El Colorado/ Farrellones chile
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 Opens | Jun 2012 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Oct 2013 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area El Colorado/ Farrellones Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 30km |
| total length of El Colorado/ Farrellones trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 5.5km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | W |
| direction El Colorado/ Farrellones ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 3341.5m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 2436.3m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 2463.3m |
| centre of El Colorado/ Farrellones ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 905.3m |
| 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.
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
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 .
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
El Colorado/ Farrellones reviews, 4.3 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.