Portillo Ski Information - Chile

Portillo, South America's best-known ski resort, their guests are coming from all over the world, as there are no other hotels, so Portillos’s maximum of 450 people have the slopes all to themselves, which makes visitors feel much like they are skiing in their own private resort. Portillo sells all-inclusive Ski Weeks : from June to October
Its central location is about 2.5 hours from Santiago, nestled high in the Andes, right on the border between Argentina and Chile.
Portillo’s 10,859 feet altitude and with an average of 20 feet of snow per season, assure dry powder snow followed by sunny days with blue skies. Portillo is world renown for superb ski conditions and the legendary beauty of the Laguna de Inca Lake surrounded by some of the highest mountains in the hemisphere.

Portillo has a wide variety of slopes from the simplest beginner’s area to awe inspiring powder chutes. Top skiers take on Portillo's ultimate thrill: climbing into the wilds above the hotel and on a 30-degree face, making the legendary nine-mile run from the statue of the Christ of the Andes. Lifts start right from the hotel.

Portillo sells all-inclusive Ski weeks: from June to October.

Location 164 km / 100 m NE Santiago
Nearest Airport Santiago – 150 km / 96m
Snow Season June – October
Max. height 3322m
Min.height 2510m
Lifts 12
Beginner 18%
Beginner – Intermediate 25%
Intermediate – Advanced 35%
Advanced 22%
Longest Run 3.2 km.
Terrain Area 280 ha
Vertical Altitude 812m
Lodges 3