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Valle Hermoso ski resort

  • Top 2,403 m
  • 26 km of runs
  • 11 lifts
Snow-covered ski slopes at sunset above Lo Barnechea, Chile
Ski slopes above Lo Barnechea, near Santiago, Chile. Photo: Daniel Kist / Pexels.

The short answer

Valle Hermoso has about 26 km of mapped runs and 11 lifts, with skiing from about 1,523 m up to 2,403 m (7,884 ft), a vertical drop of 880 m. By mapped runs it is number 4 of the 9 Chile ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Carriel Sur (CCP), about 147 km away in a straight line.

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Valle Hermoso 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,963 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

  1. Fri 1317°10°0 mm
  2. Sat 1416°6°0 mm
  3. Sun 158°4°12 mm
  4. Mon 166°3°22.8 mm
  5. Tue 174°2°11.9 mm
  6. Wed 187°1°1.2 mm
  7. Thu 193°1°7.3 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Valle Hermoso: runs from 1,523 m to 2,403 m, a vertical drop of 880 m1,6001,8002,0002,2002,400Top of the highest mapped run: 2,403 m (7,884 ft)Top 2,403 m · 7,884 ftBase 1,523 m · 4,997 ft880 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,403 m7,884 ft
Vertical drop
880 m2,887 ft
Mapped runs
26 km43 runs
Lifts
11mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 4% (1.1 km), Easy 31% (8 km), Intermediate 57% (14.7 km), Advanced 8% (2 km)Novice: 1.1 km, 5 runs (4%)Easy: 8 km, 16 runs (31%)31%EasyIntermediate: 14.7 km, 16 runs (57%)57%IntermediateAdvanced: 2 km, 6 runs (8%)

About 35% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 57% intermediate and 8% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice51.1 km
Easy168 km
Intermediate1614.7 km
Advanced62 km

Lifts

11 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts8
T-bars2
J-bars1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Interactive map on OpenSkiMap

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Carriel Sur (CCP)Concepcion147 km
La Araucanía (ZCO)Temuco249 km
Pichoy (ZAL)Valdivia337 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Valle Hermoso?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,403 m (7,884 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,523 m (4,997 ft), a vertical of 880 m (2,887 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Valle Hermoso have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 26 km of downhill runs and 11 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Valle Hermoso?

Carriel Sur (CCP) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 147 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Valle Hermoso piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.