With TISA factor it's not easy to get reliable info on the South America ski season. There are several nice videos on TGR from Las Lenas. Reported base depth is 24-71 inches, which is below average, but from the videos still plenty of interesting skiing from Marte.
Elsewhere in South America it looks very lean. Despite the Santa Rosa anecdotes, on average most of these places get 2/3 of their season snow by the end of July. Portillo has had only 94 inches, half of normal and almost none in the past month. Valle Nevado is 64% open and Chillan 60%. Catedral is 1/3 open. Base depths at all of these average less than 1 meter.
There is a moderate El Nino, so perhaps the time is ripe for Santa Rosa. My understanding that Patrick is planning a return to Las Lenas this year, which seems the wise choice at this point.
Elsewhere in South America it looks very lean. Despite the Santa Rosa anecdotes, on average most of these places get 2/3 of their season snow by the end of July. Portillo has had only 94 inches, half of normal and almost none in the past month. Valle Nevado is 64% open and Chillan 60%. Catedral is 1/3 open. Base depths at all of these average less than 1 meter.
There is a moderate El Nino, so perhaps the time is ripe for Santa Rosa. My understanding that Patrick is planning a return to Las Lenas this year, which seems the wise choice at this point.