J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Brimster

Tino you just made me laugh my head off and remind me of a mate who actually put all his ski gear on including boots and skis in his living room lounge in the week before he last went skiing!! :lol:


Can't comment on the snow up in Portillo other than down heer in Ushuaia where the ski season starts in 15 days their is a distinct lack of deep snow. There is a covering and it snowed overnight however rocks are still clearly showing!! :x

Will let you know what it is like Portillo way when I get there in just over two weeks time..... :shock:

I can't tell you whether it is or isn't worth it as I am yet to ski in South America but I will confess that its a long way and I will only be doing it as I am already out here.

As for your 6 days skiing unless you have accounted for your long haul flights I would think that it would turn into more likely 5 days skiing.

I'm not sure of costings for direct flights to Santiago and BA but the cheapest internal flight is likely to be with Aerolineas Argentinas from BA.

Apologies but:
204 days of my holiday left and three continents yet to visit
218 days before I (fingers crossed I secure a job) fly to Canada for the season.

:twisted: :lol: :twisted:

I am a very happy girl. A quick trip into the local tourist information centre told me that if I walk an hr and a half out of town up the mountain towards the glacier there is every possibility that I will be able to rent some gear and strap on some skis (well the guy said snowboard but I'm reckoning if they do a snowboard they can do skis!!) :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I couldn't agree with you more Dave Mac that you often only get to do these things once. I leave my mate in Quito so the skiing in New Zealand is not even an issue. I have had to work hard for the past 8 years to get myself where I am now and I am determined to make the most of it all as I will soon be sat back behind that desk dreaming of these days...

I don't believe in having regrets however I don't want to look back and be disappointed that I didn't do it. Also to say I skied in four continents in 12 months would be amazing!! 8)

I couldn't agree more that I need to get some powder whilst I'm out here but circumstances are currently conspiring against me but I still have skiing in New Zealand :lol:

Although all hope is not lost if I can convince my mate to speed our traveling up a bit so that we hit Ecuador a week or so early and I can then change my flights giving me a few days to get to Portillo or another resort near Santiago.

Just looking at these snowy mountains is killing me...... :(

I have been suffering from PWS and it has now been made worse by the fact that I am in Ushuaia surrounded by snow capped mountains but the local ski resort, Cerro Castor, doesn't open for another 19 days by which time I will be in Patagonia. :cry: :cry:

Also I will be crossing the Andes and more specifically through Portillo two weeks too early for the ski season!!! Its killing me :!:

tino_11 wrote:

76 days......WOW.....I need to give up this working lark )

Where you planning in Chile?

I will be riding in Portillo (90 miles north of Santiago) between te 4th and 11th July. Maybe see you there???

Yeah I have to say the giving up work did help a lot :lol: Although I am now trying to think of ways and jobs that means I can do this for a few more years to come rather than having to settle back into the "legal" world again - the thought of a desk back in Manchester is not appealing at the minute!!

I am not sure when or where I will hit Chile for skiing but Portillo is pretty high on my hit list. Basically I am backpacking around South America and hit Rio on the 4th May and I have no specific timed plans thereafter except my flight to New Zealand leaves on the 9th August. If I end up in Portillo around those dates I will PM you.....

caron-a wrote:Great to have you back Brimster. Good season?

My trips:-

January 2009 - Niederau - 3 days - approximately 7 hours skiing
April 2009 - Tignes - 7 days - approximately 15 hours skiing

I know this year was a stepping stone and I shouldn't be disappointed but I feel very unsatisfied :cry:. I'm waiting a sensible amount of time before mentioning the snowdome to mr a :mrgreen:

Thanks Caron-a its nice to be back (apart from the UK blues I seem to have been suffering from....). I have to say that my season out in MSA was fantastic and I loved it so much that, fingers crossed, I am hoping to spend the next season out there working :lol:

I can understand why you feel unsatisfied with your skiing for this year however as you said it was a stepping stone and it was better to take it easy this year to ensure you can enjoy the seasons to come rather than put yourself back 10 steps and put yourself in danger of spending another few seasons on the sidelines...... :)

Hmmmm I'm not convinced but haven't seen or tried them so will never say never..... :shock:

Why not wait until you arrive in London and then you can try them out with these people: http://www.rollerski.co.uk/