Visiting El Fraile
Helpful resort information to assist planning your trip to El Fraile.
- Season opens—
- Season closes—
- Accommodation—
- Restaurants | Bars1 | —
- Nearest Airport Coihaique
- Nearest Train Station —
- Tourist Office Website
- Tourist Office Phone+ 56 64221690
El Fraile Features
The terrain at El Fraile includes::
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- X-Country—
- Ski Hire—
What's it like at El Fraile resort?
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.
Latest photos from El Fraile. View all photos at the El Fraile gallery page.
Photo credit: Roberto Brautigam
Photo credit: Roberto Brautigam
Photo credit: Jorge Ortiz I.
Photo credit: Esteban Echaveguren
Photo credit: Esteban Echaveguren
Photo credit: Esteban Echaveguren
Photo credit: Esteban Echaveguren
Photo credit: Esteban Echaveguren
Explore El Fraile Location Map
Interactive El Fraile trail map and piste map. View the piste and trails as well as the surrounding terrain and mountain contours for backcountry action. Find and compare nearby resorts by clicking on the resort markers.
El Fraile Live Weather
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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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