La Parva chile
Review of snowboarding and skiing in La Parva Chile.
La Parva Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1952 the Chilean ski resort La Parva lies at 3572 metres altitude in the ? region of the Chilean Andes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m La Parva ski area is snow sure. Over ? snow cannons ensure artificial La Parva snow making covers 7km of ski trails, which equates to around ? of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to La Parva (Chile) is Santiago at a distance of 55km or approximately ? minutes driving time. La Parva ski season runs from June to November.
SNO-man says
Built by Europeans, commercialised by Americans, and run by locals since 1989, includes Chile's first quad chair lift. It's the most northerly of the areas near to Santiago and the base for most of the great and the good (and the rich) of Santiago who have second homes here, leaving it very quiet in the week. This was once Chile's highest resort.
alpine downhill runs to ski in La Parva Chile
Beginner Trails
 3 runs ?km |
15% |
Intermediate Trails
 15 runs ?km |
75% |
Advanced Trails
 9 runs ?km |
45% |
Expert Trails
 9 runs 9km |
45% |
La Parva 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) | Chillean Peso? - Chillean Peso? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Jun 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Nov 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area La Parva Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 35km |
| total length of La Parva trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 5.4km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction La Parva ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 3572m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 2670m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 2670m |
| centre of La Parva ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 902m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 902m |
| 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 La Parva
Skiing La Parva you'll enjoy 20 pistes and trails and that means approximately 35km of ski runs. La Parva lifts number 14 with the capacity to uplift 12329 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Chilean ski resort of La Parva is over 5.4km long.
La Parva Ski Area
La Parva ski area has 15% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 75% intermediate, 45% advanced ski slopes and 45% for expert skiers - the most difficult La Parva piste is the ?km Mirador run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski La Parva after dark.
La Parva for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
La Parva Apres Ski
The apres ski La Parva scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
2 apres ski bars 2 restaurants 0 bowling 0 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.
La Parva for apres ski gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
More La Parva Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
La Parva resort - ski La Parva by any other name
The Chilean ski resort of La Parva ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
La Parva ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various La Parva 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. La Parva ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
La Parva for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall