El Colorado Ski Center

Situated in the Metropolitan region and only 39 km. from Santiago. The maximum altitude is 3,333 with a fall of 903 Meters., which gives a ski area of 1,000 hectares. Receiving many short snowfalls with an average of 5 meters of precipitation in a normal year, El Colorado also has a snowmaking system to guarantee snow throughout the season.

This center, together with La Parva and Valle Nevado, forms the biggest and best ski area in South America.

Farellones and El Colorado are close to the center and offer a variety of accommodations, in particular, the Apart Hotel Colorado and the Hotel Posada de Farellones, the last one being one of the first to be built in this resort, in the 1940's. There are also restaurants, cafeterias, clubs, transportation, a ski school, equipment rental, etc.

Location

40 km. to the east of Santiago, Metropolitan Region. Location.

When to go

Between the middle of June and the middle of October.

Attractions

Cerro Colorado.

How to get there

Leave Santiago towards the West (Avda. Kennedy and Avda. Las Condes ), take the road to Farellones. It is paved and is 25km to Farellones. It is 5km more to El Colorado .Traffic is controlled by police and it is obligatory to carry snow chains. Between 08:00 h and 14:00 traffic can only go up and between 14:00 and 20:00 only down. See Transport

Activities

Skiing, snowboarding, walking. Index of Activities

Services

Accommodation, restaurants, transportation, entertainment, medical clinic, mini-market, gas station, club, first aid post, ski-tubing.

Surroundings

Villa Farellones, Villa La Parva, Centro de Esqui La Parva, Centro de Esqui Valle Nevado.