Manuel Diaz Snowboarding from Chile to Stevens Pass in this Video

A look inside the Chilean connection at Stevens Pass, WA. Cinematographer Jeremy Dubs takes you behind the scenes of filming How The Northwest Was One to talk about the Chilean invasion at Stevens Pass and how it all started. Get the scoop on Chilean ripper Manuel Diaz, as he blasts new lines at Stevens Pass.


Learn more about Manuel Diaz and the Wildcard Snowboard Crew:
www.wildcardmovies.com
www.funner.us

Ancud, Chile - La Isla de Chiloe

Traveling is what we love to do. A country like Chile is very remote. We decided to go far to the southern tip of Chile and visit Chiloe, an Island. We had to pass through a bigger town called Puerto Montt on our way. The next day we took a ferry onto the island city of Ancud, Chiloe. There we explored the beaches, graffiti, animals, and markets. This was such an amazing road trip, I can't wait to go back again. It feels so strange to get that close to Antartica, check out the Chiloe penguins on the rock in one of the shots.

Maps of Santiago, Chile | Directions | How to Get to Addresses

Street Maps of Santiago, Chile
When you are looking for directions in Santiago, Chile it is hard to find the right website. While you can buy maps in libraries around the city, it is hard to find places by address only. Recently I came across Mapcity.cl which is similar to such search engines as mapquest in South America. It has precise directions to get you to where you need to go. Traveling to locations throughout Santiago,CL can be confusing, to find directions to where you need to go this is a great service. It has helped me find places among the crazy traffic of downtown Santiago. If you need to see where your hotel is located, find a good restaurant, or meet a business associate, then look no further. Once again chileloco is here to help you learn more about life in Santiago, Chile.

Chaiten Chile Volcano Eruption Photos

A Satellite image of the Chaiten Volcano that recently began belching smoke into the air, causing the evacuation of most of Chaiten's 450 citizens to Puerto Montt and Chiloé.


These Images are of the recent eruption of Volcan Chaiten in Southern Chile. Thanks to our buddy Bill Penhollow from Erratic Rock in Puerto Natales.
For even more detailed info from Bill check out www.patagoniablacksheep.com , it's the English travel newspaper of Patagonia.

Happy Hour in El Colorado, Chile is the spot to be

Happy Hour in El Colorado, Chile is the spot to be. Check out the party, from the perspective of a drunken reveler. Where else can you travel to the after party by ski or board and dance the night away with babes and DJs. Then you can ride home to your casa, hotel or apartment on your snowboard or skis.

More Barrio Bellavista Graffiti

Here are some more Graffiti from Barrio Bellavista in Santiago, Chile. Barrio Bellavista is the hippie area of Santiago, which makes these area very picturesque. There are lots of crafts markets, restaurants, bars, theaters, museums and even a zoo to enjoy around here.

Acá hay mas graffiti de Bellavista en Santiago, Chile. Bellavista es la zona hippie de Santiago, lo que la hace muy pintoresca. Hay muchos mercados de artesanías, restoranes, bares, teatros, museos y hasta el zoológico para disfrutar aca.

Villarica Grafitti, Region de la Araucania

We found these great pieces in random streets in Villarica, in the ninth region of Chile or Region of the Araucania. It is in the south of Chile and known as the monkey tree region (araucarias), it is also known for its many lakes and massive volcanos.

Encontramos estas piezas en Villarica, una ciudad en la novena región al sur de Chile, o Región de la Araucania por su gran numero de gigantescas araucarias. También es conocida por sus muchos lagos y volcanes.

El Colorado, Chile & Farellones - Snowboarding & Skiing

El Colorado, Chile & Farellones - Snowboarding & Skiing from the pro riders at Funner Films. This is from 2005, the first year we went to Chile to Snowboard. We moved to Farellones with plane tickets for 3 months later and got ready to ride. Little did we know what amazing adventures awaited us after we flew into South America on a summer ski trip. (Check out the afterparty at Happy Hour)

El Colorado, Chile & Farellones - Snowboarding & Esquí de los Pro-Riders de Funner Films. Esto es del año 2005, el primer año que fuimos a Chile a andar en snowboard. Nos mudamos a Farellones con boleta de regreso para 3 meses después y nos dispusimos a andar la montaña. Grandes aventuras nos esperaban cuando viajamos a América del sur en un viaje de ski de verano.

