TCR | August 04, 2026 — 414cm in Chile, a 25-Meter Big Air Ramp in Japan, and Eagle Point Goes Dark

Published August 04, 2026

August 04, 2026

The Forecast

The Forecast

Thirteen feet deep and counting

Valle Nevado just ticked past 414 centimeters — that's over thirteen and a half feet of base depth, the kind of number that makes you wonder if Chilean resort ops are just making stuff up at this point. They're not. This is real, and the entire central Andes corridor is running absurdly deep: Portillo at 279cm, La Parva at 244cm, Las Leñas across the border holding 234cm and climbing. Meanwhile, Japan just opened a 25-meter Big Air ramp that looks like it was designed by someone who wanted to make sure freestylers never run out of airtime, even in August. Eagle Point, Utah, officially confirmed what everyone feared — wildfire and flooding damage means no ski season at all next winter. And if you're wondering what TGR is up to, they're 47 days from premiere and apparently making workplace comedy reels. The Southern Hemisphere is the show. Everything else is just waiting.

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Off-Piste

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Conditions Check

Chile firing

Valle Nevado is sitting on a staggering 414cm base, Portillo at 279cm, La Parva at 244cm — this is a generational winter in the central Andes and all three resorts are wide open. →

Argentina good

Las Leñas is holding a burly 234cm base and skiing well; Chapelco is the outlier at just 15cm, so choose your Argentine resort wisely. →

New Zealand thin

Treble Cone is open but reporting just 5cm of base — it's heads-up skiing on limited terrain, waiting for the next system to deliver. →

Australia mixed

Falls Creek is the lone bright spot at 46cm and open; Perisher and Thredbo are both sitting at 0cm — Australia's winter is still searching for itself. →

Oregon / Summer thin

Timberline is listed as open with 0cm reported base — Palmer Snowfield may still be running limited summer laps, but don't expect much. →

Alps — Summer thin

Zermatt and Hintertux are both technically open for glacier skiing, but with 0-3cm of reported base, this is bare-minimum summer turns on ice. →

Thirteen feet of base doesn't care what month it is. Go south or go home.

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