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@@cezarvrejoiu5095 I used a 360 camera attached to an invisible selfie stick (4 feet) attached to my helmet. Makes it harder to balance/ski, but can capture a cool angle.

@@SkiBoyNY. good stuff brotha ✊🤘

@@choisam20 Thanks! Yes, I took all the footage with the DJI Pocket 3 and Insta360 X4.

@@SkiBoyNY. thank you for your answer. I’m thinking of getting 360 x4 for ski content. I heard great things about x3. Is x4 just as good and reliable? Do you like your x4 so far?

@@choisam20 That's a great question because the X4 is higher resolution, so you'd think that's the way to go. But the app finalizes video filmed on both cameras in 1440. I haven't looked into why and whether I just need to tweak as setting to get a higher resolution from the X4. It may just be wishful thinking the the X4 footage does look more crisp to me.

@@SkiBoyNY. thank you! I didn’t know they finalize that in the same 1440. X3 is plenty good enough for me but if I see a cheap X4, I might go for that instead. Thanks!!

@@dangaming1563 Thanks! I actually attach the invisible selfie stick to my helmet, either on the side or back depending on where the sun is. The selfie stick is 4 feet long, so it creates good distance for the camera.

@@SkiBoyNY.would’ve thought that putting it on your helmet would make it unstable but the videos show otherwise, thanks!

@@DailyPassenger Thanks so much for the wonderful comment. Hopefully if you ever hit the slopes, it'll be that fun! Maybe Gulmarg!

@@lichtschaffen I'm sure it's fire when you're in pow!

@@jperrine088 Perfect timing! They've gotten great snow this year so far.

All of the action shots are with the Insta360 X3 and no case. Just the invisible selfie stick. The rest of the shots are with a smartphone.

Thanks! Yes, as long as there's sufficient snow, you can ski or board from Valle Nevado to El Colorado and back. Same with La Parva.

Yes, on this trip, I went alone. I met others there who did the same thing. If you stay in one of the hotels, it may be much easier to meet others. It obviously helps to speak Spanish, but I don't and was still able to manage Santiago, Valle Nevado and La Parva well. The only language struggle I had was in La Parva.

@@Puzzoozoo Yes, and the cost is even more obscenely high this year with the price increases. Japan is tough to beat. Portillo is so unique and in my view, so much more beautiful than Hokkaido (Niseko and Rusutsu at least), that if I were going to go 10 times to Japan, I switch to 9 trips to Japan and once to Portillo. At current prices, I'm not sure I could justify more than once to Portillo since the snow is far less consistent than Japan.

@@Frank020 Good question. I didn't notice a difference in maintenance. Whatever they had seemed to be running, though one day the Tres Puntas button lift at Valle Nevado was not operating on a sunny day for some reason. Outside of that, it was more a question of which resort has more modern lifts. On that front, it's pretty even. When I was at Catedral pre-pandemic, itl had a tram and one high speed chairlift. The rest were older, slower chairlifts, with at least one T-bar at the base. Valle Nevado has a gondola and one high speed quad chairlift. The rest is a mix between T-bars/button lifts and older slower chairlifts. So for comfort, I think Catedral wins because it is primarily chairlifts, while Valle Nevado is at least 30% T-bars/button lifts. All was fully operational when I was at both resorts.

@@SkiBoyNY. Nice Thank you 👍. The most important thing is lots of powder. Lol.❄️ Does Chile deliver ?

Thanks so much!

Thanks! I'd recommend Corvara because it's a decent size, right on the Sellaronda and also provides access to beginner slopes if you have beginners with you. I think Colfosco and Selva Wolkenstein as well. There's also Arabba, though I didn't explore it.

Thanks so much! The closest resorts to Portillo that I'm aware of are Valle Nevado, La Parva and El Colorado, which are about a 3-4 hour drive from Portillo. You have to head back to Santiago from Portillo and into a different canyon to go to those resorts. All of the resorts are pretty much above the treeline, so I don't think you'll find a single tree run, let alone a solid one. I believe there's also Pircas in Argentina, which is about a 40 minute drive, but I haven't been there. it's very small and requires crossing the border.

Great to know that we avoided a potential disaster!

I prefer Cardrona and Treble Cone to Coronet Peak and the Remarkables, but they're much further from Queenstown. Tough to choose between them since they both have different strengths. Treble Cone didn't have anywhere close to the amount of terrain parks that Cardona had when I went, but Cardona has since bought Treble Cone, so maybe they've added good park elements. But Treble Cone has such better views and so much great terrain to explore.

I wish! But I'm actually going to Las Lenas, which also has a ton of snow, so I'm not complaining!

@@SkiBoyNY. yeah, ton of snow… I wish you booked piscis or any of the top hotels.. Las leñas was built in the 70s and NEVER updated :(.. don’t get me wrong it’s fun, but don’t expect new things.. we can say it’s Vintage…

@@GerDarioOtero I actually booked an apartment rental that looks like it has been renovated, but yes, I am expecting it to be vintage! I'm excited to visit because I learned about Las Lenas as a kid and it was the first time I realized that there is skiing outside of North America and Europe.

@@SkiBoyNY. awesome, I’m based in Buenos Aires actually, Las leñas is a different xp compared to any of the other resorts.. it’s above the tree level (~1700m), so no woods there, it’s an alpine like skiing.. specially for your snowboarding friend, get ready for some Poma lifts and Tbars.. I know there’s some good heliski there too!

I agree! I think Bariloche may be the most beautiful resort I've been to. Some of the views of the lakes and jagged mountains when the sun was low and the light was disbursed by light cloud cover, I'll never forget it.

Qué loco, ¿verdad? Me alegro que haya tanta nieve ahora. Espero que todos salgan a disfrutarlo. ¡Estaré allí en un mes!

Thanks! I haven't been to Cerro Castor yet, but plan to go and make a review the next time I visit Bariloche!

Thanks so much!

I used the Insta360 X3 in this video, with their invisible selfie stick attached to my helmet in some shots and my ski pole in others.

I use a 360 camera attached to an invisible selfie stick that I then attach to my helmet. Typically on the back or side of the helmet. It makes it a bit difficult to ski, but it can give you some pretty good shots. I explain it a bit here: czcams.com/video/fhU9Z9lhzQs/video.html