What city is Valle Nevado?
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What city is Valle Nevado?
Valle Nevado (Snowy Valley in the Spanish language) is a ski resort located on the El Plomo foothills in the Andes Mountains, at 46 km to the east of Santiago, the capital of Chile. Founded in 1988 by French entrepreneurs, it includes housing facilities along with around 900 hectares of skiing area.
How high is Valle Nevado Chile?
Valle Nevado has 810 vertical meters and a maximum height at the Top of Tres Puntas, with 3670 meters of altitude. The minimum altitude at Valle Nevado is 2860 meters, located on the Base Prado (Prado Base). The resort is located at 3025 meters of altitude.
What is the best time to ski in Valle Nevado?
The ski season in Valle Nevado begins in June and runs through September, even in October in the case of heavy snow. It is considered high season on the weekends, winter break (second and third week of July), Independence Day holiday (week of the 18th and 19th of September) and holidays.
How much snow does Valle Nevado get?
With 2,200 skiable acres, a 2,657-foot vertical drop and an average annual snowfall of 324 inches, Valle Nevado reigns as one of the premiere ski resorts in all of South America.
Are there ski resorts in South America?
South America Ski Resorts In fact, Cerro Catedral outside of the city of Bariloche is the largest ski resort in South America. Smaller, off-the-radar Latin American ski resort getaways are Chapelco resort and boutique Cerro Bayo in Argentina and Pucón, Antillanca, Osorno and Corralco ski resort in Chile.
Is skiing in Chile good?
Chile’s winter sport destinations are also a paradise for passionate skiers and snowboarders. Far from being a novelty, heading south to ski Chile during the hot summer months of the Northern Hemisphere is considered by many skiers to be a rite of passage to experience the mammoth Andes terrain.
Can you buy a house in Chile?
Yes, the Chilean legislation allows a foreigner to buy real estate, whether he is resident or not. A passport number is enough to buy a property.
