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Test report El Colorado-Farellones
Skiresort.info Test of the ski resort El Colorado-Farellones
Total result: 3.2 out of 5 stars
Test El Colorado-Farellones
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In detail: Test report for ski resort El Colorado-Farellones
Top evaluation criteria
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Runs/slopes
Altitude difference
953 m (Valley 2380 m - Mountain 3333 m )
Lifts/ cable cars
20
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 3 ← 2
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 3 ← 2
Runs/slopes
Total 50 km
Easy
25 km
(50 %)Intermediate
10 km
(20 %)Difficult
15 km
(30 %)
Longest run
5 km
Run location
above tree line
Worth knowing
- Valley run available
Photos
Number of ski lifts
20
Total capacity
20300 Passengers / hour
Length of all lifts
17.0 km Total
Lifts and cable cars
4
14
2
Additional
3
Photos
Worth knowing
- Artificial snow-making
- The valley run is practically always open.
Season 2009
105 Days open
105 Days when valley run open
105 Days when valley run open
Season 2010
98 Days open
98 Days when valley run open
98 Days when valley run open
The slope preparation is excellent.
Tip: By new snow, an optimal slope prepartion is not always possible, even with a large effort. In addition, the new snow can not combine with the snow lying underneath and moguls are created quickly. For safety reasons, usually no slope preparation is possible during operating times.
Further evaluation criteria
Access via Constanera Norte, Ausfahrt Av. La Dehesa
- Cururo Chair (El Colorado), Ideal entry for day visitors
Distance: 32 km · approx. 40 Minutes driving time
Roads: Side road, partially developed, with significant incline
Parking spaces: usually enough available, Tarred parking lot, Stone parking lot, free of charge
Public transportation/ on-site mobility
- No direct train connection
- No ski busses
- Scheduled busses
Ski-in/Ski-out
There are some accommodations with direct access to the slopes and to lifts (Ski-in/Ski-out)
Towns/villages
- El Colorado
Distance to ski resort 0 km (directly at ski resort)
Note: For the evaluation, only the accommodations which are located directly on the slopes and lifts, or have very easy access to the ski resort have been considered.
Photos
Evaluation criteria for special interests
Information for families and children
- Kid's Land/ separated area for children
- Merry-go-round
- Adventure course
- Children's lifts
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
Information for beginners
- Easy and manageable slope offering, which is easy to achieve
- Wide slopes
- Beginner's area
- Easy valley run
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
Information for advanced skiers, freeriders
- few freeride/ deep snow areas
- few mogul slopes
Slope offering advanced skiers
Runs/slopes
Total 50 km
Difficult
15 km
(30 %)Note: Always mind the avalanche warnings and barriers, please. Never ski into a closed and unsecured area.
Information for Snowboarders
- few cat tracks
- no runs with ascent
- few freeride/ deep snow areas
Offering snow parks
- Snow park/ Fun park
- Halfpipe
- Kicker (Jump/ Ramp)
- Rails/ Slides
- Boxes
- Wallride
- Corner / Hip
- Boardercross
- Waverides
- Chill area with music
Conclusion
wide slopes
no high speed lifts and no lifts with bubbles
no lift pass for all 3 resorts
Detailed description of the ski resort
It is one hour by car from Santiago to Farellones, on the last miles it`s a mountain road with 40 turns. You have to keep to the left in Farellones to get to El Colorado (the same way as to La Parva !) but you can also start skiing El Colorado, because there are two t-bars taking you to the ski resort if you to leave your car here. The runs down to Farellones are mostly easy and wide. In Farellones there are also two more t-bars for beginners and very easy runs and a tubing park. In El Colorado, using the triple chair Pinguino or the t-bars Chico I and II you get to wide and easy runs.
The only lift that takes you to the peak of Cerro Colorado is the t-bar Corniso; you can reach it by using the double chair Cururo and the triple chair Leon. From the peak you can ski down to t-bar Corniso, up to Cerro Colorado and some expert runs down to the t-bar Cono Este. In case you keep to the left on the ski run Portezuelo, you will get to Valle Nevadoand the triple chair El Proado (Attention: you need an extra lift ticket!). The t-bar Cono Este is a
perfect place for experts when there is fresh powder and it also lifts you back to the paek of Cerro Colorado. From this point you can reach any place in the ski resort. A very good slope is the Km Lanzado run down to the top station of the t-bars Chico I and II. Another intermediate run leads to the t-bar Yaretas towards La Parva. Even though it looks as if
there is another connection with La Parva, we can tell you there isn´t so don´t keep on skiing when you have reached the base station of this lift. Another recommendable run is the intermediate one from Cerro Colorado to the triple chair Condor. There aren´t many possibilities to have lunch, you can either go to the
nice restaurant Mirador at the base station of the triple chair Leon or to the Base Station in El Colorado...
Test Report issued on 2001-08-04
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