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I think the lake at Portillo may be 300 feet deep.

This photo is the first time life jacket and ski gear have ever entered my mind concurrently. I think that trying to swim in ski boots with skis on would be completely futile.

That traverse looks like a death trap in that video! Hopefully in real life its not that crazy.

I found taking skis gear very straightforward on the swiss rail system. You simply need to review the app prior to arriving at any station where train changes are required.

Very regional. I usually find the best combination of sales and selection in late winter. Whatever doesn’t sell stays discounted until October. However, availability through the summer varies on the store. Many put it in storage for a while, but it may also be available online.

As per Gemini. There are section of the Canadian boreal forest 400-500 km from the nearest road in northern Ontario and NE Manitoba. Apparently in this area there is a road free wilderness the size of Germany. That quite a contrast from the most remote part of the USA being 21 miles from...

I am surprised they haven’t figured a way to run a snowcat or snowmobile shuttle down to the snowline.

Revelstoke has usually opened at 8:30 in January with a 3:30 closure. In early January the gondola loads in the dark, but by the time one reaches the top, the sun has risen. Permanent DST would have sunrise 1 hr later. Perhaps hours will shift to 9:30-4:30

There are a few places in Rio Blano to rent. This would be a shorter commute than Los Andes.

I was giving serious consideration to going to Santiago areas next weekend, however I have abandoned that plan. Family obligations would have left us with a maximum of 6 days in Chile, including arrival day after red eye. This left little leeway for the PITA issues, road limitations and...

I looked at Arpa last year and it was around $380 per person. That price made more sense and made it more appealing for the experience.

Fascinating explanation from an AI tool that was almost entirely trained on material that was not paid for material and in many authors perspectives stolen.

I am considering going to Chile with an arrival into SCL on August 8. With another 16 days, are the Santiago areas likely to get most terrain open? I am only interested in going if my odds are good for skiing the majority of the terrain. I would ideally spend time at all 4 mountains...

I cant get past the paywall to read the details, but the headline is accurate. Remoteness cant be compared to anywhere in the lower 48. Maybe similar to remote Alaska. Most are in the wilderness, hundreds of miles from the nearest roads.

I was very surprised to come across an article in the Toronto Star (One of our major papers) today discussing ski tourism to Lesotho. Sorry this may be behind a paywall, however I believe first 3 articles are free...

Seems Outside Magazines Skiing authors agree regarding ski lessons being overpriced and seen as profit centres instead of customer acquisition tools. https://www.skimag.com/culture/ski-lessons-are-too-expensive/

Now if could only spend a little more time working on his OpenSnow forecasting.

Looks like Chile central and northern resorts have done very well with this storm, however Open Snow once again overcalled it by perhaps 2x?

How is the drive from Mendoza to Las Lenas?

I think this is the parking lot side country.