POWDER SOUTH HELI-SKI GUIDES is happy to announce the opening of its northern Patagonia Heli Ski base out of Barraco Lodge. Powder South will be offering Heli-Ski weeks this 2020 season during the months of September and October. This is great news for heli-skiiers and heli-boarders, opening up pristine terrain and ever more ski adventure in this astonishingly beautiful land of wild rivers, granite cliffs, waterfalls, hidden lakes, glaciers, and volcanos.
An UPDATE on COVID-19
Dear Friends,
We wish to welcome you back to Powder South and to ski with us July-August-September 2021.
We hope you are all well, healthy and strong during such an unusual world event, where we hope most of you have come out even stronger and with a deeper desire to ski the untouched slopes of the most pristine mountains that our planet earth has to offer.
After this winter break we will be more than ready to operate this upcoming 2021 season.
CHILE IS RE-OPENING!
We have rolled over all our 2020 clients for 2021. Thanks to all of our loyal clients whom have supported and trusted us!
We still have many weeks available.
Let us know if you have any questions please.
All of our Lodges and partners have COVID-19 actualized protocols and we are looking forward to receiving you in remote Chile with Powder South… hundreds of 1000’s of acres of pristine skiing.
Chile is re-opening from phase 3 (preparation) to phase 4 (initial opening)
Be one of the first this winter to ski untouched powder in our pristine Andes Mountains.
All the best, stay healthy and strong!
Sincerely,
Rodrigo Mujica & Joaquin Oyarzun
Powder South Directors
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NEW: PREMIUM PRIVATE PACKAGE AT BOTH PUMA & VIK BOUTIQUE LODGE

Even More Flight Hours In 2020 !
Join us next season and enjoy your Heli-Week with up to 33% more flight time:
- 14hrs,17% +flight time, on Semi-Private Week with 8 people
- 6hrs, 33%+ flight time, on 3-day Private Package at VIK Lodge with 4 people
- 3hrs, 20% + flight time, on Heliski Touring Package
- and more…
Heli-Assisted Ski Touring
For the last 3 days of the week, part of the group is doing ski touring, assisted by Helicopter. Another way to enjoy and discover the magnificence of the Andes…
Fresh Powder for the First Week of the Season
Our first group of the season has been welcomed by snowfall… and they are now enjoying fresh snow, putting the first ski tracks in the Andes…
Only a Few Spots Left for 2019 Season !
A Few Spots on our Combination Package Heli-Ski & Heli-Assisted Ski Touring Week
A Few Heli-Ski Weeks Available
- Week #5 – July 20 – July 27 – 6 seats for Semi-Private package
- Week #7 – August 3 – August 10 – 1 seat for a 3-day package
- Week #8 – August 10 – August 17 – 4 seats
- Week #11 – August 31 – September 7 – 4 seats
- Week #12 – September 7 – September 14 – 8 seats

New Heli-Ski Package
New weekly package: Heli-ski & Santiago Ski Resort.
In one week you will free ride during 3 days in the best ski resort of Chile and South America: El Colorado/La Parva, Valle Nevado and Portillo. You will stay in a 5-star hotel in the Cosmopolitan city of Santiago and enjoy this happening city with the highest standards in cuisine, and great nightlife. Then you will move to Cajon del Maipo Valley to our cosy and charmingly rustic Altiplanico Logde for 3 days of best the worl-class Heli-Ski experience.
10% Discount on our last available Heli-Ski weeks
- Week #11 – September 1 – September 8
- Week #12 – September 8 – September 15
Powder south is moving his operation South, to Puma lodge since the very best snow is there for early September!
We are having a fantastic Heli-Ski season, perfect flying conditions, sunny days, happy clients, only few down days, don’t miss it !
The season is starting with plenty of Fresh Powder !
Thanks to the strom of last week we have more than 2.50 meters (8.2 feet) of fresh powder .
This is a great start of the season!
- Week #7 – August 4th – August 11th at Morado Lodge
- Week #9 – August 18th – August 25th at Morado Lodge
- Week #10 – August 25th – September 1st : Only 2 seats on a 3-day package !
- Week #11 – September 1st – September 8th
- Week #12 – September 8th – September 15th