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Report from Cerro Catedral, Argentina: 1 day of chalk + 1 day of corn on 4 new world-class chairlifts


Report from Cerro Catedral, Argentina: 1 day of chalk + 1 day of corn on 4 new world-class chairlifts

Report from August 11 & 12, 2024 The last two days at Cerro Catedral in Bariloche, Argentina, were a lot of fun. Yesterday it was cold, fresh and chalky. Today it was warm, muddy and splashy. Cord and lake. Image: Snowbrains Which day was better? I think a ski racer would have enjoyed yesterday, but […]

A $91 billion trade means mining in one of the hottest places in the world


A  billion trade means mining in one of the hottest places in the world

(Bloomberg) – Huge, mile-long trains snake through the reddish-brown expanses of Australia’s remote outback, transporting iron ore – the country’s most valuable export – through a key mining region that is increasingly vulnerable to weather volatility and where temperatures have reached a Southern Hemisphere record of 50.7 degrees Celsius. Most read by Bloomberg Last summer’s […]