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Visitor reviews for Portillo Ski Resort

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Ski Resort Rating: Rate Portillo

• July 28, 2011
  Juan from Chile
  

  Exelentes canchas y muy buen servicio

• June 29, 2011
  Mirko from Argentina
  

  Portillo, es conocido como el crucero que nunca se mueve.
  Todo funciona, todo esta incluido, el personal esta esperandote para ayudarte y super preparado !!!
  Solo 450 huespedes atendidos por igual numero de personal, atentos y dispuestos
  Es la ecuacion justa entre esqui, descanso, y vacaciones.
  No conozco otro centro de esqui parecido, y se los recomiendo, despues no querrar ir a otor lado..

• September 22, 2010
  James Statham from Canada
  

  Just returned from Portillo and in a light snow year and had a great time.

  Portillo has the vertical of an eastern resort, but with western conditions - high alpine with chutes, steeps and the world famous Super C couloir.

  Tio Bob's is one of the best ski bar/restaurants in the world along with the Moosewirt in St. Anton and the Longhorn at Whistler/Blackcomb.

  More of the world's best skiers have skied here than anywhere else. Portillo is a legend. The only place better is Revelstoke.

• August 27, 2010
  Arthur from Brazil
  

  Portillo is a nice place to come and have fun, with good food (all included) and a live band every night to distract people after ski. There's also a nice swimming pool and dance club. What is a bit dissapointing is that there are very few slopes, mainly two big ones and others small on the sides. This is really not enough to compare with the other large resorts available, even in Chile. Also there is no snow park, which can be frustrating specially to the snowboarders (like me). But overall we had fun, people were friendly in general. I hope the number of slopes increases in the future, it would make Portillo a real good option even worldwide. Today I think it's still limited.

• August 17, 2010
  Rich from United States
  

  Portillo has a beautiful and cozy bar with a fireplace on the second floor (not a lounge like in the Minneapolis Radisson). There is tons of off-piste skiing accessible from the four (not two) multi-man slingshot lifts - only in use at Portillo - that gain 500-1,100 feet of vertical over a length of 1,100 to 2,100 feet. As for pitch, the top of Roca Jack is 50+ degrees, good enough for the Austrian Ski Team to use for downhill training every year. Finally, you drove yourself to Portillo, a place with zero use for a car, instead of taking one of the easily accessible drivers or shuttles? If you're going to diss a place, at least get the facts straight. Giving any bias, Portillo and its loyal guests - including some of the best skiers in the world - are probably glad to see the last of you.

• June 30, 2010
  Martina Diez-Routh from United Kingdom
  

  I love Ski Portillo, it is a great place with spectacular scenery. For those comments I have been reading below that they did not like some aspects of it, I would say, you might have got a wrong selling speech. The hotel is old and not-fancy, with no TV, only one bar, one disco and a bar across the international route where the staff mainly goes with some adventurous guests, but the quality of snow usually is great, thanks to its altitude and lack of wind. The food is great and the chef gives you great options of all kinds of fish in Chile. You have four meals a day and then you can have one meal on the on-top mountain restaurant Tio Bobs with superbs views of the Laguna del Inca.
  The rooms are simple, with no TV, but that makes you want to go to socialise to their living room. It feels like if you were staying at home, like what old ski resorts use to be.
  Obviously, it is great to relax on the pools and now on their two hot tubs, and you can take their yoga and stretching sessions.
  Overall, Portillo is a great experience with magnificent vistas.

• December 17, 2009
  Kevin Lee from Canada
  

  I keep reading that this area is one of the top 10 in the world. This really upsets me, because I made a point of travelling across the continent to ski it (travelled from Buenos Aires). It's a tiny small area, with nothing but blue runs. Nothing challenging, nothing steep, nothing long. The lifts are from the stone age, slow and clunky. When I was there half the resort was down due to a power failure for half the day. They harp on the "off piste" Well there are a couple of cable lifts that drag you literally only 2 or 3 hundred meters up a slope. From there you might get a half dozen turns on reasonable steepness. But I ask you, is it worth the time and expense for 6 turns? Also, at the end of the day I thought I'd drop into the lounge for a beer before driving back to the city (Santiago). Well to my disbelief there is no lounge. No where to sit and enjoy a cocktail or hot drink after a day of skiing? What's up with that? As I was walking through the hotel looking for the non-existent lounge, I was confronted by a nasty hotel worker who began shouting at me in Spanish, telling me I can't walk around the hotel. I was in the pubic area.
  All in all, I was not impressed. One of the worst 10 areas I've ever skied at, and I've skied hundreds.

