El Colorado Ski Center

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logo-el-colorado-chileEl Colorado is located in the Metropolitan Region, only 39 km. away from Santiago. Its maximum altitude is 3.333 mts. with an incline of 903 mts, and a skiable area of a thousand hectares. The center receives short but abundant snowfalls, with an average of 5 mts. of snow in a normal year. El Colorado also has a snowmaking system to guarantee skiing throughout the season.

Along with La Parva and Valle Nevado, these centers form the largest and best ski area in South America.

 

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Colorado Apart Hotel

Located in the heart of the three Andean Valleys, this hotel has apartments from 2 to 7 people.
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Posada Farellones

It has a accentuated Swiss style, mixing wood and stone to provide a cozy atmosphere.
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Ski day Valle Nevado / La Parva / El Colorado

With your equipment and chairlift ticket you can enjoy the connected tracks in these three centers.
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Basic Information

Close to the complex you will find Farellones and El Colorado villages. Both offer great accommodation options, namely Colorado Apart Hotel and Posada Farellones Hotel. The latter was one of the first hotels built in the area in the 40's. The complex also offers restaurants, cafeterias, discotheques, transportation, medical center, skiing school, and equipment rental, among other services.

Location
40 km. east of Santiago, Metropolitan Region.

When to go
Mid-June to mid-October.

Attractions
Colorado Hill.

How to get there
Leave Santiago towards the West (Kennedy Ave. and Las Condes Ave.) and take the road to Farellones. It is paved and is 35km to Farellones. From there, it is 5 more kilometeres to El Colorado. The traffic is controlled by the police and the use of snow chains is compulsory. From 8:00 to 14:00 the traffic goes uphill; from 14:00 to 20:00 it only goes downhill.

Activities
Skiing, snowboarding, trekking.

Services
Accommodation, restaurants, transportation, entertainment, clinic, mini-market, gas station, discotheque, first aid post, ski-tubing.

Surroundings
Villa Farellones, Villa La Parva, La Parva Ski Center, Valle Nevado Ski Center.

Hotels

Posada Farellones Hotel
Farellones town gave birth to all the Ski centers in the area (El Colorado, La Parva, and Valle Nevado). Posada Farellones Hotel has a wooden and stoney architecture, in a Swiss style, that will transport you to a natural world, where you can enjoy the benefits of indoor spa and hydromassage. In Farellones, you will ski in Chile's most important mountains.		 posada-farellones-chile-4
El Colorado Apart Hotel
Located in the heart of the Three Valleys of the Andes, in the largest skiable area in South America, this hotel offers apartments for 2 to 7 people. They include kitchen, TV, heating, terrace, immediate access to the tracks, and over a hundred km. of trails. The Ski-in Ski-out system will allow you to ski from the first to the last day of your stay. Besides, it has a ski shop and a gaming room.		 apart-hotel-2

 

Restaurants
 El Montañés Restaurant: Spanish and Chilean food.

El Alambique: Swiss-Alpine food.
El Mirador Restaurant: Situated at 3,000 m, this restaurant is specialized in fast food.

Ski School
Colorado Ski School is run by 40 instructors from different countries, who give both skiing and snowboarding lessons for groups or individually.


Mini Ski School is a program specially designed for children between 3 and 11 years. It operates from Wednesdays to Sundays.

Trails

The highest skiable point in El Colorado is 3.333 mts. above sea level, and the minimum is 2.,430 mts, with an incline of 903 mts.


The skiable area covers over 40 kms, with 70 tracks for beginners, advanced, and expert. The longest track is 4.3 km. and all of them are maintained with automatized equipment. The center has 18 lifts: 2 double chairs, 3 triple chairs, 12 surface lifts, and 2 for children, covering an distance of 15,6 kms.

 Nº Name Type Length (mts)
 Height (mts)
1
 Nov. Farellones I Surface  (T-Bar) 450 70
2
 Nov. Farellones II Surface  (T-Bar) 450 70
3
 Embudo Surface  (T-Bar) 500 129
4
 Zorros I Surface  (T-Bar) 1.050 170
5 Zorros II Surface  (T-Bar) 1.050 170
6 Bambi     Kinder 35 2
8 Colorado I Surface  (T-Bar) 1.250 210
9 Colorado II Surface  (T-Bar) 1.250 210
10 Yaretas Surface  (T-Bar) 950 225
11 Pingüino Triple Chair 1.050 200
12 Cururo Double Chair 1.013 188
13 León Triple Chair 1.100 310
14 Cóndor Triple Chair 1.125 390
15 Puma Surface  (T-Bar) 1.250 320
16 Cornisa Surface  (T-Bar) 700 225
17 Cono Este Surface  (T-Bar) 1.000 360


Trail Map

Ski Rental
In the Ski Shop situated in El Parador, you can rent accessories and equipment for skiing and snowboarding.

Transportation

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USA/Canadá: 1-855-289-1300
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