Backcountry Snowboarding and Skiing in Valle Nevado & El Colorado, Chile

This backcountry run is called Los Moais. Amazingly it is accessible from a chairlift from either El Colorado or Valle Nevado Ski Resorts. You do have to hitchhike a ride back up the mountain, which has been known to take anywhere from 30 seconds to hours.
Esta bajada fuera de pista se llama Los Moais. Lo increíble es que puedes llegar a ella por medio del andarivel de El Colorado y Valle Nevado. Eso si tienes que hacer dedo de vuelta al centro de ski, lo que puede tardar entre 30 segundos a horas.

Backcountry Snowboarding and Skiing in Valle Nevado & El Colorado, Chile is super fun. The locals call one of the best zones to ride Santa Terecita, Santa Tere, or Santa Teresa in honor of the Chilean Saint Teresa. The powder is so dry it blows into the air as you ride through it.

Snowboarding y Esqui Fuera de Pista en Valle Nevado y El Colorado. Chile es super entretenido! Los lugareños llaman a esta zona, una de las mejores, Santa Teresa, Santa Tere, Santa Teresita, en honor a la Santa Chilena. La nieve en polvo es tan seca que vuela mientras andas sobre ella.

Juggling in Santiago

Aspire to be a professional juggler? Then go work the stoplights of downtown Santiago, Chile where you'll be competing for cambio (change) with dancers, street performers, bums, window washers, and people trying to sell bottles of water, candy, or fruits and vegetables. The juggling is my favorite, although its pretty convienient to buy a kilo of oranges or palta (avocado) as you're stopped at the semaforo (traffic light).
This guy works in el centro, day in day out, juggling for a living and he has some skills. One day there were 3 jugglers all at the same crosswalk doing coordinated stunts.

Aspira a ser un malabarista profesional? Entonces ve a trabajar en los semáforos de Santiago, Chile donde estarás compitiendo por cambio (monedas) con bailarinas, artistas callejeros, vagabundos, limpia parabrisas, y gente tratando de vender botellas de agua, dulces, frutas y vegetales. El malabarismo es mi favorito, aunque también es muy conveniente comprar un kilo de palta o naranjas mientras paras en el semáforo.

Este tipo trabaja en el centro, todos los días, haciendo malabares para sobrevivir, y tiene bastante vocación. Un día habían 3 malabaristas en la misma intersección haciendo trucos coordinados. 

Timelapse Road from Santiago to Valle Nevado Chile - 40 curves

This is a video timelapse of driving down the mountain in our Jeep from Farellones, Chile (which has the ski areas Valle Nevado, La Parva, and El Colorado) to the city of Santiago. There are animals to dodge, dangerous curves and crazy drivers. The road has numerous curves, around 40 in rapid sucession. With the Andes mountains descent from 11000ft (3000+ Meters) to 6000ft (2000 Meters) its an adventure every time you drive it. Watch it all in fast motion timelapse mode and enjoy the sights and sounds.
If you travel to Chile to ski, snowboard, or just party then you will most likely be driving up this road to hit up the closest ski resorts from Santiago, CL airport. When we stay up there we'll stay in the town of Farellones, where you can shred straight back to your home after the world famous Happy Hour in El Parador.
Este es un video timelapse manejando montaña abajo en nuestro Jeep de Farellones, Chile (donde están los centros de ski de el Colorado, La parva, Valle Nevado) con camino a Santiago. Hay animales que esquivar, curvas peligrosas y automovilistas fuera de control. El camino tiene numerosas curvas, 40 curvas una tras otra. Velo en fast motion (en cámara rápida) y disfruta del paisaje y los sonidos. Si viajas a Chile a hacer Ski o Snowboard, o solo a carretear, entonces seguramente manejaras este camino donde se encuentras los resorts mas cercanos a Santiago, la capital de Chile y del aeropuerto Internacional. La mejor opción es quedarse en Farellones, donde puedes volver del famoso Happy Hour en el Parador del Colorado en tu tabla/skis al final del día.

Michelle Bachelet and Alien Graffiti

Michelle Bachelet is the female president of Chile. Apparently the sign maker doesn't approve of her political decisions. This is right as you enter downtown Santiago into the central district. There is some interesting Alien graffiti spray-painted below. I went to Spanish language class a few blocks from here at the Instituto Chileno Suizo de Idiomas y Cultura and received a certificate of Penguino for my duration of 60 hours.

