Ski in Chile

Chile has more than 5.000 kilometers of Mountain range. That means many skiers come to travel the country, looking for new places to enjoy this sport.

The Central area of Chile, concentrates the most known ski centers in Chile. My personal opinion is that Portillo is one of the best places for skiing in the world. This is the oldest ski centers in Southamerica and the favorite of many professional skiers.

Also near Santiago is located Valle Nevado Ski Center. In this ski center has been carried out the Snowboard World Championship.

Maybe one of the advantages that Chile has, comparing with other countries with ski centers, is the proximity from these to important cities. To give you just one example: from Santiago's Airport toward Valle Nevado Ski Center it takes you 1 hour and 45 minutes appx.

On the other hand, people who enjoy ski in Chile always admire the possibility that they have of skiing in areas of almost native natural beauty that doesn't exist in other places of the world. Portillo it self is one of those places, but we should also name the Termas de Chillán Ski Center, that is located in the south; Corralco that is also a Ski center located in the south, in the middle of a National Park; Valle Nevado; Osorno Volcano and Pucón, near Villarrica Lake, just to name some.

When you come to ski in Chile, you will always notice that the nature will always be much more present than you think.