Guide to Skiing In South America

On the Pacific coast of South America you can find the Andes mountain range, which is one of the best skiing resorts in the world. Argentina and Chile enjoy wide popularity among tourists who are fond of skiing. If you are eager to find snow in the height of summer season, the Andes is the right place for you. From June till September these resorts attract thousands of powder hounds, who can not imagine their lives without skiing even in summer.

In spite of the fact that South America is very popular with the tourists from all over the world,

it is still getting well after the eruption of Chile’s Puyehue volcano in 2011. At the very beginning of a ski season these unforeseen circumstances held up the endless stream of tourists to South America. But now the things are going right, and all the keen snowboarders and skiers are welcome here. The 2013 skiing season is going to be open. You have only to choice the right region.

One of the most popular ski resorts in South America is Nevados de Chillan. It is situated not far from Santiago. The territory of the resort is about 10,000 hectares of ground suitable for skiing. Here you can find the longest and the most famous run in South America. The length of this run is 13km. Besides the skiers have a wonderful opportunity to admire the picturesque scenery in the mountains.

Here you can stay in the Gran Hotel or the Hotel Nevados de Chillan. In these hotels the tourists can find different thermal and spa pools and enjoy the healing volcanic waters.

Las Lenas ski resort in Argentina is also very popular. It is rather expensive, but it is considered to be one of the best in the country. Many of the professional skiers prefer this very resort for their training. Here is the real paradise for extreme skiers.

The Aries Hotel, Virgo Hotel and Acuario Hotel are the top-notch hotels providing luxe for the tourists.

After a wonderful skiing day the tourists have a great opportunity to go on a excursion in the outskirts of the resort. At the foot of Andes the famous Mendoza’s wine region is situated, where you can taste red wine made from the Malbec grape. Not far from Las Lenas there are great wineries, where the tourists can taste different sorts of wine. The most remarkable wineries are Bodega Catena Zapata and Bodegas Nieto Senetiner.

The Ski Paradise Bariloche

San Carlos de Bariloche is situated in Argentina’s Patagonia Lake District. In summer this resort is suitable for trekkers, and in winter it enjoys popularity with skiers. The little town of Bariloche looks like a Swiss ski town as it was settled by the Europeans. According to the swiss traditions there are a lot of chocolate shops in the central street of the town.

The most enormous resort in South America is Cerro Catedral, which is located about 20 km from the city and not far from the Nahuel Huapi National Park. The total area of the resort is 1,200 hectares. Many skiers take off early in the morning to enjoy the wonderful snow-white scenery.

Skiing At the Back of Beyond

At the very end of the continent the remote resort of Ushuaia is located. It is the capital of Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego province and the world’s southernmost city. Here you can find the southernmost ski resort, which is called Cerro Castor. Due to its north position a ski season is the longest in South America. The tourists have a wonderful opportunity to ski from the very beginning of June to the very end of September. The resort is provided with 28 trails, where the tourists can try their strength in the art of skiing.

If you are eager to have luxurious accommodations you can stay in Los Cauquenes Resort and Spa on the shore of the Beagle Channel. Also there is a small cozy Hotel Austral in the central part of the city. If the tourists are full of high flanks of the snow hills and long trails, they are able to go for a walk in the forests of the Tierra del Fuego National Park, which is located within 11km from the ski resort.

Mountainside Not Far From the City

Ski Portillo is one of the oldest ski resorts in South America. It runs since the 1940s and offers quite good accommodations. The resort is 3km above the sea level, where the humidity is rather low to keep the powder in the right condition without sticking. The number of skiers on the trails is always restricted, so they have an opportunity to carve freely. One of the best ski schools in the world is located here.