{"id":2124897,"date":"2026-09-02T17:46:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2124897"},"modified":"2026-09-02T17:46:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:46:57","slug":"corralco-chile-report-smooth-like-moonwalking-on-a-pool-table-in-silk-socks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2124897","title":{"rendered":"Corralco, Chile, Report: Smooth, Like Moonwalking on a Pool Table in Silk Socks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_423615\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-423615\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-423615 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAHgAQMAAAAPH06nAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAD1JREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20ON6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA4M8Al+AAAUvMG0oAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt=\"corralco \" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9450.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9450.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9450.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9450.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9450.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9450.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9450.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-max-width=\"640\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"480\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-423615\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9450.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"corralco \" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-423615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A moody, smooth \u201cSouth American powder day\u201d at Corralco Resort. | Photo: Martin Kuprianowicz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;display: block;clear: both\">\n<!-- GAM 71161633\/SNWBR_snowbrains\/article_hrec_1 --><\/p>\n<div data-fuse=\"article_hrec_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Conditions report from Monday, September 1, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>We hadn\u2019t expected much.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The day before we were touring near <a href=\"https:\/\/corralco.com\/\">Corralco Resort<\/a> and it was pouring rain\/wet pow\/liquid slush and the skiing was a bit brutal.<\/strong> Super windy, low visibility, and sticky snow that you could ski super fast if you sat back on your tails but as soon as you leaned forward at all, the snow would immediately kill your speed as it tried to lock you in place and throw you over your tips. It was very fun but very scary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But we were treated to a nice surprise when we came back the next day.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-15\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;display: block;clear: both\">\n<div class=\"sb-trending-widget\">\n<div class=\"sb-trending-header\">\n            <span class=\"sb-trending-icon\">\ud83d\udd25<\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sb-trending-label\">Trending on SnowBrains<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<ol class=\"sb-trending-list\">\n<li class=\"sb-trending-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/corralco-chile-report-smooth-like-moonwalking-on-a-pool-table-in-silk-socks\/?utm_source=trending_widget&amp;utm_medium=internal&amp;utm_campaign=trending\" class=\"sb-trending-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sb-trending-thumb\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" 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   .sb-trending-link:active .sb-trending-title {<br \/>\n        color: #ea2e49;<br \/>\n    }<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related:<\/strong><em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/inside-corralco-and-the-new-wave-of-chilean-multi-destination-ski-tourism\/?_rt=MXwxfGNvcnJhbGNvfDE3ODgzNzAyNTE&amp;_rt_nonce=7215ab9e5e\" rel=\"bookmark\">Inside Corralco and the New Wave of Chilean Multi-Destination Ski Tourism<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_423601\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-423601\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-423601 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAHgAQMAAAAPH06nAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAD1JREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20ON6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA4M8Al+AAAUvMG0oAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt=\"corralco \" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9435.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9435.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9435.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9435.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9435.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9435.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9435.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-max-width=\"640\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"480\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-423601\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9435.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"corralco \" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-423601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pro-level snowboarder and kiteboarder Sisa in her element. | Photo: Martin Kuprianowicz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>It was colder today.<\/strong> Not a good sign for the wet snow from yesterday. Looking at it, it appeared like it could have been ice-hard or even stickier than yesterday as we floated up the Volc\u00e1n Express chairlift. We patiently stared at the snow surface on the way up. The chances of it being bad or worse were 50\/50.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But we were wrong altogether.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_423616\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-423616\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-423616 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAHgAQMAAAAPH06nAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAD1JREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20ON6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA4M8Al+AAAUvMG0oAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt=\"corralco \" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9451-e1788369493693.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9451-e1788369493693.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9451-e1788369493693.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9451-e1788369493693.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9451-e1788369493693.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9451-e1788369493693.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9451-e1788369493693.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-max-width=\"640\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"480\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-423616\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9451-e1788369493693.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"corralco \" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-423616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mysterious Lonquimay eternally looming above Corralco Resort. | Photo: Martin Kuprianowicz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;display: block;clear: both\">\n<!