The Last Few Days In Chilé

Posted on: October 6, 2009 by admin

It doesn’t matter where you are in the world, Mother Nature doesn’t always cooperate.

“Sitting at 10,000 feet, we watched it rain for three days straight,” said Arbor regional rider, Byron Bagwell. “Then the cold part of the front moved in and it snowed 2 inches. Dust on crust all the way to the top. It was nothing worth sticking around for so, with time on our hands, we decided to head north to the town of Farellones.”

Bryon and his crew managed to find their way to this region of Chilé via trains, buses and taxi and they were hoping that the forecast for snow would pan out. “You can get anywhere you want in Chilé without your own car. Farellones is a high alpine town that sits above timberline. The towering Andes Mountains that are home to four ski centers including La Parva, El Colorado, Valle Nevado and Farellones will humble even the most skilled rider,” said Bagwell.

Once again, the weather didn’t cooperate with the Arbor shred crew. “We got about four inches of snow on top of thick ice,”says Bagwell. “We hit up a hill called El Colorado–the marketing manager there was nice enough to flow us passes. Anything low-angle was fun but steeps and drops where tough to manage. We did what we could and then headed back to Chillan.” When they first arrived it was raining all the way up of the mountain once again, but a cold front moved in and the snow finally started falling. The snow was inconsistent and not epic by any means but the crew managed to get some shredding in before they had to head back to the states. “We’re back home now surfing and waiting for winter to arrive. It won’t be long…can’t wait,” said Bagwell.