Metropolitana · Chile · ski area
El Colorado ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
El Colorado is a ski area in Metropolitana, Chile with 68 km of mapped downhill runs and 14 lifts, between 2,588 m and 3,476 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 68 km
- Lifts
- 14
- Top elevation
- 3,476 m
- Vertical drop
- 888 m
- Nearest airport
- SCL · 48 km
Slopes by difficulty
103 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 10 T-bars
- 4 Chairlifts
El Colorado is a ski area in Metropolitana, Chile. Its 103 mapped downhill runs add up to 68 km, which ranks it #1 of 28 ski areas in Chile and gives it 20.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 657 m long.
Slopes at El Colorado
About 39% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 35% intermediate and 26% advanced or expert, which makes El Colorado a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 14 lifts: 10 t-bars, 4 chairlifts. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 2,588 m up to 3,476 m, a vertical drop of 888 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.
Getting to El Colorado
The nearest airport is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), about 48 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 3 min by car; Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) is 149 km away. Nearby ski areas include La Parva (56.6 km), Valle Nevado (47.3 km), Farellones (6.1 km) and Lagunillas (5.2 km), which together add 130 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to El Colorado
- 1Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportSCL48 kmstraight lineSantiago, Chile
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- 2Governor Francisco Gabrielli International AirportMDZ149 kmstraight line
Mendoza, Argentina
Airports in ArgentinaTransfers & Meet & Greet → - 3 AFA221 kmstraight line
- 4 UAQ263 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near El Colorado
- 2 kmLa Parva57 km of slopes · 15 lifts · up to 3,571 m
- 2 kmValle Nevado47 km of slopes · 17 lifts · up to 3,674 m
- 3 kmFarellones6.1 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 2,619 m
- 29 kmLagunillas5.2 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 2,414 m
- 55 kmParque ArenasSmall ski area
- 58 kmPortillo15 km of slopes · 14 lifts · up to 3,346 m
- 68 kmLos PuquiosArgentina5.3 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 2,809 m
- 70 kmLos PenitentesArgentina10 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 2,612 m
- 70 kmPircas Parque de NieveArgentinaSmall ski area
- 79 kmArpaSmall ski area
- 79 kmCentro de Ski Chapa Verde22 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 3,109 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.