 Poster: A snowHead
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I was in Santiago from July 29th to August 8th and in Bariloche from August 8th to 14th.
What a terrible season! Very high temperatures.
Of the 3 big resorts in Santiago - Colorado, La Parva and Valle Nevado - only Valle was saved, given its very high elevation (3000m >) and its terrain less facing the sun. On the 30th we skied at 13ºC on the mountain...
In Bariloche we only had one day with some powder (10cm), and the rest of the days there was a lot of rain and temperatures between 4 and 9 ºC. Wind closure was also a problem.
That's it. Global warming is here to stay. They said it was the hottest winter in history in Santiago. I don't doubt it. In the city it was 25 ºC for about a couple of days and we went for a walk in shorts and T-shirts.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Gutting
All about timing
Things are picking up as I type
In my experience, 14 Aug - 14 Sep is a more consistent window
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@landi, yeah, that's my experience of Chile this year, everything is too warm, because of climate change, El Niño or both I will let others argue. This is my last trip here due to expense and not wanting to contribute to GW and I love SA skiing.
@Mike Pow, The storm front looks good, but the freezing levels are way higher than in previous years.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I got 2 days of rain in Cerro Catedral (Bariloche)
It rained all day at base level and on the middle level. Can you believe that? Only when we reached peak (Nubes and Punta Nevado) did it start snowing.
I got soaked. Ive never snowboarded like that. Freaking rain in mid-winter? Its supposed to be cold AF.
I feel kinda tricked cause I double checked stuff on snow-forecast and all
That was my 3rd season in Bariloche and Im done, even though its the largest resort in LATAM
Valle Nevado I might give another chance. PROS OF VALLE: empty on weekdays, no wind at all, snow piste resilience CONS: $$$$, no freaking snow falling from sky, TBARs everywhere (no chair lifts)
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| landi wrote: |
I was in Santiago from July 29th to August 8th and in Bariloche from August 8th to 14th.
What a terrible season! Very high temperatures.
Of the 3 big resorts in Santiago - Colorado, La Parva and Valle Nevado - only Valle was saved, given its very high elevation (3000m >) and its terrain less facing the sun. On the 30th we skied at 13ºC on the mountain...
In Bariloche we only had one day with some powder (10cm), and the rest of the days there was a lot of rain and temperatures between 4 and 9 ºC. Wind closure was also a problem.
That's it. Global warming is here to stay. They said it was the hottest winter in history in Santiago. I don't doubt it. In the city it was 25 ºC for about a couple of days and we went for a walk in shorts and T-shirts. |
Many thanks for sharing - v useful.
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