Ski resorts · 28 ski areas
Best Ski Resorts in Chile
Chile has 28 ski areas with 332 km of mapped downhill runs and 117 lifts. The biggest is El Colorado (68 km). The highest skiing reaches 3,674 m at Valle Nevado.
- Ski areas
- 28
- Downhill runs
- 332 km
- Lifts
- 117
- Highest point
- 3,674 m
Chile has 28 ski areas with 332 km of mapped downhill runs and 117 lifts. That puts it #21 of 73 skiing countries by number of resorts and #18 by kilometres of slopes, with 0.6% of all mapped slopes in the world. The average ski area has about 20.8 km of runs.
Biggest ski resorts in Chile
The largest ski areas are El Colorado (68 km), La Parva (57 km), Valle Nevado (47 km), Valle Hermoso (26 km) and Corralco (24 km). Together these 5 hold 66% of the country's slopes. By size, 2 resorts have 50 km or more of runs, 8 mid-sized areas have 10–50 km and 18 smaller ski hills have under 10 km — most skiing here happens on local hills close to towns.
Slopes and difficulty
Across all resorts, 42% of the slopes are beginner or easy, 37% intermediate and 21% advanced or expert.
Where to ski in Chile
The highest skiing is at Valle Nevado, up to 3,674 m, followed by La Parva (3,571 m). The longest vertical drop — 925 m — is at La Parva. Most slopes are in Metropolitana (6 areas, 183 km), De La Araucania (8 areas, 45 km) and Del Bio-Bio (3 areas, 32 km).
All ski resorts in Chile
| # | Ski area | Slopes | Lifts | Top | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Colorado | 68 km | 14 | 3,476 m | Metropolitana |
| 2 | La Parva | 57 km | 15 | 3,571 m | Metropolitana |
| 3 | Valle Nevado | 47 km | 17 | 3,674 m | Metropolitana |
| 4 | Valle Hermoso | 26 km | 11 | 2,401 m | Del Bio-Bio |
| 5 | Corralco | 24 km | 8 | 2,391 m | De La Araucania |
| 6 | Centro de Ski Chapa Verde | 22 km | 6 | 3,109 m | Del Libertador B Ohiggins |
| 7 | Estación Esquí Antillanca | 16 km | 5 | 1,528 m | De Los Lagos |
| 8 | Portillo | 15 km | 14 | 3,346 m | De Valparaiso |
| 9 | Las Araucarias (Formerly Llaima) | 11 km | 4 | 1,909 m | De La Araucania |
| 10 | Centro Ski Pucón | 11 km | 7 | 1,873 m | De La Araucania |
| 11 | Divisadero (Formerly Cerro El Fraile) | 6.9 km | 2 | 1,295 m | De Aisen |
| 12 | Volcán Osorno | 6.6 km | 2 | 1,647 m | De Los Lagos |
| 13 | Club Andino Punta Arenas | 6.3 km | 1 | 572 m | De Magallanes y Antartica Chilena |
| 14 | Farellones | 6.1 km | 5 | 2,619 m | Metropolitana |
| 15 | Antuco | 5.9 km | 3 | 1,898 m | Del Bio-Bio |
| 16 | Lagunillas | 5.2 km | 3 | 2,414 m | Metropolitana |
| 17 | Adlafquén | — | — | — | De La Araucania |
| 18 | Andes Park - Big Air Landing (Espacio Chorrillo) | — | — | — | Del Libertador B Ohiggins |
| 19 | Arpa | — | — | — | De Valparaiso |
| 20 | Bosque Nevado - Huilo huilo | — | — | — | De Los Rios |
| 21 | Los Arenales | — | — | — | De La Araucania |
| 22 | Nevados de Chillán (Formerly Termas de Chillán) | — | — | — | Del Bio-Bio |
| 23 | Nevados de Vilcún | — | — | — | De La Araucania |
| 24 | Parque Arenas | — | — | — | Metropolitana |
| 25 | Parque Guaiquivilo | — | — | — | Del Maule |
| 26 | Planchón | — | — | — | Del Maule |
| 27 | Quebrada Honda Ski & Snow | — | — | — | De La Araucania |
| 28 | Ski No Limit | — | — | — | De La Araucania |
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Slopes = mapped downhill runs.