The ghost of Gorbachov.

This whole hostage thing is messy

“BLINKEN: This involved the access by Iran to its own money, money that had accumulated in a Korean bank as the result of oil sales that Iran made, which were...

News from the south, scratch Chillan off lift service for the spring

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Icy snow and poor run maintenance made today not so good skiing

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In a snap of the fingers, winter switched to spring yesterday, starting with an overnight/early morning drizzle, then the afternoon sun hit and all was slush.

Some of the last tracks
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Portillo road opened, but I hear there are thousands of trucks (10k on the Argentine side), that have been piling up waiting to cross the Andes.
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Don Otto makes its debut tomorrow, with single rides up to randonear too

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Corralco got the goods, wind and all.

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Starting to get in the mood…

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I guess the scope of this this thread now officially includes Las Leñas. Good to hear, pics and tales are always welcome.

A lot of snow everywhere it seems, I hope the approaching storm for the...

The GOPE was back looking for Tomàs Van Wersch, with dogs, but have had the weather to deal with, and found no trace of him.
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With Piuquenes running today, yesterdays dump kept on giving

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40cm fell overnight, mostly calm, then it started to clear at about 9am

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Just the 2 bunny runs had been packed, and...

No sign of the young skier lost somewhere on Falso Parva.

With this “ventisca”, (blizzard, whiteout, and gale winds), little chance of finding him either.
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Getting around near the carretera austral

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Avalanche just north of the Roca Jack on Thursday

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The Lake Run experience, from Salomon

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The aduana justification for closing the road to Portillo

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What 156cm will do in a week