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Chile's metropolitan ski resorts welcomed over 1,240,000 skiers in 2025, generating US$283 million, including US$228 million from foreign tourists.
WHY THIS MATTERS · This matters because whoever controls the dams upstream controls the water, food and electricity of everyone downstream — and India's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty shows river flows are now being used as a weapon between nuclear-armed neighbors.
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"In 2025 the region’s ski resorts welcomed more than 1,240,000 skiers, with a direct economic impact of US$283 million, of which US$228 million came from foreign tourists, according to ACESKI."
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