bumpyride Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 What's the better of the resorts in Chile. Not necessarily the best carving, but the best boarding? Anyone have any experience at Portillo or Nevado? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timinor Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Seems like it would be better and cheaper to take 2 weeks off now and take advantage of the great late season conditions in the good ole Pacific Northwest...Mt Bachelor and Mt Hood. Pick up a $99 season pass and enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpyride Posted April 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Already have the season pass for Snowqualamie. Will be using that till Cinco de Mayo. Chile will just be the summer trip. Already have enough time off in the heat, so looking at a way to cool off in August or Sept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulk Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 There is good riding at Nevado, and you had the option of buying a ticket to La Parva and spending a day there(easy out of bounds shot between the two resorts).. El Colorado was close by also, but I never made it that far. Can't compare Nevado to anything else I've been to. IMO you can't go wrong anywhere in Chile. Check in with ShrederJen, Bola and Ray for some more experienced travelers. MMMM...love to bring this up! http://www.bomberonline.com/VBulletin/showthread.php?t=16503&highlight=week+pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtrappy Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Go to Termas de Chillan. its kinda expasive but worth it for sure!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guido591 Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 You can't go wrong with Tres Valles (La Parva, El Colorado and Valle Nevado). Portillo has a nicer ambiance, more consistent lodging and food, and a fixed group of people to deal with on the slopes (very few day skiers). Termas, as mentioned, is very nice, but on occasion deals with rainfall at the lower elevations. Las Lenas and Catedral in Argentina are excellent choices as well. In either case, the opportunity to be in the Andes, to enjoy the snow, sun and wine is too good to pass up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 +1 for Termas Had a great time last year with good snow conditions for both, carving and pow. Portillo was fun too, much more family oriented though… If you can split the trip and travel with a rental car from the Santiago area ski resorts all the way south to Termas, pretty cool scenic drive… Yea, and all the good Chilean wine, hmm! Would and will do it again! Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queequeg Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Seems like it would be better and cheaper to take 2 weeks off now and take advantage of the great late season conditions in the good ole Pacific Northwest...Mt Bachelor and Mt Hood. Pick up a $99 season pass and enjoy. I was just there. It's ****ing awesome right now. Winter is still in full effect. Got a pow day in on Saturday (pretty much fresh lines all day) and sunday (morning). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Portillo is the only place I've been in SA...awesome. great terrain if you survive the ride up Going to Las Lenas, Argentina summer of 09...can't wait.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulk Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 webcam from Valle Nevado...takes a minute to load.. snow on the ground! http://www.vallenevado.com/webcam.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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