Metropolitana · Chile · ski area
La Parva ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
La Parva is a ski area in Metropolitana, Chile with 57 km of mapped downhill runs and 15 lifts, between 2,646 m and 3,571 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 57 km
- Lifts
- 15
- Top elevation
- 3,571 m
- Vertical drop
- 925 m
- Nearest airport
- SCL · 48 km
Slopes by difficulty
93 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 9 Button lifts
- 5 Chairlifts
- 1 Magic carpets
La Parva is a ski area in Metropolitana, Chile. Its 93 mapped downhill runs add up to 57 km, which ranks it #2 of 28 ski areas in Chile and gives it 17% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 609 m long.
Slopes at La Parva
About 31% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 51% intermediate and 18% advanced or expert, which makes La Parva a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 15 lifts: 9 button lifts, 5 chairlifts, 1 magic carpet. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 2,646 m up to 3,571 m, a vertical drop of 925 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.
Getting to La Parva
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 148 km away. Nearby ski areas include El Colorado (67.7 km), Valle Nevado (47.3 km), Farellones (6.1 km) and Lagunillas (5.2 km), which together add 141 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to La Parva
- 1Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportSCL48 kmstraight lineSantiago, Chile
Airports in ChileTransfers & Meet & Greet →
- 2Governor Francisco Gabrielli International AirportMDZ148 kmstraight line
Mendoza, Argentina
Airports in ArgentinaTransfers & Meet & Greet → - 3 AFA222 kmstraight line
- 4 UAQ262 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near La Parva
- 2 kmEl Colorado68 km of slopes · 14 lifts · up to 3,476 m
- 2 kmValle Nevado47 km of slopes · 17 lifts · up to 3,674 m
- 4 kmFarellones6.1 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 2,619 m
- 31 kmLagunillas5.2 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 2,414 m
- 56 kmPortillo15 km of slopes · 14 lifts · up to 3,346 m
- 57 kmParque ArenasSmall ski area
- 66 kmLos PuquiosArgentina5.3 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 2,809 m
- 69 kmLos PenitentesArgentina10 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 2,612 m
- 69 kmPircas Parque de NieveArgentinaSmall ski area
- 77 kmArpaSmall ski area
- 81 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.