Basic Information

Moreover, its infrastructure and facilities provide tourists and sportsmen with everything they need. Its 14 runs, with different lengths and drops, offer a variety of alternatives for all types of skiers. The inclines vary between 30 and 983 mts, and their length between 280 and 1.393 mts. You will also find all the necessary facilities to engage in the practice of  snowboarding and heliskiing.
Villa La Parva has all the services that visitors may need: accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental, ski school, bar, transportation, cafeteria, club, medical clinic and parking lot.

Along with El Colorado-Farellones and Valle Nevado resorts, the three centers form the largest skiable area in South America.

 Location
41 km east of Santiago, Metropolitan Region.

When to go
June to October

Attractions
Villa La Parva, La Parva Hill

How to get there
Leave Santiago heading East (Kennedy Ave. and Las Condes Ave) and take the road to Farellones. The road is paved, and it is 35 km. to Farellones and another 6 to La Parva.
Traffic is controlled by the police and using snow chains is compulsory. From 8:00am to 2:00 pm, traffic goes uphill, and from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm, it only goes downhilll.

Activities
Skiing, snowboarding.

Services
Accommodation, transport, restaurants, entertainment, medical clinic, minimarket, gas station, club.

Surroundings
El Colorado Ski Center, Valle Nevado Ski Center, Villa Farellones.

  Website
 http://www.skilaparva.cl/

Hotels

Restaurants
There are six restaurants in the center. While at the base of the slopes you will find La marmita de Pericles, Au Bon Pain and Hostería La Parva, on the slopes you will find La Golondrina and 3.100.

• La Marmita de Pericles Restaurant
  It specializes in fondue and raclettes. It has a warm and welcoming mountain atmosphere.
• El Manzano
  Situated in La Golondrina ski track, it has a great variety of first class meat and seafood.
• Pub El Piuquén
  Pizzas and mountain food.
• ST-Tropez
  International cuisine and bar.
• 3.100
  At the summit of the Alpha lift, it specializes in sandwiches, soups, and kebabs.
• La Pirca
  Located on the tracks

Ski School

La Parva ski school has national and international instructors of the highest level, who give lessons to children and adults, from the very basics to competition levels in every discipline. The lessons cover from beginner to expert levels, in and off-piste

 

The Mini-school is a great alternative for 5 to 12 year-olds who want to learn the fundamentals of skiing or improve their technique. These lessons last half a day or the entire day (the latter includes a meal).

 

Finally, the school has the necessary facilities and a qualified staff to teach disabled skiers (Down's Syndrome, sightless, paraplegic)

 

Trails and Lifts

La Parva has green tracks for beginners, blue for intermediate skiers, red for advanced, and black for experts, and their vertical drops range from 30 to 983 mts. They are maintained and groomed every night, so that all slopes are always in optimum conditions.

Also, for those who enjoy the adventure of skiing on virgin snow, some hectares are left ungroomed.

The center has 14 lifts: 2 quadruple chairs, 1 triple chair, 1 double chair, and 10 surface (platter) lifts.

Nº	Name	Type	Length (mts)	Height (mts)
1	Las Águilas	Quadruple Chair	2.123	571
2	Alpha	Quadruple Chair	1.393	397
3	Flores	Double Chair	1.306	412
4	Tórtolas	Double Chair	939	212
5	Piuquenes	Surface (Platter)	1.150	220
6	Nevada	Surface (Platter)	765	197
7	Franciscano	Surface (Platter)	1.471	336
8	Las Vegas	Surface (Platter)	1.184	351
9	Enlace	Surface (Platter)	280	85
10	Parva Chica	Surface (Platter)	610	130
11	Manzanito	Surface (Platter)	851	170
12	Paloma	Surface (Platter)	774	197
13	Osito	Surface (Platter)	180	30
14	Golondrina	Surface (Platter)	180	18

Trail Map

Tickets

The center has three spots where you can buy ski tickets: Hosteria La Parva, and the bottom of Alpha (triple seat) and Manzanito lifts.

Ski Rental
If you need to rent skis or snowboards, the Ski Rental offers different alternatives for children or adults, beginners or experts. It also has a repair and maintenance service for boards and skis.

Also, La Bolsa del Ski shop is specialized in snow sports. There you can find the necessary equipment, clothing, and accessories for all the snow sports practiced here. Its qualified staff will help you find exactly what you need.

Transportation

 KL Adventure
Address: Santa Isabel de Cantagallo, Las Condes, Santiago
Phone: (2) 217 91 01
Frequency: daily
Departures from: Airport, Unimarc Cantagallo Supermarket, Ski Rental.
Departure time: 8:00 and 8:30 am.

Ski Total
Address: Apoquindo Ave. 4900 Local 39 (Omnium Building), Providencia, Santiago
Phone: (2) 246 68 81
Frequency: daily
Departures from: Omnium building, Cantagallo, Mall Los Trapenses
Departure time: 8:00 and 9:00 am