37 km
2860 m - 3670 m
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Test report Valle Nevado
Skiresort.info Test of the ski resort Valle Nevado
Total result: 3.7 out of 5 stars
Test Valle Nevado
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In detail: Test report for ski resort Valle Nevado
Top evaluation criteria
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Runs/slopes
Altitude difference
810 m (Valley 2860 m - Mountain 3670 m )
Lifts/ cable cars
14 · Heli-skiing
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 4 ← 2
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 4 ← 2
Runs/slopes
Total 37 km
Easy
16 km
(43 %)Intermediate
16 km
(43 %)Difficult
5 km
(14 %)
Longest run
4 km
Run location
above tree line
Worth knowing
- Valley run available
Photos
Number of ski lifts
14 · Heli-skiing
Total capacity
15930 Passengers / hour
Length of all lifts
11.0 km Total
Lifts and cable cars
1
5
8
Additional
1
Photos
Worth knowing
- Artificial snow-making
- The valley run is always open when ski resort is open; without the valley run, ski operation is not possible.
Season 2009
120 Days open
120 Days when valley run open
120 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
- Andes Express (Valle Nevado), Ideal entry for day visitors
Distance: 37 km · approx. 46 Minutes driving time
Roads: Side road, partially developed, with significant incline
Parking spaces: usually enough available, Tarred 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
- Valle Nevado
Distance to 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.
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Evaluation criteria for special interests
Information for families and children
- Kid's Land/ separated area for children
- Merry-go-round
- Wave ride for children
- Adventure course
- Children's lifts
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
- Ski school for children
- Child care
Information for beginners
- Easy and manageable slope offering, which is easy to achieve
- Wide slopes
- Beginner's area
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
Information for advanced skiers, freeriders
- many freeride / deep snow areas
- some mogul slopes
- few extremely difficult, steep and unprepared runs (Double Diamonds)
Slope offering advanced skiers
Runs/slopes
Total 37 km
Difficult
5 km
(14 %)Note: Always mind the avalanche warnings and barriers, please. Never ski into a closed and unsecured area.
For the Snowboarders who will be joining us, Valle Nevado boasts a Half Pipe run which is acknowledged and approved by the F.I.S. (International Skiing Federation) and for which special maintenance machinery is being acquired. Additionally, during the first week of September, Valle Nevado will hold "World Cup of Snowboarding" in South America.
Information for Snowboarders
- few cat tracks
- no runs with ascent
- many freeride / deep snow areas
Snow parks
Offering snow parks
- Snow park/ Fun park
- Halfpipe
- Kicker (Jump/ Ramp)
- Rails/ Slides
- Boxes
- Wallride
- Corner / Hip
- Boardercross
- Waverides
- Pro Line
- Medium Line
- Beginner/ Easy Line
- Chill area
Conclusion
many free riding space
no lifts with bubbles
no lift pass for all 3 resorts
Detailed description of the ski resort
It`s about 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 right in Farellones to get to Valle Nevado (another 15 minutes by car). You can ski directly from the parking lots or the hotels to the quad El Mirador, which takes you to the Cima Mirador, 3300 meters above sea level. From its top station you can ski down intermediate and wide runs to the new built detachable quad (The first one in Chile!) Andes Express. From here you can get to almoust any place of the ski resort and some expert runs are just underneath the lift.
Some intermediate ones lead you to the base station of the Andes Express. If you makes a turn right on half way down of this slope, you can get to the ski resort El Coloradoand its t-bar Cone Este (Attention: You need an extra ticket!). If you would like to ski La Parva, You have take the ski runs Camino Alto or the t-bar Valle del Inca, but there is also an extra ticket necessary. But from the top station of this lift you can ski down to the valley in La Parva. You remain in Valle Nevado if you take the t-bar Tres Puntas afterwards, which lifts you to the highest point of the resort in 3670 meters. From here you can choose to ski an easy, an intermediate or the or the expert run Shake to the t-bar Las Ballicas which takes you back nearly to the top station of the Andes Express. The intermediate run leads you to the lowest point of the ski resort, the base station of the triple chair El Prado at 2860m. Here you also arrive when you come from El
Colorado. If you like to return to the Hotels, it´s best to take the double chair El Vaiven or the t-bar Escondia, starting next to the quad El Mirador. For beginners, there is a small lift close by the hotels and two rope tows beside the double chair El Vaiven as well as a wonderful halfpipe for snowboarders. In Valle Nevado you find the most modern lifts of the three ski resorts around Santiago and countless possibilities to ski beyond the normal ski runs...
Test Report issued on 2001-08-05
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