The newest of the “Three Valleys” resorts, Valle Nevado was developed in 1998 and is home to the only high-speed detachable chair in Chile. It has a very international feel to it with a large hotel complex perched on the resort’s edge. Here you can ski the highest elevations in Chile for resort skiing.
You will ski La Hoya with its abundant off-piste terrain and exceptionally dry Patagonian powder. La Hoya translates to “the bowl”. The name derives from the shape of the mountain, a wide circular glacial basin that offers great sweeping fields of fresh snow. La Hoya’s varied terrain, uncrowded slopes, and location in the heart of the Patagonian Andes make it a truly unique Argentine ski destination.
Cerro Bayo Ski Resort rises above the famous Lake Nahuel Huapi offering sweeping majestic views of this 100 km long lake. Area-wise Cerro Bayo is not that big but it offers terrain of all types; from steep powder pitches if you are up for a short hike, to large open fields of off-piste and long lengthy groomers. Cerro Bayo is a small and friendly ski area that delivers fresh tracks more often than not.
You will ski four days at the largest ski area in Argentina, Cerro Catedral, located on the edge of the bustling city of Bariloche. This modern ski area includes 3,000 acres of in-bounds terrain and 36 lifts. Cerro Catedral offers all kinds of terrain, great on mountain refugio’s for some of the best ski hill lunches you will experience and a bustling ski village. The views of the Andes and Lake Nahuel Huapi from the top of Catedral are some of the most scenic in the world.
Corralco Ski Resort is a magical place located off the beaten track in southern Chile. It is located on the active volcano Lonquimay and surrounded by a forest of monkey puzzle trees. This resort is the closest you can come to cat skiing without the cat with its abundant off-piste terrain (very little grooming) and lack of people skiing it!
The single largest ski area in South America in terms of acreage, Nevados de Chillán is situated on a live double coned volcano called Chillán. The traditional ski area statistics do not do this unique ski area justice. You will experience large open treeless off-piste fields, as trees don’t grow on lava! So few people and so much area you can ski fresh tracks days after the storm!
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