Ski Chile 2023 vroom vroom

[Casey E]

Of course the day wasn't without incident



But the rescue canine companions were on the scene.

3100 restaurant is digging out



The Piuquenes towers are getting dug out



The snow was actually better on the lower mountain. Too much wind at the top has left some ice patches.

Only Alpha, Nevada and Franciscano opened. Not sure what will open tomorrow.

This paraplegic skier is awesome





Loma Vegas



Still room for tracks at noon



Then the clouds drifted up, and even Lady Speed Stick couldn´t stop them



So I called it a day and got a few turns before skiing right up to our apartment (first time this year).



Then wolfed down a venerable pastel de papas slathered with aji, quaffed with a Smilodon.

[Casey E]

Had to happen somewhere, luckily no one was hurt in Chillan:



https://twitter.com/INF0SCHILE/statu...110001282?s=20

Saw one freaky slide in the Fabres free ride zone

[Casey E]

Skied over to the Colorado back side yesterday, via the Fabres traverse from La Parva.



Where La Parva and Colorado clash (legally)



the Valle Olympico at its best



Too bad you have to ride tbars everywhere



The ski back was good powder



Follow the hares





Which way now? Follow the fall line hare





Out to the Fabres - Las Vegas traverse



I figure the last two storms left about a meter plastered everywhere on the bottom mountain, and 2 meters at the top.

Piuquenes



Manantiales etc

[byates1]

Radness! Stoked for you!

[Casey E]

Thought I could get some runs in early for a Saturday, but things were not “normal”, and it was line ups from before 9am. Few runs were packed, with just two ways down the base. Lots of lift stoppages too. My theory is lack of personnel, and perhaps machinery, as less than than half the ski area was open before 2 days ago.

The racers are back, with team USA leading the pack





And some off piste adventuring could still be had, wind pack at the top, and choppy powder at the bottom.


Looking good for a full moon ski this week.

[Casey E]

TGR been hacked?

[Casey E]

Portillo road not open yet

[Casey E]

Corralco now has 5 webcams

https://snow2day.com/es/chile/corralco/camaras

Including Cumbre




Villarica is fun to watch there too

[Casey E]

A volcano tur is in order





Maule lake under the clouds. The dome has risen 20cm over the last year. Yellow alert.

[Casey E]

And a nice view from Pillan

[Casey E]

Ha! Don Otto terminal in Chillan.




Until they dig that out, half the resort is touring only. They say the BC in snowmobile is fantastic.

Guess this is inbounds

[Casey E]

Lots to explore on V Tolhuaca

[kamtron]

Que viva!
Looks like some redemption for your area finally.
Tolhuaca really does look sick. Access is a little trickier than the other volcanoes nearby. But that face in your photo has a lot more variety than your standard symmetrical cone. Next trip....

[Casey E]

Portillo road open, and Juncalillo lift. Roca Jack is down due to mechanical problems, I hear.

[Casey E]

Got a bit of powder yesterday in La Parva, from a brief snowfall on the upper mountain, and wind on Monday.





Mostly racers from Austria, US, and elsewhere, plus ski camps or tour groups. Zero line ups but only 2 runs open to the general public. Serious run and lift maintenance issues.

[Casey E]

As my full moon partners had a car failure, I opted instead for a crepuscular ski down, after the early moonrise. Some pics from the "Blue Supermoon" sunset.

Wind gusts on the way to El Franciscano peak.



Follow the fox?





Nice view of a wind scoured El Plomo and El Pintor (left)



As the sun went down



The moon popped out of the clouds





And the spectacle really got going







Run down







Viva Chile, mierda!

[Mike Pow]

Splendido

[byates1]

Wow. Woot!

[Norseman]

!!

[telehacker]

I love reading the storm updates during our summer.

Keep the stoke coming PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!

[Casey E]

Since you asked for it…

[jummo]

We've reached the end of three weeks in Chile y Argentina, and it's time to begin the long trip back to summer.
We traveled from Portillo>Pucon>San Marin de los Andes>El Bolson>Bariloche>Villa Angostura.
If the trip was a Grateful Dead set, it would be one of the best ever.
Skied at five places in all, the big storm chased us out of Portillo a day early and left great skiing at all the other places.
Haste La proxima Ano!

[Casey E]

Chillan looks like it is taking off, Volcán Viejo in the background.



He didn’t get there using a lift, don Otto is still closed.

[Casey E]

So this sequence of disturbances is like an amoeba slithering around the high Andes, dumping snow here, raining a bit there, blowing like hell up thar, for the next 5 days.

For tomorrow, the Santiago Andes forecast is a complicated “Cubierto con nevadas débiles variando a nublado y rachas de viento hasta 40 km/h. Probable ventisca y tormentas eléctricas.2100-2300 mts.”

Portillo got 31cm last night, and more today, but the 3 Valleys got just a wet dusting.





Thar she slithers





Wednesday is looking like the big dump day.



“Vaguada en altura”, or “high altitude low pressure system” is the culprit at the moment.

[Casey E]

Villarrica celebrates the beginning of the Mes de la Patria (from a neighbor).