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Arpa, Chile

Ski Arpa has gained publicity for the past 2-3 years, becoming an exclusive valley for those who have heard about the valley and its great natural conditions and those who want to experience the unique snowcat experience in Chile. Ski Arpa is about unbelievable views, unbelievable amounts of vertical in one day and unbelievable snow. The two valleys of Ski Arpa, "Valle el Arpa" and "Valle la Honda", make a unique experience to anybody around the World. At the summit you can see east to "Cerro Aconcagua”, the highest peak of the Americas, and on clear days, west to the Pacific. From there, there are 3,000 of vertical feet of untracked snow to enjoy. Ski Arpa is strictly on natural snow, no snow-making and no prepared slopes. It’s just the mountain and yourself.

Host Anton "Toni" Sponar was born and raised in Austria. He now spends his northern winters in Aspen, Colorado and his southern winters in Chile. Toni's lifetime of ski experience includes: ski instructing, ski guiding, ski area management and ski industry consulting. Toni will welcome you to his Valley with warm arms and several languages. He speaks German, English and Spanish.

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Resort Statistics

Resort Type:  Alpine
Winter: June to Oct

Lifts

Total Lifts: 0
Other lifts: 1 snowcat
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 14
Total ride area: 4942 acres
Longest run: 4km

Top lift: 3740m
Vertical drop: 1050m
First lift: 2690m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 0%
Red runs: 20%
Black runs: 80%

Lift Passes

Lift Passes: 
Full day $110 (4-runs)
1 Run: US$ 20 per person per ride
2 Runs:US$ 19 per person per ride
3 Runs or more: US$ 18 per person per ride
Students: US$18US per ride
Minors under 13 y.o.:$15 per ride

Backcountry Access Fee:
Randonnee/Tele Up: US$8 per day

Private use of snowcat US$700 per day
Lift times:[No information]

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 3-4m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 0%

Facilities

Snowboard Schools: Guide & Instructions: US$30/100 per run/day

No formal ski instruction given, but tips on how to handle difficult terrain will be provided when asked for
Snowboard Hire: no snowboard rental - if you turn up here without your board you'll have to hire some ski's!
Night Riding: :  No

Other activities

Heliboarding: :  Not available
Snowmobiles: Not available

Further information

www.skiarpa.com
Email:skiarpa@yahoo.com

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Tremendous, awesome and wide natural pipes, great variety: cliffs, cornice drops, deep snow, steep descents…one day is not enough.

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MONEY WISE: Affordable price, you can make the price of a regular resort with 3 runs in one day

HALFPIPE: No
TERRAIN PARK: No
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:
TREE RUNS:

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