METER OF SNOW IN CHILE ALREADY

01 June 2005


All is boding well in the Southern Hemisphere - the snow is already more than three feet deep at several of Chile’s leading ski areas leading to a good early start to the season. Several centres are even hoping to open a fortnight earlier than planned.

La Parva improvements
The season at La Parva, near Chile’s capital Santiago, looks set to be the best for years, not just because of these early natural falls, but because after two successive seasons of operating for less than 90 days each year, the resort has built a 45,000 cubic meter holding pond that feeds a new snowmaking system.

The resort can now lay down snow from Tress Mil Cien to the very bottom of the lowest Poma. Also the resort has modified the road system to allow for better access to the lowest parts of the village.


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