valle nevado, chile
Just 1.5 hours from downtown Santiago, and 10,000 feet above sea level, Valle Nevado is a world apart. Perched high in the Andes, the resort complex offers a variety of lodging and restaurant options. The skiing is immense and all above treeline. For a group of mixed abilities, Valle Nevado is a great option. If you can see it, you can ski it. The neighboring resorts of El Colorado and La Parva offer even more options. The adventurers in your group will be thrilled with the resort's first-class heli skiing operation.
Valle Nevado boasts 23,000 acres of terrain, with 23 miles of slopes all above tree line. In comparison, Whistler/Blackcomb in Vancouver BC offers 7,000 acres. With thousands of acres of skiable terrain, there are options for every type of skier. There is more than enough beginner and intermediate slopes and experts will love Valle Neavado's steeps, chutes and off-piste terrain. If that doesn't sound like enough to ski and ride, you can upgrade your lift pass, for an additional charge, to access both El Colorado and La Parva from Valle Nevado via surface lifts!
For snowboarders, Valle Nevado has one of the best terrain parks in South America including FIS certified boarder and skier-cross course and half pipe. Ride where the Snowboard World Cup has been held annually since 2001.
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Additional Valle Nevado Travel Information:
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Valle Nevado Mountain Stats:
- 230 inches of annual snowfall
- 22000 acres open, lifts
- Top elevation 11877 feet, base 9383 feet
- 14% beginner, 30% intermediate, 42% advanced, 14% expert
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