Heavy Snowfall as South America’s 2025 Season Starts
Heavy Snowfall as South America’s 2025 Season Starts
Published : 14-Jun-2025 07:30
There have been some huge snowfalls in the Andes as the 2025 season in South America has begun. Nevados de Chillan, which is yet to announce an opening date, is pictured above on Friday.
Chile's Valle Nevado is the first on the continent to open, reporting over 56cm (nearly two feet) of snowfall in its first 24 hours of operations. It's opened about a third of its terrain initially and the snow is expected to keep dumping through to Tuesday.
Originally scheduled to open on June 20, Valle Nevado dropped the ropes a week early thanks to its high-elevation terrain, the current powerful early-season storm cycle, ideal snowmaking conditions, and the hard work of its mountain operations team. The resort also opened early in 2024 at the start of what turned out to be one of the longest and most successful winters in its history.
"We're excited to launch another winter season ahead of schedule," said Ricardo Margulis, General Manager of Valle Nevado.
Ahead of the 2025 ski season, Valle Nevado has invested over $3.4 million USD in capital improvements and upgrades both on and off the slopes, setting the stage for an exceptional winter. Enhancements include lift modernization, hotel renovations, expanded terrain, and new on-mountain amenities designed to elevate the ski experience in the Chilean Andes.
The only other ski areas to announce opening dates so far in the Andes are El Colorado, which shares the Tres Valles linked ski area in Chile with Valle Nevado and la Parva which announced yesterday it will open from Thursday. Portillo says it will open next weekend.
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