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Opening Weekend Storm Headed for the Andes

byZack Skovron

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Look at that system hanging out over the Andes! Weather Underground graphic.

The Southern Hemisphere's ski season is ramping up, with several Andean ski resorts scheduled to open in the next few days. Valle Nevado, Chile, is planning to open tomorrow, June 28th, 2019, and Las Leñas, Argentina has announced that their lifts will begin spinning this weekend.

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Las Leñas should be getting 18" before it goes blue on Sunday. OnTheSnow graphic.

Perfectly on time, a storm is heading for the Andes. Weather forecasts are calling for over a foot of fresh snow at both imminently-opening resorts, so it should be a doozy of an opening weekend. Ullr showed North America some serious love this season, and we're hoping that he'll do the same in South America and Oceania. 

Zack Skovron
Zack Skovron
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Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, now living in Jackson, WY. I’m an avid skier, biker, hiker, climber, and fisherman. Outside of sports, my major interests focus on public policy surrounding land use and energy systems.
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