Lo siento to all of our Spanish speaking readers who winced at the headline but if you’ve spent anytime in Andes as a foreign skier you most likely have used the “mucho” followed by an adjective in your native language to describe your surroundings.

Loving the pageantry and unique traditions at Cerro Catedral. Where else would you see a statue of the Virgin Mary paraded in an open air army jeep at the base of a ski lift?

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Francis Xavier is a seasoned writer for Unofficial Networks, bringing a lifetime of outdoor experience to his work. Having lived in a ski resort town for years he has a deep connection to mountain culture....