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Valle Nevado Resort Reviews

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Next snow in Valle Nevado: 4.4 cm on Wed 6th  (after 9 PM)

Visitor reviews for Valle Nevado Ski Resort

Valle Nevado Ratings

Overall: 3.4. Based on 90 votes and 100 reviews.

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Snowsure: 3.8

  • 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
  • Valle Nevado is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 3.7

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

Off-piste: 3.7

  • 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: 4.1

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

Access: 3.9

  • 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 Valle Nevado

Public Transport: 3.2

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

Accommodation: 3.6

  • No places to stay in/near Valle Nevado
  • 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: 3.8

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

Ski in/Ski out: 4.4

  • 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: 3.5

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

Snowmaking: 3.3

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

Snow Grooming: 4.2

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

Shelter: 2.8

  • 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
  • Valle Nevado is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 2.5

  • If snow conditions are poor at Valle Nevado, 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: 4.2

  • Valle Nevado 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: 3.7

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

Crowds/Queues: 3.3

  • 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: 4.2

  • 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: 4.0

  • 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: 3.9

  • 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 Valle Nevado
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 4.1

  • 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: 3.2

  • Not even a kicker at Valle Nevado
  • 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 Valle Nevado
  • 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
  • Valle Nevado has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 3.3

  • 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: 3.5

  • 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: 3.2

  • 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: 2.9

  • 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: 2.5

  • 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: 2.2

  • 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: 3.0

  • 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): 3.2

  • Overall, Valle Nevado 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, Valle Nevado 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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July 23, 2012
Walker Rowe from Ski Chile Chile
The web site of Valle Nevado says they have powder but all of this month they do not have powder since it has been warm (2-9 celcius), sunny, and has not snowed here for two weeks and none is forecast for at least two weeks more. They do make snow however. Read detailed information about Valle Nevado and El Colorado in our report at SouthernPacificReview(-dot)com
June 30, 2012
roger blairs
Excellent resort for a day trip from Santiago. I used ski total for the transfers, they offer a great service (no I don't work for them!) but suggest you bring lunch from Santiago as the food on the mountain is extremely expensive and limited to fast food burgers and fries.
August 13, 2011
Epicsurf from Ski USA - California USA - California
Took the SkiTotal Bus up yesterday from Las Condes. Conditions have deteriorated to hard pack snow. Sunny in the morning and then around 2pm the cloud level dropped creating increasingly poor visibility. Left the slopes early to avoid injuring myself. Beautiful place though with tons of terrain. Can only imagine what it is like with fresh snow.
July 25, 2011
Medina from Ski Chile Chile
Agora foi,com a capa das 3 ultimas nevaskas,regiao central do chile comeca temporada com forca...
June 11, 2011
rafael rodrigues miranda
The perfect storm is coming!
June 22, 2010
ManeRosello from Ski Chile Chile
Valle Nevado is the bigger resort, great powder fun place to ride all day long and have an incredible view of El Plomo Mountain where a Inca mummey was found. 2 new pomma lifts this year! contact [email protected]
December 20, 2009
Kevin Lee
All in all Valle Nevado is a really nice area. I only had 2 days for skiing in Chile, I am glad this is one of the areas I chose, One day I will return. It's a large area, and has well placed lifts so the skiing is all fall line skiing. The level of the runs are actually mostly blues and greens, even though they have blacks marked on the map. Expert skiers will enjoy this area if you're out looking for an easy day. It's an adventure to explore the vast expanse of the resort. They had a dump of fresh snow the night before I arrived so I was making fresh powder turns most of the day. Unfortunately I only had one day, it would have been nice to spend the night and try the adjoining areas of La Parva and Colorado as well.
November 03, 2009
Sally from Ski Austria Austria
We came to Valle Nevado for one week (28th of August) to celebrate my 50th birthday. We both suffered altitiude sickness for one day so were unable to ski. The Valle Nevado hotel was noisy; you could hear people in the next room and had to sleep with earplugs. It is not 4 star, maybe 2 star. The only restaurant where the food was edible was the French restaurant. There was no service and we got more help from the ski school staff who spoke good English. The skiing at Valle Nevado was ok but not very challenging. The slopes were empty and after a snowfall you could still find untouched powder at the end of the day.
October 07, 2009
lobo from Ski Chile Chile
For some reason, many foreigners suffer what we playfully call Chilenitis. It's caused by the tap water. Although it's not dangerous (definitly a drag), it should only happen the first time you come. In any case, if you come again, I recommend you stick to bottled water. This should be enough to avoid the loose stomach. Don´t worry about the meat and cheese. We have very strict sanitary laws which should allow you to eat without fear.
August 29, 2009
Bill from Ski USA - California USA - California
Just back from a week at Valle Nevado with one day at La Parva. My third time to Chile with at least a portion at Valle Nevado. Expected marginal snow this year, but lucked out with a major storm prior to our arrival. Stormy conditions with good snow/flat light on the first days. Mostly sunny on the rest. I'm a racing fan, so enjoyed teams training in the mornings. While skiing was great, 4 out of 5 of us had some form of food poisoning. Watch out for uncovered, recycled meats and cheeses? Overall, staff were friendly and helpful. Rooms at Hotel Sol would rate as adequate. Will still return to Valle Nevado because of the skiing, but will be more careful with food choices.