Massive Winter Storm Shuts Down Highway to Portillo, Forcing Extended Closure While Atmospheric River Closes Resorts Across Chile

Over-Heated World Alert: Chilean Ski Restort Closes Ahead Of Blizzard

School kids just won’t know what skiing in the Andes looks like Chilean Ski Resort Closes Indefinitely Ahead of Forecasted 200-Inch Blizzard Ski Portillo is battening down the hatches. Only weeks after a lack of snow forced the Chilean ski resort to start the season later than planned, a massive winter storm is set to arrive in full...

Massive Winter Storm Shuts Down Highway to Portillo, Forcing Extended Closure While Atmospheric River Closes Resorts Across Chile

Portillo Ski Area is temporarily closed due to a massive winter storm that has shut down access to the highway leading to the resort while the rest of Chile braces for the storm’s impacts. | Photo: Portillo IG 6 cm (over 2 inches) an hour are falling relentlessly at Portillo in Chile as I write this, the highway closed by local authorities for safety reasons (i.e. avalanches that can block the road and cause bodily harm and/or death). No one can…