The Colorado is located only 50 kilometers from Santiago, in the middle of the cordillera de Los Andes. It offers ski slopes, restaurants and accommodations for you come to enjoy with your family and friends.
El 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. 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.
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.{/slide}{slide=Ski School}Colorado Ski School is run by 40 instructors from different countries, who give both skiing and snowboarding lessons for groups or individually.
Ski School
Mini Ski School is a program specially designed for children between 3 and 11 years. It operates from Wednesdays to Sundays.
Tracks
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
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