Skiing & Snowboarding Underway in South America
9th July 2022
Last modified on July 13th, 2022
The main ski areas in Argentina and Chile are now open for their 2022 season. There have been some decent conditions so far and for some it’s the first time they have been open since 2019 as Covid-19 spread.
June saw some good snowfalls with up to a metre in some areas.
It was also accompanied by low temperatures that allowed the snow guns to be switched on.
Argentina
The first resort to open was Cerro Catedrale near Bariloche. It actually fired up a few lifts for some early skiing back in April.
It was only for a weekend though.
Now the slopes are open permanently across the resort.
It has 120kms of slopes over an area of 600 hectares.
Cerro Catedral (Library Image). Image © PlanetSKI
Webcam Base Cerro Catedral pic.twitter.com/SOA8sbS1fY
— Meteorología en BsAs (@MeteoBA) July 6, 2022
La Hoya is also open.
Las Lenas is open for the first time since 2019 as it remained closed during height of the coronavirus pandemic.
It fired up its lifts on June 17th.
¡LLEGÓ UN DÍA MUY ESPERADO! Abrimos la temporada de INVIERNO 2022 ❄️⛷️❄️🏂❄️⛄
EL VALLE ES SKI#LasLenas #LasLenasResort #SKI #SnowBoard #Nieve #Mendoza pic.twitter.com/dUwNl0vtOr
— Las Leñas Resort (@laslenasresort) June 17, 2022
Chile
It’s been dumping in the Andes and there’s plenty of powder this weekend. Here’s Chile’s @Antillanca pic.twitter.com/wvZ8k2fuNr
— Snow Forecast.com (@SnowForecast) July 9, 2022
Portillo saw some big snowfalls as it opened and it snow again last weekend.
This report comes from Valle Nevado near Santaigo in Chile where more snow is forecast for this weekend:
In the southern hemisphere, skiing is also underway in Australia and New Zealand as we have reported on PlanetSKI:
- More ski resorts in Australia open as New Zealand sees more snow
- Now its the turn of New Zealand as more snow falls
