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Spencer Francey's Blog

Spencer Francey lives in Banff, Alberta, Canada.  Follow this blog for the latest Snowboard news,updates, tips and other oddities of the West.  You'll find info coming in from all corners of the Alberta and BC interior. Banff, Lake Louise, Golden,Revelstoke Fernie and the surrounding backcountry that make this area a mecca of Canadian riding.
Back to Termas de Chillan, Chile... it's all about timing. (Nevados de Chillan)
Posted On Sun, Aug 23 2009 6:48 AM
Traveling anywhere to snowboard is all about timing. Will it snow? Will the sun come out? Scoring perfect conditions is an amazing feeling once you put in alot of time to get somewhere. I was lucky enough to join up with some friends to head back to the Termas de Chillan area to chase down a big storm that looked like it was... (more)

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CAT Skiing South America- EL ARPA
Posted On Sat, Aug 22 2009 8:12 PM
There's another place to ride right near Portillo ski resort but there aren't any chairlifts.... Just two awesome Snow Cats. Just outside of Los Andes is the crazy road through the farmlands and high switchbacks that will bring you to El Arpa Cat skiing . This is South Americas only true Cat skiing operation and the... (more)

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Back up North to Portillo. Classic Chilean riding.
Posted On Thu, Aug 20 2009 11:54 AM
A few quick days in the mid south and I'm headed back north to ride at Portillo . This is Chile's first ski resort and the place is pretty much a history hot-bed for Chilean snow sports. This is the very first place I found out about before coming down to Chile to ride years ago. The film "Riders on the Storm"... (more)

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Heading farther south.....
Posted On Thu, Aug 13 2009 5:46 PM
I'm on my way south to Chillan, Chile and then up to the resort area Termas de Chillan (Nevados de Chillan). A Volcanic ski resort that reaches up to 3200 metres in elevation and is pretty much snowboard heaven as far as terrain features go... Long flowing lava formed gullies and steep long fall line. The area is known for... (more)

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Time to ride....
Posted On Fri, Aug 07 2009 5:41 PM
Snow had fallen right before I landed in Santiago and I was excited to leave the city and head up to the mountains I could see from the downtown area. My first riding day in the Andes this season would be at the resort El Colorado. It's situated right outside of Santiago. The distance which is a mere 58km from the downtown... (more)

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Arrived in Santaigo, CHILE!!!
Posted On Wed, Aug 05 2009 11:40 PM
I've made the journey from Canada to Santiago,Chile..... A long journey from summer into winter. My arrivial into Chile brings me from flip flops to a winter jacket in one day. As soon as I arrived I could feel the difference of seasons and the definate change of climate. I rolled out of customs to the usual greeting of... (more)

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Spencer Francey lives in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Follow this blog for the latest Snowboard news,updates, tips and other oddities of the West. You'll find info...
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