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Review of snowboarding and skiing in El Colorado/ Farrellones Chile.

El Colorado/ Farrellones Ski Holiday Facts

Established in 1930 the Chilean ski resort El Colorado/ Farrellones lies at ? metres altitude in the ? region of the Chilean Andes12 snow cannons ensure artificial El Colorado/ Farrellones snow making covers 4km of ski trails, which equates to around 12 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to El Colorado/ Farrellones (Chile) is Santiago at a distance of 45km or approximately ? minutes driving time. El Colorado/ Farrellones ski season runs from June to October.

SNO-man says

Chile's oldest and biggest resort is also the closest to Santiago ( 45km/28 miles ) with all the big-city après ski atmosphere and attractions that means. The first lift was erected way back in 1936.

alpine downhill runs to ski in El Colorado/ Farrellones Chile

Beginner Trails
 0 runs ?km
0%  Intermediate Trails
 10 runs ?km
55%  Advanced Trails
 5 runs ?km
27%  Expert Trails
 3 runs 3km
16% 

El Colorado/ Farrellones Resort & Holiday Info

Beginners learning to ski
Intermediate Skiers
Expert Skiers
Snowboarders
Apres Ski
Family friendly
Snowsure
Ambience
Value for money
Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day)$276 - $366
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort
Ski Resort OpensJun 2011
Ski Resort ClosesOct 2012
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Ski Area El Colorado/ Farrellones Mountain

Downhill Ski Runs30km
total length of El Colorado/ Farrellones trails
Longest lift serve Run5.5km
longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift
Ski Slope OrientationW
direction El Colorado/ Farrellones ski areas face
Top Altitude3341.5m
top station of highest ski lift
Bottom Altitude2436.3m
bottom of lowest ski run
Resort Altitude2463.3m
centre of El Colorado/ Farrellones ski resort
Vertical Drop905.3m
total descent from top lift to bottom piste
Skiable Vertical^v 905.3m
can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served

Skiing in El Colorado/ Farrellones

Skiing El Colorado/ Farrellones you'll enjoy 18 pistes and trails and that means approximately 30km of ski runs. El Colorado/ Farrellones lifts number 18 with the capacity to uplift 14010 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Chilean ski resort of El Colorado/ Farrellones is over 5.5km long.

SNO-man says

El Colorado/ Farrellones Ski Area

El Colorado/ Farrellones ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 55% intermediate, 27% advanced ski slopes and 16% for expert skiers - the most difficult El Colorado/ Farrellones piste is the 1km Cono Este (3) run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski El Colorado/ Farrellones after dark.

El Colorado/ Farrellones for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

Snowboarding in El Colorado/ Farrellones

If you snowboard El Colorado/ Farrellones you'll want to know that, of the 18 ski lifts in total, 14 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up El Colorado/ Farrellones snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. El Colorado/ Farrellones snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.

SNO-man says

El Colorado/ Farrellones for snowboarding gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

El Colorado/ Farrellones Apres Ski

The apres ski El Colorado/ Farrellones scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:

1 apres ski bars 6 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Heliskiing .

SNO-man says

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El Colorado/ Farrellones for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall    

More El Colorado/ Farrellones Snow Ski Area and Resort Information

El Colorado/ Farrellones resort - ski El Colorado/ Farrellones by any other name

The Chilean ski resort of El Colorado/ Farrellones ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:

El Colorado/ Farrellones ski area has ski slopes which face W

The direction which the various El Colorado/ Farrellones ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.

- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. El Colorado/ Farrellones ski resort has ski slopes facing W.

El Colorado/ Farrellones for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

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