Andes Ski Blog

Editors note:Drew Tabke is the 2011 Freeskiing World Tour Champion and a part time resident of Farellones, Chile. Termas de Chillan is south of Santiago and sees far less traffic … Read More

The backcounry & sidcountry of Cerro Catedral is F*ing AWESOME. There are runs named Little Alaska… and if there’s a run named little AK  you know it’s gotta be good.

Europe clinched the first ever Swatch Skiers Cup yesterday with a final point tally of 14-10 after riders from both teams stepped up their game to put on a huge … Read More

Right now, it’s pissing rain at the base of the mountain. But, the top of the mountain is nuking snow and the wind is 150 km/hr. It’s kinda hard to … Read More

Special note in this video:  Tahoe boys Evan & Drew both STOMP their 360s off that summit rock where the Euros that day ended up with stiches in the chin … Read More

Tahoe local Sean Wood just put in some serious time at one of Mexico’s pipelines during July & August. The guy doesn’t f$%k around.  These waves are the real deal … Read More

Heading to South America soon? Check out this clip from Tahoe’s own Eric Roner. The only catch is you might have to go to the Tahoe House for some real … Read More

1st hand reports from Valle Nevado, Las Leñas, Bariloche, and Chillan. The Northern Andes (Las Leñas, Valle Nevado, Portillo)  just got a dusting of wet snow and it’s cold today. … Read More

Well, as expected, the Euros STOMPED us in the Big Mountain comp. They’re squad is pretty deep in that genre.  But, we’ve definitely got the better squad for the Backcountry … Read More

Last week, we went over the beach paradise of Matanzas, Chile. However, if you don’t have a ton of time to spare (hopefully you only have a couple down days … Read More

When Leñas is blue and the skies are lacking wind, it is pretty much indisputable that Leñas is the sickest place to be in August.  When she spins, the Marte … Read More

Chile’s Chopo Diaz set the stage with a large air at the top of the venue beating out his competitor Seb Michaud to earn the first point of the competition … Read More

Bariloche, a city of nearly 200,000, is a snow sliding haven unbeknown to many when you think of skiing in the summer.  But with it’s surprisingly Tahoe-esque feel and perpetual … Read More

Mark Abma’s Team Americas and Kaj Zackrisson’s Team Europe begin one full week of head to head competition today in the first of its kind Swatch Skier’s Cup! With a … Read More

Cerro Catedral received a  foot of fresh in this pre-super-storm dump…In other words, the whole mountain was awesome. September 3, 2011 brought BIG wind signaling that the the Santa Rosa Storm has Arrived. Miles … Read More

Losing a ski sucks.  And it sucks even more when you do so on a 50-60 degree sustained slope that jettisons your ski to the bottom of your 2,000 foot … Read More

Thursday August 25 Caviahue Resort hosted its first ever King of the Park competition. Formerly held at Cerro Bayo, this year in its fifth installation the King of the Park competition … Read More

La Laguna went off on Thursday and the tres amigos, Clarky, Yake, and Jaun, skied laps. The bowl in Laguna proper got skied out faster than you could flick a … Read More

We’ve got first hand reports from Las Leñas, Santiago Area, Bariloche, and Chillan. The Northern Andes (Las Leñas, Valle Nevado, La Parva, etc) just had a good dump and it … Read More

Some of my favorite skiing is storm skiing at Cerro Catedral and when it snowed 30cm’s of fresh I got after it. The weather down here is super bi-polar the … Read More

Conditions right now at the three resorts above Santiago (El Colorado, La Parva, Valle Nevado) are awesome. The question is how long will it last? Despite a low base temperature … Read More

Today woulda been a pretty good south facing slopes Pow Day in Bariloche today. BUT, the volcano ash from Chile blew in and socked in the town and ski mountain. … Read More

Let the Rivalry begin! If you’ve been to both of these places, then you’ve got an opinion on this topic.  If you haven’t, you still should.  Bariloche is the Lake … Read More

Skip to 0:54 to get to the action. The SGT Crew continues their huckfest down in Bariloche, Argentina.  This session is especially impressive due to the perfect conditions and hugeness … Read More

Ideally, your trip to South America will be filled with so much powder you’ll never even have to consider leaving the bubble of the ski resorts. But, things don’t always … Read More

The Santa Rosa is a Legendary Storm that hits the Andes mountain range every year and leaves so much snow that people generally don’t even survive to count it all. … Read More