PxPixel

Viva Valle Nevado - Ski Mag

Viva Valle Nevado

Don't stop skiing.

Author:: Skiingmag.com Editors
Publish date:: Jun 16, 2014
Social count:: 0

So Why Should I Fly to South America?

12

12 Images

Here are the stats on Valle Nevado, a ski resort in Chile that offers some of the largest ski-able terrain in South America: 260 days of sunshine a year, almost 2,000 acres of terrain (over 50 percent of which is advanced or expert off-piste), the only high-speed quad chairlift in Chile, and the only heli-ski outfitter in the country (the heli pad is located right at the ski resort). Check out travel specials to Valle Nevado at skiingmag.com/travel-specials.

IQ Preview Tout

South American camp gives invaluable experience to aspiring ski photographers.

Skiing Portillo, Chile. Photo by Jesse Hoffman

Portillo diehards wouldn’t have it any other way than old-school. See for yourself here.

Travel

South American gallery tout

The best places you didn't know you wanted to ski.

Ingrid Backstrom on lower El Estadio in Portillo, Chile

Welcome to Portillo, Chile, where gringos trade flip-flops for ski boots, racers and freeriders mingle, and pisco flows like carménère. The vibe is unabashedly old-school, and Portillo’s diehards wouldn’t have it any other way.

Summer Camps In South America - Ben Girardi and Rainer Benz

Want to ski (and get better) this summer? Check out the other hemisphere.

chile

Heavy snowfall and extreme wind events in Chile have created hazardous conditions in many backcountry zones in South America. By Leslie Hittmeier