-- GAM 71161633\/SNWBR_snowbrains\/article_hrec_2 --><\/p>\n<div data-fuse=\"article_hrec_2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Somehow, the plummeting temperatures worked magic on the snow; it was just cold enough to suck out much of the moisture without locking it up and making it firm.<\/strong> Not many times have I seen the cold affect wet snow in this way, actively making it better to ride overnight. The Lord of the Snow works in mysterious ways\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>The result?<\/strong> A suave, easy-riding snow surface that you could haul ass down with no restraints. It was smooth \u2014 like moonwalking on a pool table in silk socks. A classic \u201cSouth American powder day,\u201d as we were calling it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_423586\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-423586\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-423586 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAHgAQMAAAAPH06nAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAD1JREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20ON6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA4M8Al+AAAUvMG0oAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt=\"corralco \" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9423-e1788369554345.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9423-e1788369554345.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9423-e1788369554345.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9423-e1788369554345.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9423-e1788369554345.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9423-e1788369554345.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9423-e1788369554345.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-max-width=\"640\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"480\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-423586\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9423-e1788369554345.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"corralco \" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-423586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sisa rides in the smooth snow next to the Volc\u00e1n and Volc\u00e1n Express chairlifts. | Photo: Martin Kuprianowicz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>We had plans to go for a ski tour from the resort but the light was flat and the snow was so good inbounds that there was just no need.<\/strong> So we made like a tree and just hung out there. No need to go far to have fun today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lap after lap after lap on the Navidad Poma and Volc\u00e1n Express to satisfy our souls.<\/strong> I felt a lot of joy up there, skiing down a wet but soft groomer that wasn\u2019t skied up at all well into the afternoon. The resort was mostly empty; it seemed like no one knew it was going to be as good as it was.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_423621\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-423621\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-423621 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAANVAQMAAADSh91IAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAFlJREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20PBxQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABwZQ30AAG1ytrpAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"corralco burger \" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9457.jpg?resize=640%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9457.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9457.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9457.jpg?resize=900%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9457.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9457.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9457.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-max-width=\"640\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"853\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-423621\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9457.jpg?resize=640%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"corralco burger \" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-423621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pi\u00f1on burger at Pulmawe. | Photo: Martin Kuprianowicz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;display: block;clear: both\">\n<!-- GAM 71161633\/SNWBR_snowbrains\/article_hrec_4 --><\/p>\n<div data-fuse=\"article_hrec_4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>To the north, a thin line of blue sky popped out above peaks, sitting under cloud cover, giving the surrounding Andes a deep-sapphire glint on mountain faces as far as the eyes could see; blue like the depths of the Pacific Ocean that was only 200 kilometers to the west; blue like Sisa\u2019s eyes, my ski partner from the Czech Republic who made every Latino local here turn their head.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We grooved on Corralco\u2019s smooth mountain dance floor until we got hungry and cold and it was time for beer, burgers, and empanadas at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pulmawe.malalcahuello\/\">Pulmawe<\/a> in town<\/strong>. We picked up a lovely hitchhiker named Loretto from Santiago that works as a ski instructor at Corralco and enjoyed her good vibes on the way down.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now, the rain has been falling all night in the valley, once again, gently drumming against the metal roof of our humble home at the end of a dirt road in a cozy little corridor of the Chilean Andes.<\/strong> Only now when it rains, I know to not be too quick to assume that the skiing won\u2019t be good when we head up \u2014 it might just smooth things out.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_423619\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-423619\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-423619 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAANVAQMAAADSh91IAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAFlJREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20PBxQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABwZQ30AAG1ytrpAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"corralco malalcahuello Chile \" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9455-e1788369894971.jpg?resize=640%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9455-e1788369894971.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9455-e1788369894971.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9455-e1788369894971.jpg?resize=900%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9455-e1788369894971.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9455-e1788369894971.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9455-e1788369894971.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-max-width=\"640\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"853\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-423619\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9455-e1788369894971.jpg?resize=640%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"corralco malalcahuello Chile \" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-423619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue-eyed Sisa enjoying a delicious beer at Pulmawe. | Photo: Martin Kuprianowicz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A moody, smooth \u201cSouth American powder day\u201d at Corralco Resort. | Photo: Martin Kuprianowicz Conditions report from Monday, September 1, 2026 We hadn\u2019t expected much. The day before we were touring near Corralco Resort and it was pouring rain\/wet pow\/liquid slush and the skiing was a bit brutal. 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