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La Parva Resort Reviews

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Visitor reviews for La Parva Ski Resort

La Parva Ratings

Overall: 3.2. Based on 51 votes and 49 reviews.

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Snowsure: 3.2

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • La Parva is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 3.5

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • La Parva has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 3.8

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 3.9

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 4.2

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of La Parva

Public Transport: 3.6

  • There are no buses or taxis to La Parva
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 2.8

  • No places to stay in/near La Parva
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 2.2

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 2.2

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in La Parva

Ski in/Ski out: 4.0

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 2.9

  • There are no child care facilities at La Parva
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 3.0

  • La Parva relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 3.8

  • There are no snow groomers at La Parva
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at La Parva are groomed daily

Shelter: 2.9

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • La Parva is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 3.3

  • If snow conditions are poor at La Parva, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 3.4

  • La Parva usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 3.9

  • The staff at La Parva are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at La Parva are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 3.5

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 3.8

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 3.8

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 3.8

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 4.3

  • No intermediate terrain at La Parva
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 3.8

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 2.9

  • Not even a kicker at La Parva
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 2.6

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around La Parva
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 2.0

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • La Parva has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 3.4

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 3.3

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 3.0

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 2.2

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 2.4

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 2.7

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 2.6

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 3.1

  • Overall, La Parva is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 3.0

  • Overall, La Parva is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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June 06, 2008
Rafael from Ski Chile Chile
Sorry mates, but a local skiing the valleys since way back before Valle Nevado was open or was even thought about... 1972, could not more disagree !!! La Parva sure has some nice runs, and yes it is a bit higher than Colorado, but enough years of being a local I can swear that Colorado is a ski resort, whereas La parva has become a real estate business. Quality of management and ski run maintenance are far from optimal. Lots of time runs closed, lifts closed with no explanation, last year a close to serious incident on a chair lift (again bad maintenance) allow me to say that if you want to ski Colorado is better. The back runs facing east and south and absolutely the best in the area. And yes we locals enjoy doing stints at all 3 places, after all it is only about 45 min from home ;).
May 04, 2008
Nelson
Can not agree more. La Parva is the best among 3 valles.
September 26, 2005
James Katz from Ski USA - California USA - California
I´m writing this review because I want to set the record straight once and for all. LA PARVA is the BEST of the 3 valles resorts. PERIOD. A quick story: Heading up to the mountains after a five foot dump, I was boarding a skitotal shuttle and chatted to the foreign tourists from the US, Australia and Brazil. All of them were headed up to El Colorado (the valle nevado road was closed). I told them, as gently as possible, that doing so was a grave mistake... apparently the locals told them that El Colorado was th best of the 3 valles resorts. Luckily I convinced one of them to go la parva and believe me he wasn´t sorry. At the end of the day when the shuttle came to pick me up at parva, I predictably heard about how Colorado was nice but the runs were flat and the only decent lifts on the mountain were closed... what can you do? Lets just get the facts straight. Locals say colorado has the best terrain. right? NO! Just look at the mountain. It is a perfectly symmetrical cone with no pitch except for the back bowl (which they only open on weekends to accomodate crowds). People say valle nevado has the best snow because it has the higest elevation. Right? NO! The top of La Parva is actually a little higher than Valle Nevado. This means the snow is just as good. Plus, not only does Parva have 1000 more feet of vertical (over 3000), but it all can be skied/boarded uninterrupted, unlike Valle. And finally, just look at the mountains. La Parva has by far the best lift accessed terrain (I can say this from extensive experience) both on and off-trail. Most importantly, you can count on the lifts being open right away after a storm. Even though they told me they werent going to open the aguilas lift that day, it was open by 10 am on the condition that i could only board off the trails (umm you gotta be kidding me right). Yeah, like i want to hit the groomers when theres waist deep fresh, but thats the way they think down here i guess. If by any chance the tres puntas lift at valle nevado is open after a storm (two years of experience tells me it won´t be) then spend 10 extra dollars and buy the double lift ticket. This will save you from having to endure the extra 20 switchbacks on the harrowing road up to valle nevado, plus the food there sucks. Only caveat, make sure theres enough snow before you head off the trails. The snow can be deceptively thin and you can turn your equipment into swiss cheese with one ill-placed turn. This is a sympton of all the resorts by the way. Try and stay on the south face of the ridges. Don´t say i didn´t warn you... With that said, when you´re deciding which of the 3 mountains to go to on a bluebird powder day, for the love of god, pick LA PARVA!
August 22, 2005
Gerardo from Ski Spain Spain
La Parva sits at 2,650 meters above sea level, and is 41 kilometers away from the city of Santiago. Fourteen lifts access 30 square kilometers of skiable terrain; 30 trails range from beginner to expert. The ski area climbs a long ridge, like Aspen Highlands. Adventure skiers can access areas like La Chiminea, a perfectly shaped chute, or La Cara, a steep south facing wall. Heliskiing and snowboarding are also available on-site.

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