Basic Information

Run by Pucón Pucón Grand Hotel, this center is situated within the borders of Villarrica National Park. The access is through an unpaved, but fairly clear road, though using snow chains is highly recommended.

Pucón Ski Center has nine chair and surface lifts, which transport skiers to all level tracks. The center also offers various services to make your stay more pleasant: a cafeteria, equipment rental, parking lot, a small medical clinic, and skiing clessons.

On the surroundings, there are several options to enjoy thermal baths and the nightlife in the nearby cities of Pucon and Villarrica.

Location
125. km southeast of Temuco, La Araucania Region. 19 km. southwest of Pucon.

When to go
Mid-June to mid-october.

Attractions
Villarrica Volcano, Villarrica lake, Colico Lake, and Llaima Volcano.

How to get there
Santiago-Temuco: by air or by land by public or private transportation. From Temuco, take the Ruta 5 Sur up to the city of Freire. Take the exit to Villarrica, cross the the city, and take the road to Pucón. 2 km. before the city is the entrance to the National Park and the Ski Center. During winter season, using snow-chains is compulsory.

Activities
Trekking, skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiles.

Services
Accommodation, transportation, entertainment, cafeteria, restaurant, ski boutique, bar.

Surroundings
Villarrica Lake, Cuevas Volcanicas, Pucón, Villarrica Nacional Park.

Website
http://www.skipucon.cl/

Hotels

Pucon Grand Hotel Surrounded by a scenic landscape, it is one of the most important tourist centers in the country.
Termas de Huife Hotel Road to Pichares. Km 23, Pucón Enjoy its thermal baths, cafeteria, restaurant, and conference room. It offers therapeutic and relaxation massages and hydro-massages.
Antumalal Hotel Road to Pucón-Villarrica. Km 2 Considered a masterpiece of architecture, it is located by the Villarrica lake, surrounded by a spectacular park. It has a private beach, heated pool, tennis court and nautical sports.

(*) See more hotels in Pucón

The Ski School offers individual and group lessons, with a duration that ranges from 55 minutes, to 1 1/12 hours, with national and international instructors. Group lessons have a minumum of 5 people.

Snowboarding lessons are also given in Pucón. Its instructors are experts in its different modalities: Big air, Slopestyle, and Half pipe, among others. Piedra Blanca School, established in 1998,complies all international standards, with 8 professional and qualified instructors, both Chilean and international.

Trails and Lifts

 This center has 20 tracks, 20% of which are graded easy (green), 30% intermediate (blue), 30% difficult (red), and 20% very difficult (black). The high quality snow has made experts christen Pucón as the "snowboarding paradise", because of its natural, high guality Half Pipes.

The incline of the slopes is 960 mts, the highest skiable point is 2.440 meters above sea level, and the lowest is 1.550 mts.

Pucón has 9 ski lifts, 5 chairs and 4 surface lifts, that operate from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Nº	Name	Type	Length (mts)	Heigh (mts)
1	Llaima   Â	Surface	700	120
2	Ayllaquillén	Double Chair	900	200
3	Calafquén	Double Chair	1.000	250
4	Huilipilún	Surface	715	310
5	Colico	Double Chair	1.450	440
6	Caburgua	Surface	1.200	370
7	Escuela	Surface	350	56
8	El Bosque	Surface	512	90
9	Juncalillo	Double Chair	1.410	200

Trail Map

Transportation

You can get to the Ski Center with the following agencies:

Politur
Address: O'Higgins 635, Pucón
Phone number: (45) 44 1373
Departures: Daily
Defartures from: the agency offices
Departure time: 10:00 and 11:00 am / return 17:00 pm.

Trancura
Address: O'Higgins 211-C, Pucón
Destinations: Villarrica-Pucón Ski Center
Phone number: (45) 44 1189
Departures: Daily
Depatures from: the agency offices
Departure time: between 9:00 am and 12:00 pm / return at 17:00 pm
* Phone reservation required

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