Trail information:
Valle Nevado has trails for all levels, divided into:
Green, for beginners (10%)
Blue, for intermediate (36%)
Red, for advanced skiers (33%)
Black, made especially for experts (21%)
Furthermore it has alternative terrains, backcountry, where experts can enjoy the adrenaline slithering through virgin snow, through the slopes of the Andes; and the Bumps area where it is possible to overcome obstacles and enjoy the adrenaline in the snow.
Ski Lifts:
The lifts consist of chairs and teleski, allowing you to reach most corners of the Andes Slopes. They have boarding carpets that allow the chairs to always maintain the operating speed.
Snowpark:
Valle Nevado has one of the best snow parks in Latin America, specially developed for beginners and experts. It is located next to the Candonga ski lift, between the base of Cima Prado and Andes Express. It also provides the possibility of having a class with ski or snowboard instructors to learn or perfect the techniques.
It has three parts: the beginner has a course with rollers, mini risers and mini boxes; intermediate, with two drawers, 3 jumps of 6 to 10 meters, and a rainbow; and advanced sector, with two rails and a kink of 9 meters a quarter pipe for jibbing 2 step up style jumps.
Technical Data
Take full advantage of each day at Valle Nevado exploring this tremendous white mountain range encompassing 23 miles of slopes for all preferences and levels, for beginners, intermediates, advanced levels and experts.
We take utmost pride in the Andes Express Chairlift at Valle Nevado since it is the only high-speed detachable quad chairlift in Chile and one of the most modern chairlifts in the world. This lift is combined with a network of lifts that allows you full access to every corner of our marvelous, white wonderland.
Skiable Area
| Length of average season | 112 Days |
|---|---|
| Number of trails | 37 trails |
| Lifts | 11 (1 high-speed detachable quad chairlift, 3 chairlifts, 6 teleski, 1 telecord) |
| Vertical drop | 2.657 feets |
| Tres Puntas Summit | 12.038 feets (maximum elevation) |
| El Prado Base | 9.381 feet (lowest elevation) |
| Average snow coverage | 5,64 feet at base |
| Average annual snowfall | 26,73 feet year 2000 |
| Average clear skies | 80% (112 days at base) |
| Runs with snowmaking coverage | 6 runs |
| Inter-connection to other centers | La Parva and El Colorado |
| Vertical drop for Heliski / Helisnowboard | 8.200 feet |
| Elevation of Resort | 9.922 feet m.a.s.l. |
| Snowboard runs | Half Pipe and Border Cross |
| Helicopter available on site | 407 Bell |
| DESCRIPTION | VALLE NEVADO | EL COLORADO | LA PARVA | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hectares of groomed runs | 130 | 230 | 150 | 510 |
| Hectars of skiable area | 9.000 | 1.000 | 700 | 10.700 |
| Total trails (kms) | 37 | 38 | 38 | 113 |
| Total lifts | 11 | 18 | 14 | 43 |
| Green trails (Beginner) | 12% |
|---|---|
| Blue trails (Intermediate) | 29% |
| Red trails (Advanced) | 41% |
| Black trails (Expert) | 18% |
Lifts
| Name | Capacity | Lenght | Vertical Drop | Pax/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andes Express | Detachable Quad | 5.478 ft | 1.378 ft | 2.100 |
| 2 | El Mirador | Quad | 4.644 ft | 1.063 ft | 1.800 |
| 3 | El Prado | Triple | 1.899 ft | 476 ft | 1.500 |
| 4 | El Vaiven | Double | 951 ft | 239 ft | 1.200 |
| Name | Capacity | Lenght | Vertical Drop | Pax/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tres Puntas | Individual | 5.459 ft | 1.427 ft | 800 |
| 2 | Valle del Inca | Individual | 2.513 ft | 830 ft | 900 |
| 3 | Las Ballicas | Individual | 2.952 ft | 813 ft | 800 |
| 4 | La Escondida | Individual | 1.968 ft | 525 ft | 900 |
| 5 | El Carrusel | Individual | 328 ft | 56 ft | 300 |
| 6 | Bambi | Individual | 197 ft | 13 ft | 100 |
| 7 | Telecord | Individual | 492 ft | 85 ft | 1.450 |
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