Explore 3 ski resorts in Chile. Every card links to a full resort page with pictures, terrain and the numbers; the arrow opens the description without leaving this page.
Part of the Tres Valles above Santiago in the Chilean Andes, linked to La Parva and Valle Nevado, and reachable from the capital in around an hour and a half up a road of forty numbered hairpins. The season runs from June to September, which is why northern hemisphere race teams train here. The terrain is high, treeless and sunny, with a good deal of gentle and intermediate runs and steeper ground higher up. Farellones just below is the older village and has more life than the purpose built base. Santiago is close enough that a great many people ski here as a day trip. The Andes at this latitude are dry, so snow conditions vary more year to year than in the Alps. Check recent reports before committing.
One of the three linked areas above Santiago in the Chilean Andes, sharing terrain with El Colorado and Valle Nevado on the Tres Valles pass, about an hour and a half from the city. The skiing is high and treeless with open terrain and a good vertical, suited to confident intermediates, and the views across the Andes from the top are enormous. The season runs from June to September. La Parva is the most residential of the three, built as a village of houses and apartments used by Santiago families, so it is quieter than its neighbours and has a settled feel. Snow conditions in the central Andes vary considerably from year to year, so it is worth checking recent reports before committing to flights.
The highest of the three linked areas above Santiago in the Chilean Andes, with the base at 2860 metres and lifts reaching over 3600, which gives it the most reliable snow of the group. The terrain is high, treeless and extensive, with plenty of intermediate runs and serious off piste for people with a guide. Heli skiing operates from here. The base is a compact cluster of hotels built in the 1980s in a modernist style, and it is entirely self contained. There is nothing else within reach on the mountain. The season runs June to September and Santiago is around ninety minutes away by a road of many hairpins. Andean snowfall varies from year to year, so check recent reports.
