his is a privileged nook in the mountain range, due to its beauty and its closeness to Santiago de Chile. El Colorado is the most popular winter resort among the Chileans and probably the most ancient, as in the 1930's, when the sport started to sprout in Chile, it was in the Farellones village where the first wooden skis brought from Switzerland were tested.

Formed by two interconnected villages, it is located within the metropolitan region, at scarce 39 kilometers from the city of Santiago and it is part, together with the adjacent resorts of La Parva and Valle Nevado, of the largest and best "skiable" surface in América del Sur.

With a maximum height of 3,333 meters over sea level and a 903-meter vertical drop, its 1,000 hectares, authorized for the practice of sports receive abundant and short snowfalls, with an annual average of 5 meter of snowfall. El Colorado also has a system to create artificial snow, thus guaranteing the duration of the season. The 22 runs of the resort, which are accessed through 18 lifts, allow visitors to enjoy skiing and snowboarding with a good snow quality. Also, they provide many opportunities to practice off-piste ski, both for beginners and experts.

In the Farellones village, the most ancient and traditional, and in the modern spot called El Colorado, an interesting hotel and gastronomica infrastructure unflods, within which the Colorado apart hotel and the Posada de Farellones, the first hotel in this site, stand out.

How to get there:
39km from Santiago de Chile, El Colorado-Farellones borders with Valle Nevado to the East and with La Parva to the West.
Various air companies offer regular flights to the capital city of Chile. From there, daily transfer vehicles leave towards the winter resort.
From the city of Buenos Aires, you must first reach the Province of Mendoza and then get to the Chilean border along the international route. Once the border is crossed, head for the city of Los Andes and then southwards along Route 5 to Santiago. From the capital city, continue towards the East along the paved route to Farellones, along 35 km to get to the village and 5 more kilometers to reach the El Colorado ski resort. Due to the weather conditions, the winter season demands the use of tire chains. Furthermore, the traffic, controled by the local police department, is only allowed to ascend from 8am to 2pm, and to descend from 2pm to 8pm.

Timetable:
Departures from the Edificio Omnium as from 8am. The winter resort is open from 9am to 5pm.

Season:
From mid-June to October.

Activities:
Skiing and snowboarding.

Services:
Accomodation, restaurants, entertainment, medical clinic, minimarket, disco, ski school, equipment rental.

In Santiago de Chile:
Apoquindo 4900 Of. 47   l   Santiago de Chile
Phone.: (56-2) 2463344   l   Fax.: (56-2) 2064078

Oficial Web Site:www.elcolorado.cl   l   Email : ski@elcolorado.cl