Travel Tips
Bienvenidos al Patagonia- Bariloche, Argentina
It was snowing hard as the huge, blue bus ran the gauntlet over the pass between Chile and Argentina. In Bariloche, it was snowing harder, and with stiff backs and heavy bags, we dug in for the night at a hostel. <i>Grande</i> flakes of...
As Good As It Gets- Bluebird in Termas de Chillan
I don't know if there is a happy ending to every story, but there was to this one. After all the shenanigans of getting into and out of Santiago, our first day at Termas de Chillan, was epic, but nothing compared to the next 2 days of...
Mission Impossible Lodge- Termas de Chillan
The skiing at Termas de Chillan is incredible! The snow and the terrain are amazing, and after the chairlift has stopped spinning, when you need somewhere to rest your weary legs, there is no better place to do so than the Mission...
Light Powder at the End of the Tunnel- Termas de Chillan, CHILE
After everything that could go wrong went wrong, the gods finally smiled on us and dumped 30cms of fresh, breathless powder on Termas de Chillan on Tuesday night. We woke up to a foot of dry snow piled on the bannister on the deck, and...
A Sonamarg Moment
Black Sun Productions presents a short video moment in the fabulous Kashmir Himalayan zone known as Sonamarg....
AN ANALYSIS OF FUN LEVELS DURING A BACKCOUNTRY SKI AND SNOWBOARD TRIP AND RECOMMENDED TRIP PLANNING IMPLICATIONS
The measure of a successful adventure trip is Fun. Fun may be considered to arise chiefly from the execution of adventure-related activities, but personal experience has led the author to speculate that Fun is actually the result of a...
Backcountry - Mt Ruapehu Style
'Touring' on the volcano of Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand is a slightly different expereince than the typical North American backcountry excursion....
The RAT RACE
On June 16 South American ski resorts opened, minus one - the big mountain mecca Las Leñas. Though opening day was delayed by a week, it doesn’t take long before throngs of riders from around the world race south to ski the lines. So if you...
Powder Update South America
Recent snowfall in the Andes has stacked up to over 1.6 meters in some areas and it continues to fall today, forecasted into late this week......
The Man Eating Monster Aptly Named La Grave.
It’s 7 am, and the crew of 15 waiting for the tram to open are looking like 15 of the burliest mountain men and women I’ve ever seen. Their aged gear matches their weathered and experienced faces, and their fluorescent-one-pieces lead down...
Found 278 Records
