The quality of the trails, world class infrastructure, scenic beauty and quick access are only a few of the attributes offered by Chile’s ski centers that each season attract thousand of tourists to our country.
How could we describe something that you have not experienced? Hard to tell. Asking somebody who has doesn’t solve the problem either. No way other than assuming the challenge.
Skiing. For those who had never walked over a ski track, it is the ideal dream: speed, vertigo, status, year round tan, no limits fun, etc. For others, a little more hesitant, it means not being able to lift the beefiest part of the body from the ground, definitely not an inspiring panorama.
However, for the chosen ones, that know the art of sliding over the snow, it is only a matter of time (and weather) for the ski centers of our country to turn the switches on and get the lifts going. Don’t forget that the ski season in Chile starts normally on June 15 (a pre-season may come earlier if snow conditions permit) and ending on early October.
Of your are making your first "steps" (or better, " bumps") in this sport or if you are from distant lands, and you don’t know where to go in Chile, you will find in this article a complete sketch of each center, resort or ski refuge in Chile.
From the fifth to the twelfth regions, Chile has ski centers of world class recognition that make it one of the best destination for world skiers, and reasons for this fame include: quality of the trails, world class infrastructure, scenic view, quick access, proximity to urban centers, among others.
In Central Chile (fifth, metropolitan , sixth, and seventh regions) the places to ski are Portillo, El Colorado/Farellones, La Parva, Valle Nevado, Lagunillas and Chapa Verde. In Southern Chile we can mention Termas de Chillan, Antuco, Las Araucarias, Villarrica-Pucón, and Antillanca. More to the South, we have Cerro El Fraile and in the far South, Cerro Mirador, the southernmost ski center of the world, where you can ski with a shore view.


Ski centers in chile
Portillo - Valparaiso Region
Farellones -Metropolitana Region
Valle Nevado - Metropolitana Region
La Parva - Metropolitana Region
Lagunillas - Metropolitana Region
Chapa Verde - O' Higgins Region
El Arpa - Coquimbo Region
Termas de Chillan - Bio-Bio Region
Antuco - Bio-Bio Region
Villarica-Pucon - Araucania Region
Lonquimay Volcano - Araucania Region
The Araucarias - Araucania Region
Cerro Colorado - Araucania Region
Cerro Frayle - Aysen Region
Antillanca - Los Lagos Region