Michelle Bachelet es la mujer Presidenta de Chile. Aparentemente el poster tiene que ver con desaprobación a sus decisiones políticas. Esto esta justo cuando entras el centro de Santiago. Hay un interesante graffiti de aliens justo debajo. Yo iba a clases de español a pocas cuadras de ahi, en el Instituto Chileno Suizo de idiomas y cultura y recibí un certificado de Pingüino por haber realizado el curso por 60 horas.

Chile Chocolate Bars

My favorite candy in Chile is the chocolate bar Super 8 or Super Ocho. It has a similar taste to a kit kat or those Little Debbie treats. This candy is available anywhere they sell candy, like those kiosks on the street in Santiago. Super ocho is even sold by street vendors in the public buses around the city. I love Chocolate from chile. Another favorite candy bar is Sahne-Nuss. This candy should be sold in the states, I don't really get why its not sold there. The Sahne-Nuss is a much more premium priced sweet than Super Ocho, I've paid about 250-350 (50-65 cents) Chilean pesos for Super Ocho and like ($1.00-$1.25)500-800 pesos for the smallest Sahne-Nuss. The King-sized one shown here costs about 3.000 ($6.00 us).

Mi chocolate favorito en Chile es el Super 8. Tiene un sabor similar a un Kit-Kat o Little Debbie.  Esta barra esta disponible en cualquier lugar donde vendan dulces, como en los kioskos en las calles de Santiago. Incluso se venden por vendedores ambulantes dentro de las micros (buses). Me encanta el chocolate de Chile. Otro favorito es el Sahne-Nuss. Este deberia ser vendido en los Estados Unidos, todavia no entiendo como no lo venden alla. El Sahne-Nuss es mucho mas caro que el super ocho, es el chocolate premium de Chile. Un Super-ocho cuesta entre 250-350 pesos chilenos y un Sahne Nuss pequeño entre $500-800. La barra grande de Sahne-nuss cuesta como CH$3.000.

Pichilemu - Cool Surf Spot

Pichilemu is a sweet surf spot on the beach 4 hours outside Santiago. It is the favored surfing location for much of the Chilenos that reside in the Santiago Area, Region Metropolitana. Punta Lobos (Wolves Point) is where the best of the best hop in the waters in search of big waves. The name comes from the sea lions that gather on the rocks. In Spanish they are called Sea Wolves. Its scary to surf off in between a bunch of rocks on your way to the break. In bad weather you risk smashing against large rocks just attempting to get in the ocean.

Pichilemu es el spot perfecto para surfear. Esta playa queda a 4 horas de Santiago. Es el lugar preferido por surfistas chilenos. Punta Lobos, tambien conocido como las Tetas, es donde los mejores surfistas saltan al agua en busca de grandes olas. El nombre viene de los Lobos de Mar que se reunen en las rocas. Da miedo saltar al agua entre un monton de rocas. En mal tiempo corres el riesgo de reventar contra las rocas, con erizos de mar incluidos.   

Thats me Jeremy Dubs, filming some shots of surfing for the next Funner Films Movie in La Reserva de Surf y Naturaleza (Surfing & Nature Reserve).

Jeremy Dubs filmando unas tomas para la proxima produccion de Funner Films, en la reserva de Surf y Naturaleza. 

Foxy enjoying the beach and all the sticks to fetch.

Foxy disfrutando de la playa.

Jeremy Dubs & JP Audisio kickin back on the beach for Christmas.

Jeremy Dubs y JP Audisio disfrutando de la playa para Navidad.

The beach has a skate ramp to skateboard first and get hot, then surf some waves to cool down. Its amazing, surf and skate in the same spot.

La playa tiene una rampla de Skate. Primero andar en Skate para entrar en calor despues te vas a surfear unas olas para refrescarse un rato. Increible, surfear y andar en Skate en un mismo lugar. 

Chile Video Timelapses

A set of timelapses from beautiful Chile. The final one with the red sunset is from El Colorado, Chile. It took over an hour of freezing in the cold to get that shot, but it was so worth it!

Una serie de timelapses de nuestro Chile lindo. El ultimo con el atardecer rojo es el El Colorado, Farellones. Tomo alrededor de una hora de congelamiento para obtener el shot, pero valió la pena.

