Portillo Ski Resort

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portillo chileLocated in Valparaíso Region, 164 km. away from Santiago and 2.860 mts. above mean sea level, Portillo Ski Resort is one of the oldest, most beautiful, and famous ski centers in our country. Amongst its highlights you can find a snow-making system, a lake called Laguna del Inca, and, of course, its ski runs, where many world records have been broken.
With "snow powder" in its 23 fields, there is much more to this center than just skiing: heliskiing and snowboarding are the perfect choice for those who are looking for some more adrenaline.


Portillo Ski Resort does not only offer magnificent runs and a beautiful environment in which to ski. Portillo Hotel has also made available a great variety of services to make your stay more relaxing and comfortable. These include a heated swimming pool, gym, sauna, restaurants, nursery, transportation, entertainment room, courts, cinema, and a ski school, among others.



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Basic Information


Location
210 km. east of Valparaíso. 80 km. east of Los Andes, Valparaíso Region. 164 kms. northeast of Santiago.

When to go
From mid-June to mid-October.

Highlights
Laguna del Inca, Tres Hermanos Hill

How to get there
From Santiago to Los Andes: leave Santiago through Ruta 5 Norte. After 30 km, having passed the tollgate,  take the exit towards Los Andes (ruta 57). From then on (to Portillo), take the International road. During ski season, the use of snow chains is compulsory.

Activities
Skiing, snowboarding, heliskiing.

Services
Accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, internet café.

Surroundings
Cristo Redentor, Los Libertadores Border Crossing

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Hotels

Hotels

Portillo Hotel
Outside, Portillo chairlifts will allow you to do amazing freeride descents, randonnee and heliskiing. Inside, you can relax in our living room, where you will  find cozy sofas, ideal for reading, playind cards and backgammon. There, you can just chill by the fireplace, or enjoy the excellent menus that the hotel kitchen offers you.
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Octógono Lodge
This mountain refuge offers shared bedrooms with private bathroom at an excellent price. It's a young, fun environment that includes all mealls and access to the main facilities of Portillo. This is the best starting point for experiencing the white sport.		 portillo-octogono-chile
El Inca Lodge
The perfect choice for young people, Inca Lodge is an economic alternative to enjoy skiing, with bunk bed rooms for four people and shared bathrooms for men and women. A place full of life in which you can finish off your day celebrating at a party.		 refugio-inca-portillo-2

Restaurants
Tío Bob´s, Barbecues: this restaurant offers stunning views of Laguna del Inca and the Andes surrounding it. For lunch you can have grilled meat and fish, a great variety of salads and the best options for vegetarians.

Portillo Dining Room,  International: it is a spacious hall, with panoramic windows and an awesome view of the lake, where guests can feel at home, placing special orders, and inviting other guests to their tables.
Ski School
 Portillo Ski School has a well deserved reputationn. Through its 50 years, this school has always had world class directors and instructors.

The school offers skiing and snowboarding lessons for beginners, and for more experienced skiers who just want to improve their technique. These lessons can be taken individually or in groups.

The school has designed a special program for children between 3 and 6 years, called: "Campamento para Niños" (Children's Camp), which consists of 2-hour lessons given from Sundays to Fridays.

Tracks and Lifts


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The longest run in Portillo is 3.2km (2 miles). and the highest skiable point is 3,322 meters (10,896 ft.) above sea-level.

Ten percent of the skiable area belong to runs which are graded easy, seventy percent to intermediate-advanced, and the remaining twenty percent is very difficult. The runs are marked with colors according to their level of difficulty: green is beginner and beginner-intermediate, blue is intermediate-advanced, and black is just for experts. Unlike green and blue, black tracks are not groomed everyday.

Amongst the black runs, the most well-known is called "Roca de Jack", where the 200 k/h barrier was first broken.

For those who enjoy the benefits of snow powder, some advanced tracks, such as La Garganta, Cóndor, and Roca de Jack, are left unotuched when the wheather conditions allow so. Those who like freeride skiing will find the perfect choice in the area by Roca Jack and Condor, provided this is done within the area guarded by the ski center, taking all the necessary precautions.

Beginner
 Beginner-Intermediate Intermediate-Advanced Expert
El Puma Conejo Juncalillo Cóndor
El Corralito Las Lomas Plateau Roca Jack
La Princesa Canarios Davi's Run Plateau Superior
Bajada del Tren Descenso Garganta

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Portillo is equipped with drag lifts, chair lifts, and va et vient ski lifts, with which skiers can move between tracks of different levels, going up to a maximum of 3,322 meters above sea level.

Portillo chair lifts and features:
Nº Name Type Length (mts)
 Height (mts)
1
 Juncalillo Triple Chair
 1.414 340
2
 Roca Jack Va Et Vient 740 340
3
 Conejo Double Chair
 267 70
4
 Plateau Double Chair 842 302
5 Cóndor Va Et Vient 360 158
6 Cumbre Surface (platter) 310 48
7 Los Canarios Surface (platter) 388 74
8 La Princesa Surface (platter) 131 12
9 Esc. Ski N° 2 Surface (platter) 321 40
10 Esc. Ski N° 1
 Surface (platter) 78 8
11 Las Lomas Quadruple Chair 601 131
12 La Laguna Quadruple Chair 525 290


Equipment Rental

In Portillo you can rent complete equipment both for skiing and snowboarding - skis, boots, boards and poles - by day or by week. In its shop you can acquire equipment, clothes, accessories and souvenirs, and also its own Portillo line of clothing and skiing devices.


Transportation


GoChile offers its clients an online booking system for transfers from Santiago airport to Portillo Ski Resort.

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Transfer service
 Shuttle
transfer
1 passenger
 Private
transfer
1 - 4 passengers
 Private
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5 - 8
passengers
 Private
transfer
9 - 12
passengers
Airport/ Portillo/ Airport
 US$ 120
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Airport/ Portillo US$ 70
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Airport or Santiago/ Portillo/ Airport or Santiago N/A US$ 395 US$ 500 US$ 620
Aiport or Santiago/ Portillo N/A US$ 200 US$ 255 US$ 310


Notes:

  • Shuttle service to Portillo operates only on Saturday on the following schedule: airport to Portillo departs 09:00 and 12:00 / Portillo to airport 12:00 and 15:00 / Shuttle service requires a minimun of two people to operate.
  • Any extra stop over ( not including gas station) will be charge additional.
  • Kids under 4 years old have no charge, only one per family.
  • Services between 23:00 and 06:00 have 10% surcharge.
  • Rates are subject to change without prior notice.
  • Baggage allowed per person: 1 piece of baggage, 1 full ski equipment, one carry on.

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