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Chile Beta/Must Do's/See's/Eats

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ShredMasterPlus
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So, just had my shoulder operated on 3 weeks ago and figured a good motivator for rehab would be to book a rad ski trip for October when I finish my summer work gig. So arriving in Santiago October 4th, renting a truck and getting busy with it.

Was wondering if anybody has spent any time down their, preferably around this spring season but any info would be super rad! Will be doing up a real nice TR and hopefully make a watchable fun edit of the whole thing. Its quite a ways away but the gears are already turning! Also if anyone was thinking of flying down there flights are on at a huge bargain! paid 775 all in from Calgary AB-Santiago round trip. Badda boom Badda Bing.

Trip will be very loosely planned, going to start by checking out the Maipo zone first and then work in from their. Steep couloirs and faces, hot springs and roads to 3000m are my main motivators. shred their till we're ready to move on then somehow make our way down to Patagonia Via whatever seems like the most fun.

Here are a few pics I've found and links to a few TR's that have me fired up.

This shot I stole from http://theoutsideout.blogspot.ca/2013/12/central-chile-cajon-del-maipo.htmlhttp://theoutsideout.blogspot.ca/2013/12/central-chile-cajon-del-maipo.html

Got that one off the google machine but I'm pretty sure the pic is from Oct, not bad coverage!

Whats not to love about climbing a mountain to look into a flaming crater filled with molten lava only to shred big GS corn turns down a massive face forever. Yea nothing

Another one from that Outsideout blog, beauty camping spot, hot springs and rad lines in the background. I can drink beer to that, well I can drink beer to anything but especially that.

Anyways I feel like I just wrote a Mini TR about a Trip that I haven't even gone on yet but to say I'm fired up is an understatement!
May 28 2015 11:56PM
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deathcookie
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Hey, Ive been in Chile since last July. Nevertheless, I really didnt ski much due to money/equipment/logistical problems, so my beta isnt too valuable.

I am planning on trying to ski Chile and Argentina for three months starting in August. If your group (or anyone else travelling in Chile) is looking for a touring partner and someone that speaks Spanish, and I am still here, you should hit me up. By then I should have figured out more about how South American skiing works.

Although I havent traveled Chile much, my main recommendation is to spend at least a day in Valparaiso.
May 29 2015 11:56AM
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Vino
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I'm planning on a trip to Chile also for the end of august, but much shorter, like two weeks. We're not much of touring expert, so we'll probably go around resorts and everything. We're 2 or 3 east coast kid, and at this time, I'm looking for Nevados de Chillan, a few days Portillo and maybe something more south if domestic flights are cheap.

This could be helpful for your rental : http://www.wickedcampers.com/

And ski-pass had a nice ski blog last year in Chile : http://www.skipass.com/news/_trip-skipass-au-chili/
(I think it's french only)

And I just saw 800$ plan tickets for august, I'll book that soon! From what I've seen in the past weeks it's around 1.2k-1.5k Montreal to Santiago.

Have you read about the El Nino year?
May 29 2015 9:12PM
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schism
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I've been down south three times for skiing. First two times were at Nevados de Chillan and once to Santiago resorts. Be prepared to drive on some gnarly switchbacks and shitty roads. I really liked Nevados more than the Santiago resorts, but they are pretty different. I would say that the south gets better snow and coverage, while the santiago area has more technical terrain and less snow. Renting a vehicle is a super good call.
May 31 2015 11:46AM
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ShredMasterPlus
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^^

Sweet let me know how things are looking when you are down there be safe and have a blast!

schismI've been down south three times for skiing. First two times were at Nevados de Chillan and once to Santiago resorts. Be prepared to drive on some gnarly switchbacks and shitty roads. I really liked Nevados more than the Santiago resorts, but they are pretty different. I would say that the south gets better snow and coverage, while the santiago area has more technical terrain and less snow. Renting a vehicle is a super good call.


Yea from the very little I know Santiago terrain looks like full on Ski Mountaineering terrain, hopefully we get good coverage this year and lots of lines are in. 900m couloirs that basically feed onto a road really seem ideal! For a Vehicle best deal found was a 2wd truck for 2grand for 5weeks basically. not super cheap but with free camping in the high valley, using it as our primary form of accomodation lets us keep things really cheap for only like 666 CAD each!

Should be able to get a lot of places with 2wd as long as clearance is good. sure it wont be ideal but a 4wd was 4grand at the same place so its a no brainer to go cheap! Looks like some beauty storms are starting to roll in, hoping for a banger year down south!
Jun 3 2015 12:51AM
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ShredMasterPlus
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Not a bad start so far!
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/779016/Molt-Fort--More-Hard-
Aug 17 2015 12:21AM
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~Gotama~
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that was insane! Is all of that sidecountry / partially lift accessed?

And how do you know what you're getting into when you're skiing some of those blind couloirs? Do you scope them on the way up, or is your partner super familiar with those lines, or what?
Aug 17 2015 10:34AM
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ShredMasterPlus
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^^ Hahaha, i Wiiiiish that was me! I don't get down their until Oct.

according to snowbrains that's all lift access/slackcountry besides a couple lines.

Would be a trip figuring out that zone for sure.
Aug 17 2015 2:08PM
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ShredMasterPlus
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So the time is upon us! under 2 weeks till I fly out, I land In Santiago Oct 4th and am heading down to meet a friend of the friend i am flying down with to ski Lonquimay and some other lines! Then getting back so Santiago grabbing a rental car meeting up with another 2 homies and heading into the San Jose Del Maipo Region to slay some corn and lines in there, then everythings in the air but look to be working a bit south and then maybe even wind up in Patagonia for a bit if it seems like we can ski anything there, even one line an Punta Velluda or Cerro Vespigniani or Cerro Creston would be cool but who knows.
Anyone from here going to be down there? Anyone have any reports on snow conditions currently in Patagonia haha.
Sep 19 2015 11:47PM
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ChasingFlakes
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ShredMasterPlusNot a bad start so far!
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/779016/Molt-Fort--More-Hard-


That whole edit was just pure fiiiiire. Gona be a good trip boyeeee!
Sep 20 2015 4:00AM
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ChasingFlakes
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ShredMasterPlusNot a bad start so far!
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/779016/Molt-Fort--More-Hard-


That whole edit was just pure fiiiiire. Gona be a good trip boyeeee!
Sep 20 2015 4:00AM
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ShredMasterPlus
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No pics to upload yet all on cam but Chile is epic blower pow I. Steep coolies perfect snow for 2000 m on volcan Lanin summiting active volcanoes and now headed for a night ski of villarica then North to ski more coolies woooooooooooo
Oct 19 2015 12:15PM
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ShredMasterPlus
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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156429272725001&set=a.10156141676525001.1073741836.542285000&type=3&theater
Nov 4 2015 6:54AM
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