Skateboarding Santiago

Chispa pulls a crazy 30 second manual on his skateboard in downtown Santiago,Chile with a cool graffiti background.

El Chispa se manda un loco manual de 30 segundos en su skate en Santiago centro, con su buen graffiti en el fondo.

Snowboard Webisode #18: Sebastian Camus - Pro Snowboard de Chile

Sebastian Camus is a pro snowboarder from Chile. This part chronicles his International travels with us through Chile and Argentina. He's one of the funniest and funnest guys I know. He's founder of Herba clothing and splits his year between Chile and Davos, Suiza (Switzerland). Once you know Camus you never forget him and he's one of those guys who is always down for an adventure and some snowboarding.
The shots of the girls was at Valle Nevado's famous swimming pool, and supposedly one of them was a Miss Chile candidate, but we have no facts to back this one up, so believe what you want.

Sebastian Camus, Pen Camus, en un snowboarder profesional de Chile. Esta parte sigue sus viajes internacionales con nosotros a traves de Chile y Argentina. Es una de las personas mas divertidas y entretenidas que conocemos. Es el fundador de Herba Clothing y divide su año entre Chile y Davos, Suiza. Una vez que conoces a Pen nunca lo olvidaras. Es una persona que esta siempre dispuesta a seguir una aventura y un poco de snowboard.

El video con las chicas es de la famosa piscina de Valle Nevado, y supuestamente una de ellas fue candidata a Miss Chile, pero no tenemos pruebas para respaldar esto, por lo que cree lo que quieras. El otro pobrecito en la piscina es Manuel Diaz, pro-snowboarder de Chile también. Pobre los cabros siempre sufriendo. 

Chile Teleton

Chile is having an event called Teleton in Santiago Nov 30 y Dec 1. There's the Chilean Jerry Lewis, a really famous TV show host that hosts a Price is Right-type show. The event is to support disabled kids. This event is huge here and just about every company is sponsoring it. Here's an example of the posters you see everywhere.

Chile  va a tener un evento llamado La Teleton en Santiago el 30 de noviembre y 1 de diciembre. Esta el equivalente chileno al animador Jerry Lewis, Don Francisco, quien tiene un programa de television visto en toda America Sabados Gigantes. El evento es para ayudar a niños discapacitados. Este evento es enorme aca y casi todas las companias lo auspician. Este es un ejemplo de los posters que se ven por todo Chile.

Graffiti Downtown

Some wheatpaste Graffitti downtown. This is posted outside the Universidad Catolica de Chile campus where there is a lab that does animal testing. Apparently there is often protests outside the entrance.

Este graffiti estaba afuera del campus de la Universidad Catolica de Chile donde se encuentra un laboratorio donde se efectúan estudios con animales. Siempre se pueden observar protestas en contra del bioterio y por los derechos de los animales fuera de esta.

Life in Chile for a Gringo

First of all I'm a gringo living in Santiago, Chile. I am married to a Chilena (Chilean women are hot). I am also a professional snowboarder and filmmaker. I first came to Chile on a snowboarding trip to South America three years ago and am currently here for my 4th time. Its been rough learning Spanish, since I didn't have great motivation to learn before I decided to visit. But I am currently taking Spanish classes in el centro(downtown) and will attempt to add a bit of spanish to help you learn as I progress in my knowledge, speaking skills, and vocabulary. A main goal of this blog will be to relate the experience of what life is like in Chile, and some obsevations from a foregner's point of view. Since I am a professional filmaker in action sports, I will add numerous videos and photos to give rich detail of what life here is truly like.

*Added Bonus: This won't be boring like 99% of blogs out there. There's always something new to see in Chile.

Primero que nada, soy un gringo viviendo en Santiago de Chile. Estoy casado con una chilena (las mujeres chilenas estan muy lindas). Hago snowboard de forma profesional y filmo peliculas de deportes de accion. Vine por primera vez a Chile un invierno hace tres años y esta ya es mi cuarta vez en Chile. Es difícil aprender español, especialmente porque no tenia gran conocimiento y motivación antes de venir a Sudamérica. Actualmente estoy tomando clases de español en Santiago centro. El principal motivo de este blog es describir mis experiencias de vida en chile, y como soy  un videografo de deportes extremos profesional agregare muchas fotos y vídeos para mostrar todo mejor.