Side Hits & Park Snowboarding In Valle Nevado, Chile

Bernie, would you like a donut? I can't really make one. Should I eat it now or save it? Maybe half. For the sugar. Don't eat the whole thing. And then take a picture with it. We go to food in Chile has been pizza and donuts. Would this be like American culture? Krispy Kreme? Yeah, I think so. Before we head up, I'm just going to give my bindings a quick tighten. The Burton EST system, I like to give the screws a couple extra turns before I go riding. So, I'm going to do that. Alright, we're all set. Hey, good morning guys. Today I'm up riding at Pali Novato. Just heading to the gondola now. It's a pretty warm spring feeling day up here. So, I'm going to ride some park and maybe explore some of the runs and side hits. We've got a perfect day for the park. Sun's out. Snow should be nice and soft. I haven't had too many park days in South America. Looking forward to changing things up and doing something different today. That was a fun lap. That gully was like... That's the side hits. Alright, on this lap I'll give you guys a tour of the D.C. Snow Park up here at Pali Novato. Tons of really fun features. They have like a pro section but the small kind of medium section is super fun too. Starting with these two tubes that have like a gap in between which is really fun. So, up next we've got this really nice rainbow box feature. You know, kind of an intermediate solid trick. We've got the beginner box. Coming up we've got like this really small like extra small style jump. Good for like 180's. And then this last one is more like just as small. So, super fun park up here at Pali Novato. That's the small section. There's also like an extra large couple of jumps. Some good progression, small features which I like. I feel like parks should mostly be small features. That's what most people are hitting. But they still got the large stuff for the more expert riders. Once you get back to the bottom, they got this button lift which lets you get quick park laps. I mean, I think it's just like a three minute ride down but then you get back up so quickly so you can get like dozens of laps a day. I feel like every park should have that dedicated park access back to the top. So, awesome day up here at Pali Novato. If I were to describe what the highlights are of riding up here, I think one is that it's pretty vast. So, lots of runs, lots of terrain to explore. Two, the views are incredible. I would have to say maybe top three all-time best views of any place I've snowboarded in the world. Also, the backcountry here is really fun. So, if you're into riding the backcountry or doing some small hikes and you got the avid experience, it's a place where you can definitely find some fun lines. I'm also finding that the overall vibe up here is very nice. Family-oriented, friendly staff, everyone just seems to be in a good mood, which is a big plus when it comes to snowboarding and discovering a new resort.