Termas de Chillan, Chile

Introduction

Termas De Chillan is a small resort positioned on the south facing slopes of a dormant volcano and boasts the longest season of any of the S. American resorts. Despite a good snow record the resort has done little to make the most of it and offers only three ageing chairlifts and three drags. Most of the terrain is above treeline with the lower chair retrieving adventurous boarders from the trees and depositing them back at the base. The upper chair, Don Otto, not only accesses the best freeriding terrain on the mountain, but also holds the record for being the longest chairlift in S. America (2.5 Km). It is also one of the oldest and slowest and its frequent closure whenever the wind blows, means it's long overdue for replacement. The alternative when this chair is down is to ride a succession of three drags, (the middle poma holding the record for 'most blokes rendered infertile') to access some neat gullies with big banks. Plans have been made to extend the top drag further into the higher terrain which otherwise is rewarding but the hike-to country.

New for season

New for 2005 is a 2-seater chairlift with a capacity of 1050 people/hour

Resort Statistics

Resort Type:  Alpine
Winter: May to Oct
Summer: None

Lifts

Total Lifts: 9
Chair lifts: 4
Drag lifts: 5
Max people per hour:  6,500
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 28
Total ride area: 22miles (35km)
Longest run: 8miles (13km)

Top lift: 2500m
Vertical drop: 1100m
First lift: 1680m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 30%
Red runs: 40%
Black runs: 30%

Lift Passes

Lift Passes:  1 Day pass - $38
6 Day pass - $265
Lift times:9.00am to 4.00pm

Snowfall

Artificial snowmaking coverage: 0%

Facilities

Night Riding: :  No

Heliboarding: :  Yes
Snowmobiles: Yes

Further information

www.termaschillan.cl

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