South America

Why ski in South America?

The reasons that lead us to South America are numerous. You can ski in the wonderful scenery of the mountains Andes, a long tongue of land between Chile and Argentina, leading from the North to the South for about 2000 kilometres until the end of the world!

From June to October you can find beautiful winter snow with top ski stations (slopes from 30 to 110 kilometres), ultra-modern ski-lifts, slopes with breath-taking height differences between 800 and 1200 metres, incredible freeriding with powder snow and all this between 3760 and 2000 metres above sea level.  

In South America there are ski stations of every level, which are in no way inferior to our European skiing stations, with their stunning, extraordinary and unique sceneries. The geographic position south of the equator favours an ideal climate: you can have beautiful sunshine for long periods of the year, but at the same time there are atmospheric disturbances between the two oceans that create heavy snowfalls of other times (6 metres on average per season)! 

Already in the sixties the development of winter sports played a very important role in South America, if we remember the World Cup in Portillo, a famous Chilean skiing location, in 1966. 

At present almost all the most important national teams spend long training periods at these locations.

After different surveys and direct contact with the people in charge of these stations, Ski Training decided to offer packages for stays at these destinations accompanied by our ski instructors, federal trainers and local guides.

The interesting tourist proposal we received from the Argentinean and Chilean Andes, which is still disregarded by many passionate Italian skiers, encouraged us to offer really interesting packages. These packages include: 14 days of stay, return plane ticket, departure from the main Italian airports, hotel with full board, unlimited ski pass, reserved slope, selected training sessions. 

For prices, dates and further details go to “Packages”.

Valle Nevado: (Chile) Homepage: www.vallenevado.com

This valley is the biggest skiing complex in the Southern hemisphere and consists of Valle Nevado, La Parva, El Colorado: 110 kilometres of slopes with great height differences.

This complex is considered a real paradise for those who love freeriding; the heavy snowfalls in this area guarantee runs without comparison!  

Portillo: (Chile) Homepage: www.skiportillo.com

Already in 1966 Portillo was a famous ski station, where the Ski World Cup took place.

Its inheritance is surely of high value, many national teams still choose Portillo for their trainings.

The ski area is certainly smaller compared to other South-American stations, but its height differences, which are over 812 metres, are able to compensate this without any doubt.  

Las Lenas: (Argentina) Website: www.laslenas.com

This Argentinean location is already famous and guarantees a lot of fun, with its 40 kilometres of slopes and 1200 metres of height difference.

This station is well-known for having hosted the World Cup and is another paradise for the fans of fresh snow.

Chapelco (Argentina)

Website: www.cerrochapelco.com

Chapelco is a famous ski station in Northern Patagonia, which offers 22 slopes on 730 metres of height difference in the middle of forests, lakes and patagonic volcanoes. (between 1200 and 1900 metres above sea level). It excels because of its faultless organization and the great service given to training teams. Every year in August this ski station hosts FIS giant slalom and slalom races for the South American Cup. These races take place on the technically most difficult slopes, the same ones that would be available for daily trainings.  

Within a distance of 14 km you can find the well-equipped resort San Martin de los Andes, a rare example of a location in patagonic style. 

Besides, Chapelco – San Martin offers a remarkable range of possibilities for après-ski activities: excursions to the country, mountain bike rides, walks or horse rides to the extraordinary Lanin national park. There are fitness centres, shops, facilities and all kinds of restaurants in the village.   

Cerro Castor - Ushuaia: Website www.cerrocastor.com

Ushuaia is the southernmost city in the world. It is the capital of Tierra del Fuego and lies opposite the Beagle Channel, a very characteristic and outstanding place just like all extreme places. It is 3190 kilometres from Buenos Aires and can be reached by car on route 3 or more comfortably by plane. Every year tourists from all over the world visit Ushuaia. Its extreme naturalness, its history and the different attractions of the extreme South offer tourists an unforgettable experience.

Cerro Castor is the youngest and southernmost ski station in the world (between 195 metres to 1057 metres above the sea level)

This ski station for winter sports was born in the year 2000 and offers 19 slopes with a total of 20 kilometres of skiing area. The height difference is 772 metres. Lying in the unbelievable scenery of Tierra del Fuego, it is the South American ski location which is becoming the most out-standing place among the ski locations. In fact, it is also becoming the best place in the world for trainings during our summer.  

The snow, which is always dry and compact at sea level, and the longest season on the continent are a 100% guarantee for all the leading national ski teams, including the Italian one. In the near future Cerro Castor is going to campaign for hosting the World Cup. 

Los Penitentes (Mendoza)

Los Penitentes is a ski resort 2580 metres above sea level lying on the international street nr. 7 between Mendoza and Santiago del Chile. The ski area extends to 3194 metres above sea level and offers 28 slopes, of which 4 are approved by FIS for Slalom, Giant Slalom and Super-G. It is also possible to go downhill skiing. The height difference on the slopes is 614 metres.

This ski resort stands out because of its dry climate which guarantees an ideal snow quality and sunshine on 80% of the days. Moreover, it excels because of the quality and quantity of the snowfalls. Short, but intense snowstorms guarantee a season where you can ski on compact and dry snow until late October.

This particularity is due to the fact that this location is rather high and recommendable for those who love great spaces and silences.  

Any service available: Ski school, renting, equipment, hotels, ski huts, discos and pubs.