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Valle Nevado, Chile

Dan Wakeham

British Olympic Superpiper

I went there for a world cup September 05. It is a strange resort, the kind of resort that you feel a little trapped. When you are in Santiago it feels like a poor country and it is highly polluted. Beware because it can be quite dangerous at night, a lot of pimps, prostitutes and thief’s. One of the Swedish guys we were with got stabbed with a broken bottle but was chased off by Mike Michalchuck (a crazy Canadian) but when you drive up the tedious switch backs up in to the resort you go through a security gate and in to the resort.

In the resort you feel safe and guarded from the city. It is quite a nice little village with nice hotels and clean air; you can look down to the city and see the pollution in the air. When we were there, I had never seen as much snow in front of my eyes. I was hitting a powder kicker and when I landed I would sink down to my neck in the snow.

There is a lot of different terrain and some good steeps. A lot of pros head there to finish off their video sections because heli-time is cheap and I believe they often have unbelievable amounts of snow.

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New for season

2008: new magic carpet in the The Snow Garden, 2 moving carpets on the entrance of Prado and Mirador Lifts

2007: 4-person chairlift in the El Prado area

Resort Statistics

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

Lifts

Total Lifts: 8
Chair lifts: 3
Drag lifts: 6
Max people per hour: 7,500
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 25
Total ride area: 23miles (37km)
Longest run: 3miles (5km)

Top lift: 3670m
Vertical drop: 2860m
First lift: 810m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 15%
Red runs: 40%
Black runs: 45%

Lift Passes

Lift Passes: 
Day pass from 325 to 449 Chilean paeso depending on season

Lift times:[No information]

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 7m

Facilities

Night Riding: No

Other activities

Heliboarding: You can take a short run from US$144, or pay US$814 for 3-drops on the Parraguirre
Snowmobiles: Not available

Further information

www.vallenevado.com/
Email:info@vallenevado.com

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HALFPIPE: Yes - 1
TERRAIN PARK: Yes - 1
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:A bit
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