

South America’s 2025 Ski Season Gets Underway As Snowstorm Hits
Chile’s Valle Nevado is opening a little earlier than expected, this Friday 13 June. It’s the first in Chile and believed to be the first in South America to open for winter 2025.
Chile’s Valle Nevado is opening a little earlier than expected, this Friday 13 June. It’s the first in Chile and believed to be the first in South America to open for winter 2025.
Friday 13th June can’t be called the first day of 2025 skiing and riding in New Zealand, as that already happened, but after several false dawns it does mark the start of the season in terms of daily opening of the country’s major centres.
Updated June 11, 2025: Southern Hemisphere ski season launches with Australia’s biggest storm in years, 3 feet of powder, and lifts spinning from Lesotho to New Zealand.
Updated June 11: Final runs at Mammoth and A-Basin this weekend! Timberline, Beartooth & Copper keep summer turns alive—plus new hike park fun.
Updated June 11: Les 2 Alpes boasts the deepest snow in the northern hemisphere, Val d’Isère opens for summer, and Hintertux leads with 17 miles of terrain. Read the full report here.