Summer in North America means one thing in South America: winter. Confusing, we know. It involves hemispheres and the rotation of the... anyway, don’t worry about the specifics. It’s good news for you. It means more fresh powder, ziplines and helicopter rides. Here now: five new ways to enjoy the South American slopes this season.
This new Argentine lodge has a sauna, a five-star restaurant and unparalleled views of the Patagonia Mountains. In fact, the mountains are so close, you could... heli-ski down them. The chopper takes off right from the grounds of the lodge, too. Argentines think of everything.
Once upon a time, there was untouched ski terrain in Chile. Was. The end. Because turns out, the folks at legendary ski resort Corralco have just added a new surface lift to the summit, thus opening up five new trails. What that means for you: probably some skiing and stuff.
Sometimes it’s difficult to find a place to practice for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Well, yeah. No more. Chalk it up to this new terrain park at Alta Parva, with ramps and rails for perfecting indy grabs and railslide fakies and for figuring out what indy grabs and railslide fakies are.
Las Leñas is a great ski resort. But hey, maybe you knew that. Maybe you also knew that they just built a 400-foot-long zipline high above the trails so it feels like you’re flying over tiny skiing ants. Then again, maybe not. In which case, there you go.
Scenario 1: Your hotel is far from where you want to ski. You get up extra early to drive
there.
Scenario 2: You stay in Chile’s new Cabañas Patagonia Village. You get up whenever you
damn well please. They drive you to Mount Caviahue less than a mile away. (Pro tip: pick the second
scenario.)
