 Poster: A snowHead
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Has anyone out there skiied in Chile. I am hoping to get a week in if possible on a two month trip to South America this coming summer. Does anyone have any accomodation tips- looking to be as cheap as possible. Basically any knowledge would be gratefully received!!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Chris, there are a number of posters on Epic ski with knowledge of Chile.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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It was covered on the BBC Holiday programme tonight. They didn't seem to rate it too highly - but that was in terms of looking at Chile as a one or perhaps 2 week ski holiday destination. The feelings were that - its a very long way to go, its very expensive to get there, the 'resorts' featured consisted of 3 hotels (Valle Nevado), and one hotel (Portillo) and nothing else at all, the skiing is limited and in some cases very limited, and it is also EXTREMELY high.
That said, I'd still fancy it!  and more to the point Chris, if you're going to be there anyway then it would be a crime not to!
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I saw the BBC Holiday thing tonight and it rather galvanised me into action! Apparently the heli-skiing there is very cheap- $60 for a morning. Also I think that the off-piste, if you get lucky is huge so it could be an amazing place to ski!! And, as you say, it would be a crime not to! Incidentally I'm also passing through Bolivia and my Lonely Planet tells me that the highest ski lift in the world operates there so we'll see! Don't really fancy carrying ski boots in my back-pack though.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I too saw the BBC hiliday programme. Did anyone else notice that (rather attractive) presenter was being taught by Kristian Ghedina? Mrs NBT won;t mind me saying that as she does have rather thing for Mr Ghedina - and yes it was him judgng by the screams when we saw a close up, and the eben louder screams when he crashed while straightlining and went tumbling like a rag doll
on topic, I've never skiied in South America and at those prices its unlikely I ever will, no matter how much I want to!
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I have skied Chile @ both resorts on lastnights Holiday show. First of all the one thing she said right was the risk factor for just 1 week . I go for a minumum of two week poss three.
South America is notorious for its weather. In Portilio I stayed at the same Hotel as she did. It is just how she desribed . Very Old but its fun , in fact the Austrian National Ski team were propping up the bar when I was there. Portilio is SMALL .
Valle Nevado is much bigger and there extensive off-piste. The Hotels in nearly all South American reosrts (Argy & Chile) are Full board inc Lift pass. THe Food is excellent. I styed in downtown Santiago and drove up to Valle Nevado each day. The road up is one way up in the morning and one way down in the afternoon.
The best place I found in Chile so far is Termus de Chillan. A short flight down from Santiago to Conception or Chillan. IT on an active Volcano The skiing is good here. IF you go to Portilio its quite easy to go thorough the Tunnel to Argentina (weather dependent) and drive to Las Lenas where your get some awsome skiing ! Cheap it aint as everthing is based on US $ and the primary customer is American.
Any more info please post ?
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stanton, thanks for your info! Do you have any idea about cheap places to stay in El Colorado or Valle Nevado? Also are the ski areas there linked so you can actually ski from one to the other or are they just nearby?
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Wow! Thanks for all that, will be very handy! 
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