Sweetgrass Productions will present their new film, “SOLITAIRE: A Backcountry Skiing, Snowboarding, and Telemark Film” next Friday, September 30th in Telluride. Sweetgrass just recently took home the Best Cinematography award … Read More

People don’t usually travel from all corners of the world to ski in the heart of Patagonia. In the northern stretches of Patagonia there’s more favorable ski conditions, as Jake … Read More

The ash from the F*ING volcano in Chile continues to make the sky look crusty. For the last week there’s been a constant film above Bariloche and Cerro Catedrall. Hiking … Read More

It’s been a great season in Bariloche, Argentina.  It essentially snowed here every few days from July 25th until September 15th.  Which was ideal, because when it doesn’t snow here … Read More

One last late blooming powderday in South America. This is not how the day began, but it was how it ended. I thought it was supposed to be spring down … Read More

Maybe the last powder day this side of the equator. The Unofficial Andes team is ready for spring.  Miles Clark stated that “we’ve had our share of GREAT SNOW DAYS down … Read More

by:  el Pinche Yanqui de Mierda…aka Rich Quintero If you think you’re a “Hardcore Skier” and you’ve never taken a summer off to ski in South America, then I’ve got … Read More

Hope everyone enjoyed chasing the storm in Baraloche.  I know the folks in the Valle De Las Lenas are happy you did.  Things are nice and quiet here allowing time for … Read More

Skip to 1:08 into the video for an awesome time lapse of the Volcano…it looks like a locomotive!

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