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Chile Ski Season

Ski season in Chile spans from mid to late June until early October. The season can start early or late or be abbreviated or extended based on snow conditions. Your Holiday Season spans the month of July. Regular Season is June and August. September and October dates are considered Low or Value Season.

Chile Ski Packages   

Your typical Chile ski package is an inclusive Chile ski package that includes lodging, lift tickets, and half board breakfast and dinner in the cost of the package. Required arrival patterns vary by season. Your July Holiday Season will usually require a 7 night stay with a Friday arrival or a Saturday arrival depending on the resort. In Regular Season some resorts allow for shorter stays. Sometimes these shorter stays are also structured with a required arrival day. More flexibility is available in Value Season, but again, it depends on the resort and availability. A Rocky Mountain Getaways Chile ski package expert can streamline and simplify this process to get you the Chile ski vacation you are looking for without any hassle.

Your major Chilean Ski Destinations are:

Valle Nevado Resort

Valle Nevado is the largest Chilean ski destination with 7,000 plus skiable acres. Valle Nevado along with El Colorado and La Parva Ski Centers comprise the Three Valleys of the Andes and are interconnected by ski trails cumulatively representing the largest skiable acreage in the Southern Hemisphere. Valle Nevado’s modern relatively modern infrastructure includes 3 full service ski-in/ski-out to slopeside hotels, multiple condominium/apartment buildings, and a cross section of restaurant options as well as a discotech and spa. Terrain includes Greens (Beginners) 10%, Blues (Intermediate) 36% Reds (Advanced) 33% Blacks (Expert) 21% serviced by 15 lifts including a detachable high speed quad and gondola. The resort also offers an onsite heli skiing operation and is located two hours via ground transfer from Santiago.

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Ski Portillo

Steeped in skiing history, Portillo is the oldest operating and most internationally acclaimed South American Destination. The feel is “old world” with colonial architecture and wood accents. The atmosphere is extremely intimate. The infrastructure includes one major hotel and two more moderate lodges al located within very close proximity of one another. The terrain breakdown is, Beginner 15%, Intermediate 30%, Advanced 30%, Expert 25%. Portillo has a total of 14 lifts for no more than 450 guests daily. Portillo also offers an Onsite heli skiing operation and is also well known for its abundant hikable steeps and cliff bands as well as its unique Va et Vient Poma Lifts (French for \’come and go\’). Portillo is an approximate 3 hour drive from Santiago and is located Northwest of the capitol right near the Argentinean border.

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Other Chilean Ski Centers include:

La Parva

La Parva is one of the three resorts that make up the Three Valleys of the Andes (Tres valles de los Andes) along with Valle Nevado and El Colorado. The three resorts are interconnected by ski trails. La Parva is the smallest of the three with 988 skiable acres accessed by 14 lifts. Although small, La Parva is a local’s favorite and offers some attractive steeps and off piste skiing to compliment its ample array of long groomers. There is a small quaint base area with several shops and restaurants where apartments can be rented, usually on a weeklong basis.

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El Colorado

El Colorado is the third resort constituting the Three Valleys of the Andes and is interconnected with Valle Nevado and La Parva via ski runs. El Colorado offers 2,741 skiable acres and is best well known as a family friendly resort ideal for kids, beginners, and intermediates because of its friendly pitches and long groomed runs. El Colorado is actually comprised of two resorts, itself and the much smaller Farellones suitable for beginners and popular for its snow tubing hill. El Colorado does have a small section with some steeps and chutes that can be accessed in times of abundant snowfall. The resort has 18 lifts and two quaint base areas between itself and Farellones that can accommodate guests with several hotel and apartment options. The nearby small town of Farellones operates as another lodging base for the resort and offers a small degree of nightlife. 

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Extended Chile Ski Vacation Itineraries

Chile encompasses so much more than just opportunities to get endless summer turns in powder! While you are there, why not explore the attractions of Santiago, visit the historic port of Valparaiso, or soak in the charming beach town of Vina del Mar? Wine tour anybody? Chile is swiftly taking its place as one of the world’s top wine producers. How about a wine tour by horseback?  Maybe you are interested in a multi ski destination tour with a few side excursions in between? At Rocky Mountain Getaways, we specialize in customizing an unforgettable and exotic Chile ski package with all the bells and whistles that you are interested. We will gladly make suggestions on how to make the most of your Chile ski vacation.