Chile _ _ Ski weeks in Portillo are designed to allow guests the opportunity to ski, relax, let go of worry and enjoy their ski resort experience as it is nowhere else in the world. Portillo is a place free of commercial expansion and distractions. There is no town, no shopping centers and no Starbucks. There is one big yellow hotel, one beautiful ski mountain, 400 guests, and 450 energetic and smiling employees to ensure a care-free vacation for our guests.
Guests arrive on Saturday and after checking-in are free to explore all of the hotel's features or hit the mountain right away. A hotel full of facilities and activities, and a mountain free of crowds and lines await.
_ _ Summer Skiing in Chile, South America!
Valle Nevado is a winter resort located in the heart of the Andes Mountains
at 9,925 feet, only 37 miles and less than 2 hours from the Santiago
International Airport.
The resorts' elevation and southeast orientation combine to create an ideal
setting for South American skiing. Valle Nevado is a popular option for a
summer ski trip - this destination resort offers 3 hotels, 8 restaurants, 3
bars, fitness center, heated swimming pool and entertainment activities.
Valle Nevado is the largest ski area in South America offering 2,000 acres,
2,600 vertical feet and 23 miles of groomed pistes (14% beginners, 30%
intermediate, 42% advanced and 14% expert). Valle Nevado is also home to the
only high-speed quad chairlift in Chile.
If the trail accessible powder, groomed slopes and terrain park aren't enough
of a SnowVenture for you, Valle Nevado also offers heli-skiing that will have
you reaching altitudes of over 14,470 feet with virgin snow descents of up to
1.2 miles.
VALUE SEASON: 9/7-9/27/12, travel any number of nights
VALUE SEASON: 8/31-9/6/12, travel allowed Friday to Friday (7 nights)
REGULAR SEASON: 6/22-7/5/12 & 7/27-8/30/12, travel allowed Friday to
Friday (7 nights), Friday to Tuesday (4 nights) or Tuesday to Friday (3
nights)
HOLIDAY SEASON: 7/6-7/26/12, travel Friday to Friday (7 nights) only