South American Summer Ski Trip Coming Up Soon!
The Ripley's crew including Justin, Julie, Tench, and Brian will soon depart for South America (I leave June 23rd) to Ski Chile on what is shaping up to be an epic ski adventure that also includes a wine tour, lodging in Santiago, and for a few of us, namely Justin and Julie, an extended adventure exploring a Chilean nature preserve on the beach and other portions of Chile & South America at large on an extended vacation. The atmosphere in the office is one of relatively contained excitement!
For my part I leave for Chile on June 23rd. I will arrive in Santiago and visit with a few of our wholesale suppliers including CTS Turismo and the Valle Nevado Resort corporate office located in Santiago. The next day the crew and I will be whisked up to Valle Nevado Ski Resort high in the Andes where we will be staying in the Hotel Puerta del Sol for 2 nights for an extensive site tour and a couple of days on the slopes. This is the single largest ski resort in Chile when considering one has skiable access to both El Colorado and La Parva resorts that neighbor Valle Nevado. The additional terrain is accessible by a marginal lift ticket upgrade fee from the price of the standard Valle Nevado ticket so you can access more terrain at will on a daily basis. I also hear interesting things about the mountain pass leading up to the resort so this may be a little bit of a white knuckle drive! Incidentally I will post a few pictures of the most recent snow conditions for Chile, whose ski season generally starts up in a week or two from today and it looks like the snow conditions are starting off on the right foot! Valle Nevado also offers a heli skiing service that we are considering indulging in if time and schedule permits! Imagine the bragging rights! "I heli skied Chile" etc., etc. You get the idea!
After a couple of days staying on the slopes in Valle Nevado we return to Santiago to soak in some of the local culture and take a wine tour. We will be staying in Santiago for 3 nights and then departing for Portillo Resort, the oldest and most well established of the Chile ski resorts, for 2 nights and 2 days of skiing. We will be staying at the Octagon Lodge steps away from the slopes! Not too shabby! Portillo is also well known for its pretty serious access to off piste extreme terrain so we are pretty excited about that!
After returning from Portillo I will be departing Chile and heading back to Denver! Between the crew and me, we will attempt to post as many blog entries as possible while on the trip. Incidentally, thank you to Julie Waters for meticulously organizing this tremendously exciting South American ski vacation for the rest of us!
Any clients busy imagining your own South American dream ski vacation that would like to make it a reality please contact Ripley's Mountain Adventures at (877) 752-6754 or browse on line at http://www.ripleysadventures.com/. We provide the best rates in the industry, professional service, and expert coordination for any ski adventure you are interested in. Much more on this trip and some of the individual South American Adventures that some of our staff have planned in the future!
Brian Ripley
For my part I leave for Chile on June 23rd. I will arrive in Santiago and visit with a few of our wholesale suppliers including CTS Turismo and the Valle Nevado Resort corporate office located in Santiago. The next day the crew and I will be whisked up to Valle Nevado Ski Resort high in the Andes where we will be staying in the Hotel Puerta del Sol for 2 nights for an extensive site tour and a couple of days on the slopes. This is the single largest ski resort in Chile when considering one has skiable access to both El Colorado and La Parva resorts that neighbor Valle Nevado. The additional terrain is accessible by a marginal lift ticket upgrade fee from the price of the standard Valle Nevado ticket so you can access more terrain at will on a daily basis. I also hear interesting things about the mountain pass leading up to the resort so this may be a little bit of a white knuckle drive! Incidentally I will post a few pictures of the most recent snow conditions for Chile, whose ski season generally starts up in a week or two from today and it looks like the snow conditions are starting off on the right foot! Valle Nevado also offers a heli skiing service that we are considering indulging in if time and schedule permits! Imagine the bragging rights! "I heli skied Chile" etc., etc. You get the idea!
After a couple of days staying on the slopes in Valle Nevado we return to Santiago to soak in some of the local culture and take a wine tour. We will be staying in Santiago for 3 nights and then departing for Portillo Resort, the oldest and most well established of the Chile ski resorts, for 2 nights and 2 days of skiing. We will be staying at the Octagon Lodge steps away from the slopes! Not too shabby! Portillo is also well known for its pretty serious access to off piste extreme terrain so we are pretty excited about that!
After returning from Portillo I will be departing Chile and heading back to Denver! Between the crew and me, we will attempt to post as many blog entries as possible while on the trip. Incidentally, thank you to Julie Waters for meticulously organizing this tremendously exciting South American ski vacation for the rest of us!
Any clients busy imagining your own South American dream ski vacation that would like to make it a reality please contact Ripley's Mountain Adventures at (877) 752-6754 or browse on line at http://www.ripleysadventures.com/. We provide the best rates in the industry, professional service, and expert coordination for any ski adventure you are interested in. Much more on this trip and some of the individual South American Adventures that some of our staff have planned in the future!
Brian Ripley
Labels: Ski Chile, Ski South America
posted by Brian at 12:19 PM
1 Comments:
Hey guys!! You will love this trip. I have skied Chile and Argentina 4 times and each trip is better the last. In Santiago try to have dinner at Aqua!! Also eat at as many restaurants as you can at Valle Nevado. Portillo is my favorite and you will be awe struck by the scenary. If you can go heli skiing DO IT!! The people are so nice and you will meet people from all over the world. I reccommend schnapps for the ride up to each resort. Have fun and safe travels!!!
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