It was super cool to be snowboarding in the Andes in August . We felt pretty cool ! : ) The school also organized another trip about a month ago to the " beach " . I put it in parentheses because when we got there , it turned out to be a big grassy field , rather than a beach .
According to the above context, answer the following question.
Why is the snowboarding event taking place in August in the Andes ?


August in the Andes is like February is here ( cold and snowy ) .