El Colorado

Area Profile

El Colorado Ski Center is a cone-shaped peak with wide-open fields. It sits between Valle Nevado and La Parva and is closest to the Chilean capital, Santiago. El Colorado is an older resort popular with beginners and intermediates, although advanced skiers love the resort’s eastern side, which receives huge dumps of snow, and the steep chutes that face Valle Nevado. Visitors may purchase an interconnect ticket with the two other resorts.

Lodging Profile

El Colorado has two villages: Villa Farellones and Villa Colorado. Farellones is older, larger, more traditional and less expensive. Colorado is modern, with a hotel and several condo buidings. Less expensive lodging can be found in Santiago.

Services Profile

All services are located in one central building known as "El Parado." You'll find a reservation desk for accommodations, ticket window, ski and snowboard rentals, ski shops, lockers, ski school (adults and kids), cafeteria, the "KL" Pub, "El Alambique" and "El Mirador" restaurants, and the "Del Sol" terrace barbecue.

Area Recreation Profile

The 2,500 acres of skiable terrain feature trails for all ability levels (beginners have the most at 51 percent), and 18 lifts to get you around the mountain. Off-piste skiing, as well as a tubing park, are available.

Snowboarding Profile

Snowboarding is available on the mountain. Ski school classes and equipment rental are available.

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Important Dates

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Days Open Last Year: N/A

Years Open: 10

Average Snowfall: 25 cm

Terrain Type

Beginner Runs: 35%

Intermediate Runs: 30%

Advanced Runs: 25%

Expert Runs: 10%

Lifts

Total Number Of Lifts: 18

Gondolas & Trams: N/A

High Speed Sixes: N/A

High Speed Quads: N/A

Quad Chairs: N/A

Triple Chairs: 3

Double Chairs: 1

Surface Lifts: 14

Elevation

Top: 3333 m

Bottom: 2430 m

Vertical Drop: 903 m

Longest Run: 0.8 km

Skiable Terrain: 1000 hectares

Snow Making: 2 hectares