El Colorado Ski Resort Guide
El Colorado Ski Resort Guide
El Colorado, in the central region of Chile, is a large resort with 20 lifts (4 chair lifts and 16 surface lifts) that offers skiers an impressive 906 metres (2971 feet) of vertical descent. El Colorado has 2500 acres of terrain with 77 trails. El Colorado is evenly suited for both advanced and intermediate skiers and snowboarders but with some terrain for beginners. We have no information about the existence of any cross country ski trails at El Colorado. For snowboarders there are two terrain parks. A small proportion of the pistes at El Colorado are covered by snowmaking. The nearest airport is at Santiago and the nearest train station to El Colorado is also at Santiago.
Resorts close to El Colorado include:
La Parva (5 km),
Valle Nevado (11 km),
Farellones (24 km),
Lagunillas Ski Center (35 km),
Portillo (52 km),
Select El Colorado Location Map Detail:
(Also see our detailed Weather Map around El Colorado, which will give you visual overview of current and future snow conditions)
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Trails (Pistes): 77 |
Halfpipes: - |
| Summit: 3343 m |
Toplift: m |
| Beg: 64% Int: 18% Adv: 18% |
Terrain Parks: 2 |
| Vertical Drop: 906 m |
X-Country: - |
| Lifts: 20 (4 chair lifts, 16 surface lifts) |
Snowmaking: 12% |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: - |
Slopeside accommodation: - |
| Restaurants: 7 |
Acres of ski: 2500 |
| Bars: 2 |
Nearest Airport: Santiago |
| Nearest Train: Santiago |
Tourist Info Phone:: +56 2 8899260,
El Colorado Tourist Office Website |
Visitor Reviews of El Colorado
Walker Rowe from Chile writes:
Hi,
I am a Gringo living in Santiago. El Colorado is the 2nd closest ski resort to Santiago. It's really two resorts with a smaller resort called Farellones just below it. Chilean people do not ski much (they say it is too expensive) so some go to Farellones just to look at the snow and walk around in it since it does not snow in the city. El Colorado is about a 1 hour ride by bus or other vehicle from Santiago. The ride is straight up. You go from about 1,000 meters in the city to 2,400 meters at the ski resort. Rentals of equipment is about $36 USD per day and the lift ticket is $66. This year we are having drought but just last night it snowed heavily so I am going back for the 2nd time this year. For those of you who live in the crowded Northeast of the USA you will like it here. It is not crowded at all and the slopes cover two mountain sides. At higher elevation and maybe 45 minutes further away is Valle Nevado. Mainly foreigners go there as it costs more and it has a certain panache that is intimidating to those who are not well heeled with cash. Because Nevado is at a higher elevation at times that road can be closed due to the heavy snow. The bus drivers here tell me that the road to El Colorado rarely closes due to heavy snow as the government keeps it plowed and they use chains. As I write this El Colorado is open but soccer fans cannot pass over to Argentine to see the matches there this weekend because the pass over the Andes is closed. If you want to know more about Chile look at my blog gringolandiasantiago.com. saludos,
2011-07-15 |
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- Season opens: 23 Jun 2012
- Season closes: 30 Sep 2012
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