Chacaltaya Ski Resort Guide
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Latest Snow Report
Issued: 20 May
- Last Snowfall:
- Snow Depth (upper):
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- Snow Depth (lower):
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- Piste: –
- Off-piste: –
Today’s Weather (5145 m)
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15 |
-1 °C |
F-Level 4900 m |
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20 |
0 °C |
F-Level 5100 m |
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15 |
0 °C |
F-Level 5200 m |
Acres of ski: - | Pistes: 1 | Snowmaking: -
Halfpipes: - | Terrain parks: - | X-Country: -
Resort Opens: | Resort Closes:
Lifts: 1surface lift
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New information tells us that the rumour is true and Chacaltaya has officially closed.
The glacier has melted which means that Chacaltaya was the highest ski area in the world. Was the only ski area in South America outside of Chile and Argentina. The most equatorial ski area in the world. The oldest ski lift in South America. The fastest surface lift in the world. The northernmost ski area in South America. The only ski area in South America with a season that corresponds to that of North America. The most difficult lift to load in the world.
Resorts close to Chacaltaya include:
Huascaran (1312 km),
Powder South Heliski (1596 km),
Ski Arpa (1805 km),
Los Penitentes (1812 km),
Los Puquios (1817 km),
Chacaltaya Location Maps
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Piste info
- Trails (Pistes): 1
- Beginner: 100%
- Intermediate: -
- Advanced: -
- Cross-country: -
- Snowmaking: -
- Acres of ski: -
- Terrain Parks: -
- Halfpipes: -
Social
- Restaurants: 1
- Bars: -
- Slopeside accommodation: -
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Mountain info
- Summit: 5395 m
- Vertical Drop: 500 m
- Base: 007
Lifts
- Gondolas / Cable Cars: -
- Toplift: m
Travel
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Visitor Reviews of Chacaltaya
Hillary Key from United Kingdom writes:
I lived in La Paz from 1972 to 1974 and was a member of El Club Andino. I skied up there a number of times and the experience was awsome. Yes, the belt, rope and hook for scooping the cable out of the snow was something else. Always came back down to the embassy with a monumental headache. The bus trip was incredible with wooden chairs stuck in extra down the aisle. Chickens and llamas also passengers. Never to be forgotten.
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