Nevados de Chillan & Corralco Ski Week
If you are don't mind doing a bit of work to earn your turns and are up for an adventure exploring 2 of Chile's best volcano resorts this tour might be just the ticket!
This 8-day / 7-night tour starts at Corralco staying 3 nights in their 5-star resort hotel where you will use a combination of lifts and human-power to access the diverse range of terrain around the Lonquimay Volcano. After this you will be transferred in a private vehicle to massive ski area of Nevados de Chillan where you will spend the next 4 nights, spending the days exploring endless powder lines.
You will ski/ride with a
local multi-lingual certified UIAGM-IFMGA Mountain Guide in groups of up to 4 guests per guide.
Your guide will be available to you 24/7 for the duration of the tour and in addition to the awesome skiing & riding, they will introduce you to the local culture, hot springs, incredible local restaurants & bars.
The package includes high quality accommodations, all meals & transport to/from Temuco airport and to the resorts, daily guiding and/or other activities.
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Group Type
You can join a fixed-date tour as a solo traveller or small group looking to join a group, or you can book as a private custom group trip any time during the custom date period. Fixed-date tours require a minimum of 3 participants to run.
It should be noted that whilst Esnativa Backcountry will do all they can to match abilities in the mixed group tours, there may be some variability between abilities which may influence some of the terrain choices. If this is of concern you are better off getting your own private group together of similar abilities.
Locations
This tour visits the best 2 volcano ski resorts in Chile being Lonquimay (Corralco ski Resort) and Nevados de Chillan.
The resorts all have reasonable lift infrastructure (but not like the major resorts near Santiago) and good on-mountain services.
Terrain
Whilst the majority of this tour is lift-access piste, off-piste and sidecountry, there will be plenty of opportunities for ski touring / splitboarding to access some of Chile's best backcountry areas.
Each of the ski areas offers open bowls, chutes and couloirs with slopes between 25 and 45 degrees. There is no tree skiing at these resorts.
Ability
This tour requires a
medium to high level of physical fitness and
strong intermediate to advanced level of skiing/riding ability to access the sidecountry/backcountry and some of the challenging steep and variable snow conditions.
If you have a friend or partner who is an intermediate skier/rider, they could potentially join this tour and ski/ride around the resorts each day.
Equipment
You will require basic backcountry equipment including ski touring/splitboarding gear, backpack, shovel, probe & beacon. This equipment can be rented if required with advanced notice.
Guiding & Hosting
You will have an experienced local guide/host for the duration of the tour who will be available 24/7. The guide ratio is 1:4 guests. The minimum number of skiers/boarders for a tour to go is 3 and the maximum is 6.
For your safety, all guides are certified and qualified and you will be guided by someone who lives and spends most of his time in this area.