Andes Ski Blog

Today Team Americas emerged victorious in the 2nd installment of the Swatch Skiers Cup in Valle Nevado, Chile. The Backcountry Slopestyle event that was scheduled for today was cancelled due … Read More

  This is a video of a trip to ski one of Las Leñas’ classic big lines: Adrenalina. Adrenalina is the primary couloir running from the summit of Cerro Yeseras. … Read More

KC Deane first Big Mountain run at Swatch Skiers Cup 2012. Sam Smoothy – 2nd Big Mountain run Cody Townsend (USA) Big Mountain Freeride  Markus Eder (ITA) Big Mountain Freeride … Read More

This video is of Clara Bortoni speed flying in the Sombrero area of Las Leñas. It is really cool to see familiar terrain from a different perspective, and it definitely … Read More

Well, conditions are not great in Las Leñas right now. It has gotten really warm, and things are really melted out. We may get a little bit of snow, but … Read More

Episode XI of Sweetgrass Productions On the Road with Solitaire features some awesome Chilean backcountry shredding. The crew battles through road closures and other mother nature induced obstacles to set … Read More

Due to lack of snow, the SwatchFreerideWorldTourSponsoredByNorthFace decided not to hold the Chilean Freeskiing Championships at Ski Arpa this season. Instead, they headed down to Antillanca for a few days … Read More

This video is from a Marte powder day last week. Rider / POVer is Matthias Weichelsbaumer. This one features plenty of Las Leñas classics: Eduardo, Parrot Shell, Sans Nom, Frankie, … Read More

One Run in Las Leñas: Corbus Shot Skiing the sombrero at Las Leñas, Argentina Skiers: Jordi Tenas, Txema Trull, Adrià Millan Lee Lyon. Shot with Go Pro HD 2 txematrull.com  

  The Spaniards just published the newest addition to their “One Run in Las Leñas” series. This one features the Centinelas zone off of Marte. Riders are Adria Millan, Jordi … Read More

  Las Leñas has continued to receive small top-ups of fresh snow in the past week. While two inches of pow on top of ice may not ski well by … Read More

  In keeping with the One Run in Las Leñas pattern, here is one run in Exocet on the South Wall with Eike Poeppi. This was shot on July 24, … Read More

  This edit is a recap of the first session of riding around Catedral, Bariloche with SASS Global Travel. Riders featured are Skylar Holgate, Andrew Burns, Nicki Slechta and Chris … Read More

  This video, edited by Adrià Millan, shows a number of variations in a zone called Amanita Phalloides (aka Deathcap Mushrooms) in Las Leñas. Riders are Adri, Txema Trull, Jordi … Read More

  This video features a little bit of mediocre powder skiing from today, and a visit to the Cuyam-co Truchería in Malargue.  Thanks to Matthias Weichelsbaumer for the POV footage. … Read More

We have been hearing mix reports from South America this summer but from the looks of this video Lucas Zelnick has been enjoying the cold slopes of Bariloche Argentina. Thanks … Read More

  In this episode of Brothers on the Run, the Jacksons make their way down the Baja Peninsula, surfing as they go. No snowboarding in this episode, but there is … Read More

  Tuesday evening, Las Leñas received a completely un-forecasted mini-dump. It snowed HARD for a few hours, and we ended up with about 6 inches of fresh snow on the … Read More

  Conditions are not ideal in Las Leñas right now. Apart from a few one inch refreshes, we haven’t had a good storm in a few weeks. The wind has … Read More

Team Icelantic took home the prize for Best Video at this year’s Eye of the Condor. They were the all-female team and their video does a great job of giving … Read More

TEAM ICELANTIC: Eye of the Condor 2012, Awarded “Best Video” from Sprout Films on Vimeo.   Team Icelantic took home the prize for Best Video at the Eye of the … Read More

So, it’s about two months into the ski season in the Southern Hemisphere. Unfortunately, like the season in the north (mouths shut PNW) the snow has gotten off to a … Read More

  This video, filmed and edited by Matthias Weichselbaumer, shows his runs and experiences on the amazing Marte Powder Day on 7/24. Not only does it contain some fantastic footage and … Read More

While conditions have taken a turn for the worse recently here in Las Leñas, the past week has provided some really good skiing. Here are two videos that Matthias Weichselbaumer … Read More

  Overall, the weather has been great for getting out into the big Las Leñas backcountry these past few days. The winds have been high at times, but there has … Read More

  Episode 7 of Brothers on the Run is out, and it looks like the Jacksons have been busy for the past few weeks. In this episode they climb and … Read More