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Report From Chile: The COVID Season
What We Can Learn From The Ski Season In Chile During The Pandemic Only four ski areas opened in Chile this year, due to the pandemic, all in the last third of the normal season (late August). The country was in the midst of a severe drought when the entire metropolitan region of Santiago shut down in May. An "atmospheric[Read More…]
by Casey Earle — October 21, 2020 — 7 comments — International
SeniorsSkiing Guide: La Parva, Chile
La Parva Is A GS Cruiser's Heaven. As a first installment on the Three Valleys of ski fame in Chile, I'll write about La Parva. One hour and a half from the Santiago airport, La Parva is perched up at 8,700 ft on the front side of the Andes, and overlooks the city. The road up involves 40 switchbacks and[Read More…]
by Casey Earle — June 27, 2019 — 2 comments — International
This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Nov. 23)
Free (Or Almost Free) Skiing Directory, Skis For Seniors Recommendations, Chile Wrap, Trail Name Series, Ski History Gala, Skiing In Skirts. Happy Thanksgiving On The Snow! For the first time in recent memory, there are plenty of lifts spinning in New England areas and in Colorado and other places in the West. The recent East Coast Nor'easter brought a snow[Read More…]
by seniorsskiing — November 23, 2018 — 0 comments — Features
Chile 2018 Ski Season Wrap Up
Finding Good Days In A Disappointing Snow Season In The Southern Hemisphere. The 2018 season started on time in June, after a serious drought, but sputtered out before it ever really got going. The Chilean Central Zone ended with a 54 percent precipitation deficit, despite ENSO-neutral conditions. For a ski area in Chile not to get to the Sept 18[Read More…]
by Casey Earle — November 20, 2018 — 0 comments — International
Ski Chile: An Introduction For Neophytes
Chase The Snow To Summer's Skiing Headquarters In The Southern Hemisphere. Come May, you have probably set your skis into hibernation and begun patiently waiting for the snow to fly next fall. But you really don´t have to wait! Southern America's greatest mountain range starts getting snowed on in May, and by June the ski areas are normally in full[Read More…]
by Casey Earle — June 18, 2018 — 6 comments — International, Home Top Box 2