Backcountry Snowcats: Schneevorhersage

The famous ski resort of Portillo in Chile is to miss its second successive season due to the coronavirus pandemic. Last winter most ski areas in the country were closed for much of the season by the first wave of the pandemic, although a few were able to open for about a month in August/September 2020 as rules eased, but for most, including Portillo, it was not viable to do so. This winter Chile is one of the world’s leading nations for vaccinating its population and most of the country’s ski areas have been open for about a month although of course operating restrictions are in place. Portillo in happier times However Portillo relies heavily on international visitors and was