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El Fraile Ski Resort Guide

El Fraile Ski Resort Guide

Fraile from above, El Fraile photo

Photo credit: Esteban Echaveguren

T-bar, El Fraile photo

Photo credit: Esteban Echaveguren

Fresh snow, El Fraile photo

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Kamikaze, El Fraile photo

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Latest Snow Report

Issued: 24 May

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Today’s Weather (1426 m)

AM
light snow
15 WNW15
1 °C F-Level
1700m
PM
moderate rain
10 WNW10
3 °C F-Level
2250m
night
moderate rain
20 NW20
6 °C F-Level
2600m

El Fraile is located near Coihaique and the Argentinian border. It is one of the most remote ski fields in South America. There are no other resorts for 620 miles but plenty of natural attractions e.g the Austral Highway. El Fraile is tree-lined, unlike many other areas in Chile and the powder slopes appeal to all levels of ability. Services at El Fraile are minimal but there is a ski school and ski hire available. There are a cafe, repair shop and fist aid station. The season runs from late-May to late-September.

Resorts close to El Fraile include: La Hoya (307 km), Perito Moreno (428 km), Cerro Catedral (492 km), Volcán Osorno (503 km), Cerro Bayo (539 km),


El Fraile Location Maps

El Fraile Location Map

All El Fraile Resort Stats

Piste info

  • Trails (Pistes): 5
  • Beginner: -
  • Intermediate: -
  • Advanced: -
  • Cross-country: -
  • Snowmaking: -
  • Acres of ski: 1359
  • Terrain Parks: -
  • Halfpipes: -

Social

  • Restaurants: 1
  • Bars: -
  • Slopeside accommodation: N

Mountain info

  • Summit: 1826 m
  • Vertical Drop: 800 m
  • Base: 007

Lifts

  • Draglifts: 2
  • Gondolas / Cable Cars: -
  • Toplift: m

Travel




Visitor Reviews of El Fraile


Sergio Fuentealba from Chile writes:

Espectacular escenografía patagona, bosques de nothofagus y vistas al Valle Simpson con lagos y montañas.
No es el ideal para encontrar buena calidad de nieve y al infraestructura es básica, cuenta con dos lineas de ascensos de arrastre (Palto y Ancla), cuatro pistas, buen offpist. Camino precario y prístino, se debe tener cautela en todo momento.

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City Forecasts
Closest to El Fraile

city forecasts
Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina 351 km
Caleta Olivia, Argentina 358 km
Castro, Chile 378 km
Puerto Montt, Chile 468 km
Osorno, Chile 570 km

Surf Breaks
Closest to El Fraile

surf forecast
Lebu, Chile 904 km
Purema, Chile 1024 km
Buchupureo, Chile 1064 km
Punta de Lobos, Chile 1246 km
Infernillo, Chile 1251 km

Resorts and Mountain Peaks Surrounding El Fraile

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Mountain Peaks
Closest to El Fraile

mountain forecasts
Cerro Castillo, Chile 51 km
Cerro Rojo, Argentina 56 km
Cerro Hudson, Chile 81 km
Cay (volcano), Chile 99 km
Maca, Chile 110 km