Valle Nevado: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
mNo edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Infobox ski area |
|||
{{unsourced | date=January 2014}} |
|||
|name=Valle Nevado |
|||
|picture= |
|||
|caption= |
|||
|location = [[Andes Mountains]],<br>{{chile}} |
|||
|nearest_city = [[Santiago]] - {{convert|46|km|abbr=on}} |
|||
|lat_degrees = |
|||
|lat_minutes = |
|||
|lat_seconds = |
|||
|lat_direction = |
|||
|long_degrees = |
|||
|long_minutes = |
|||
|long_seconds = |
|||
|long_direction = |
|||
|vertical = |
|||
|top_elevation = {{convert|5430|m|0|abbr=on}} [[Above mean sea level|AMSL]] |
|||
|base_elevation = {{convert|3000|m|0|abbr=on}} |
|||
|skiable_area = 7,000 acres |
|||
|number_trails = |
|||
|longest_run = |
|||
|liftsystem = 40 [[chairlifts]], [[Magic carpet (ski lift)|magic carpet]] |
|||
|lift capacity = |
|||
|terrainparks = 1 |
|||
|snowtubing = |
|||
|snowfall = |
|||
|snowmaking = Y |
|||
|nightskiing = |
|||
|external_link = http://www.vallenevado.com/en/ |
|||
|}} |
|||
'''Valle Nevado''' is a ski resort located on the [[Cerro El Plomo|El Plomo]] foothills in the [[Andes Mountains]], at 46 km to the east of [[Santiago]], the capital of [[Chile]]. Founded in 1888 by French entrepreneurs, it includes housing facilities along with around 800 [[hectares]] of skiing area. |
'''Valle Nevado''' is a ski resort located on the [[Cerro El Plomo|El Plomo]] foothills in the [[Andes Mountains]], at 46 km to the east of [[Santiago]], the capital of [[Chile]]. Founded in 1888 by French entrepreneurs, it includes housing facilities along with around 800 [[hectares]] of skiing area. |
||
<!-- Valle Nevado is one of the most modern tourist and ski centers in [[South America]]. It was founded in 1988 by [[French people|French]] entrepreneurs, who used well-known European ski resorts as models. The resort includes housing facilities with hotels, shops, restaurants, pubs and bars to meet the holiday and entertaining needs of the holiday makers throughout the entire year, carrying on activities, tours and events both in summer and winter. The winter space has about 800 [[hectares]] of skiing area and 35 slopes. 10% of them are for beginners, 35% for intermediate, 33% for advanced and 21% for experts. The resort has 6 ski lifts and 4 chair lifts. In the last years the slopes have been enhanced and a snow park and a half pipe have been created for practicing acrobatic ski, [[Freestyle skiing|free style ski]], ski jumping and snowboarding. Valle Nevado has been the venue of some of the dates of the [[FIS Snowboard World Cup|snowboarding World Cup]] since 2003. It is also possible to practice heli-skiing. The ski season in Valle Nevado starts in June and ends in October, if the weather condition is appropriate. It is possible to enjoy the fresh [[snow]] during most of this period of time. --> |
<!-- Valle Nevado is one of the most modern tourist and ski centers in [[South America]]. It was founded in 1988 by [[French people|French]] entrepreneurs, who used well-known European ski resorts as models. The resort includes housing facilities with hotels, shops, restaurants, pubs and bars to meet the holiday and entertaining needs of the holiday makers throughout the entire year, carrying on activities, tours and events both in summer and winter. The winter space has about 800 [[hectares]] of skiing area and 35 slopes. 10% of them are for beginners, 35% for intermediate, 33% for advanced and 21% for experts. The resort has 6 ski lifts and 4 chair lifts. In the last years the slopes have been enhanced and a snow park and a half pipe have been created for practicing acrobatic ski, [[Freestyle skiing|free style ski]], ski jumping and snowboarding. Valle Nevado has been the venue of some of the dates of the [[FIS Snowboard World Cup|snowboarding World Cup]] since 2003. It is also possible to practice heli-skiing. The ski season in Valle Nevado starts in June and ends in October, if the weather condition is appropriate. It is possible to enjoy the fresh [[snow]] during most of this period of time. --> |
||
Revision as of 19:32, 5 February 2014
| Valle Nevado | |
|---|---|
| Location | Andes Mountains, Template:Chile |
| Nearest major city | Santiago - 46 km (29 mi) |
| Top elevation | 5,430 m (17,815 ft) AMSL |
| Base elevation | 3,000 m (9,843 ft) |
| Skiable area | 7,000 acres |
| Lift system | 40 chairlifts, magic carpet |
| Terrain parks | 1 |
| Snowmaking | Y |
| Website | http://www.vallenevado.com/en/ |
Valle Nevado is a ski resort located on the El Plomo foothills in the Andes Mountains, at 46 km to the east of Santiago, the capital of Chile. Founded in 1888 by French entrepreneurs, it includes housing facilities along with around 800 hectares of skiing area.
History
The construction of the site begins in 1987 and is completed the following year. This French-Chilean project was inspired by similar European resorts, especially Les Arcs in France. It launches in 2001 the first detachable chairlift in the region, gaining a significant advantage on its competitors.
From 2008 to 2010 important building projects have been realised in order to offer more housing to the tourists. One of the biggest among these projects is the construction of two buildings named Valle de los Condores. The last year also sees the installation of additional chairlifts and a ski lift, and the opening of several new slopes.
Valle Nevado Ski Resort opens in 2013 the first mountain cable car in Chile.