• September 20, 2009
  Brett from Australia
  

  Portillo is a great resort with excellent terrain. The food is top notch, bar the afternoon snack; bring some alcohol and some good books. The hotel at Portillo can organize a shuttle service for 12000 peso back to Santiago. Stayed in the Inca lodge. You can meet great people and the staff are friendly.

• September 06, 2009
  Alix from Bolivia
  

  I am currently in Portillo and staying in the lodge: a less expensive option to the overpriced hotel. The weather is dreadful and I haven't been able to walk to or from the lodge to the hotel as the walkway hasn't been shoveled and I fall down to my waist trying to traverse the short distance. I've found the staff surly and the place dirty. The staff seem bored and are all sitting around in groups; it would be nice if someone would shovel the walk way. If I could get a shovel I would do it myself. The food for those staying in the lodge is exceptionally bad - stale bread rolls with butter for afternoon tea. All the attractions listed such as the cinema, library, game room etc are closed as are the lifts and runs. A very poor holiday experience all round.

• June 15, 2009
  Bruce from United States
  

  Portillo now has off-piste as steep as Jackson Hole or the Palisades at Squaw. Riding the Va a Vients (a new advanced run for 2009) is an adventure.
  For adventuresome children, there is certainly enough to keep them occupied when not skiing (indoor soccer, basketball, a decent library, et. al.) For sedentary children, it would be 'boring'.
  For adults, a late evening at La Posada is a must.
  Instructors are excellent. Food and service are superb (get to know Senor Besa) and Henry and Miguel have done great things to the resort. Just remember, the rooms are simple and while there is no TV (a blessing from my perspective) there is good wireless connectivity.
  Access is two hours from Santiago, with some magnificent vistas.
  Just bring your game when skiing OB.

• May 12, 2009
  Ignacio from Chile
  

  Portillo is among the best ski resorts in Chile, although it´s one of the last to have enough snow to ski. It´s not intended for family, mainly due to a lack of alternative activities (especially for children), but for intermediate and high level skiers and boarders. Last season I spent 2 weeks at Portillo, with large amounts of snow (even with closed roads for a few days)
  Undoubtedly the best family ski resort is by far Termas de Chillán, 400km south of Santiago.

• September 15, 2006
  thomas hartman from United States
  

  Was at Portillo 8/5/06 to 8/12/06. Was very impressed with staff, food and with the hotel. It is an older hotel; 1950 era but was great for skiing. This place is for someone who wants to ski daily. Very limited in other things to do. So go there to ski, eat and rest. Nice bars for adults but limited night time things for teens or children. Bring good book to read or movies for own dvd player. Also instructors for skiing were the best so sign up for daily skiing instruction.

• July 23, 2006
  Don from Chile
  

  Greg -
  On July 11th we were at 180cm of snow for a storm that eventually left 225cm. That provided a great base for the 130cm that we just got in last two days. The skiing is phenomonal, some of the best in recent memory for most people here. Tuesday and Wednesday are supposed to be big snow days again. As for work, the hotel is full of great folks from all over the world and as long as its not puking snow we have plenty of work and we're not going anywhere. To those one their way, we look forward to having you here and you should be excited.

• July 20, 2006
  Chris NJ USA from United States
  

  Greg,

  Just days after your comment Portillo gets 7.5 feet - those who did leave will be kicking themselves now.
  *** I drove by Portillo in June 2000 - they were closed due to no snow. Had to go south to Termas de Chillan. It was well worth the effort.

• July 07, 2006
  Greg Sumner from United States
  

  Ski Conditions (so far) this year (July 11 2006) are horrible, many guides are leaving and returning
  to their homelands for lack of work.

• June 22, 2006
  Randy Havre from United States
  

  We've been traveling from Hawaii to Portillo for four summers now. The traverse off of Roca has great chutes. The service is excellent and no lines. Aloha.

• July 21, 2005
  Rafael Ramos from Chile
  

  Portillo is one of the TOP 10 ski resorts in the World.
  Has the fastes run in the World: La Roca Jack.
  Accomodations are Top Class in its Old Grand Hotel Portillo.

• August 17, 2004
  Dan from Argentina
  

  Expensive and not too interesing pistes........nice off piste though.............but there`s only one hotel and the prices it asks are massive (plus their rental prices are big too). NOT for the budget skiier/boarder. It is a beautiful place though.